It is a treasure trove of cartography – the Gotha Perthes Collection. It was acquired 20 years ago by the Free State of Thuringia in 2003 with the support of the "Kulturstiftung der Länder" and integrated into the Gotha Research Library of the…
In their home country of Ethiopia, war is raging. For the researchers on site, this is an enormous challenge. Thanks to a scholarship from the Gerda Henkel Foundation, four of them are currently on a research stay at the Centre for Transcultural…
As a measure to promote equality, the University of Erfurt invites applications for career development scholarships for female postdocs as part of the "Thuringian Programme for the Promotion of Young Women Scientists and Artists", starting June 1,…
From 12–13 January 2023, the Centre for Transcultural Studies/Perthes Collection will host the conference "Territoriality and Its Other", which will celebrate the completion of the project "Cartographies of Africa and Asia (1800-1945). A Digitisation…
Violence - whether physical or psychological - is still an everyday occurrence for women all over the world. A worldwide campaign is drawing attention to this from 25 November to 10 December, Human Rights Day. Alongside numerous other institutions,…
Vom 24. bis 25. November 2022 findet in Gotha die internationale Tagung „Mapping Asia. Cartography and the Construction of Territoriality“ statt, die im Rahmen des BMBF-geförderten Forschungsprojekt Kartographien Afrikas und Asiens (1800–1945). Ein…
Against the backdrop of the current debate on energy-saving measures in the winter semester 2022/23, the University of Erfurt acknowledges its responsibility to society as a whole. In this regard, the Presidium declares:
The Centre for Transcultural Studies / Gotha Perthes Collection at the University of Erfurt has published its programme of "Tuesday Talks" in the winter semester 2022/23. It starts on October 20 with a special event entitled "Von Äthiopien nach Gotha…
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