News from the History Department

New publication on the history of fairs

A new publication has brought the project "Configurations of European Fairs. Merchants, Objects, Routes (1350-1600)", funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR), to a conclusion: a comprehensive…

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University of Erfurt involved in the new "Imaginamics" Cluster of Excellence

As part of the German federal and state governments' Excellence Strategy, the new cluster application ‘Imaginamics’ submitted by Friedrich Schiller University Jena will receive funding over the next seven years. This was announced by the German…

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GOTHA GENIAL?! Geistesblitze und Dauerbrenner aus 1250 Jahren

Compulsory schooling, aeroplane, carousel? From Gotha, many ideas and inventions have made their way into politics, business and education. To mark the city's 1250th anniversary, the special exhibition "GOTHA GENIAL?! Geistesblitze und Dauerbrenner…

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Workshop & Masterclass "Truth Politics between Science and Society" on 8, 9 and 10 July 2025

The Chair for the History of Sciences, together with it's cooperation partners, is hosting the workshop and master class "Truth Politics between Science and Society" from 08-10 July 2025.

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Colloquium on the History of Sciences in the summer semester 2025

The new programme of the Colloquium on the History of Sciences for the summer semester 2024/2025 is online!

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Snake Swords And Bat Treasures: A Journey Into The World Of Oriental Storytelling

The Gotha Research Centre at the University of Erfurt invites you to a special event on Tuesday, 25 March: Arabic scholars and manuscript experts Professor Claudia Ott (Göttingen) and Professor Amro Mounir (Cairo) will present their latest…

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Photos Make History: Students of the University of Erfurt in Search of Clues

Common festivals, subculture, everyday observations – history also consists of events that are not reflected in official sources. Does that make them less worth remembering? "No!" say Dr Agnès Arp and Elias Peter in the latest episode of the…

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Perthes in Conversation: "A Stieler for Socialism? The Haack Great World Atlas Project"

"A Stieler for Socialism? The Haack Great World Atlas Project" is the title of the next lecture in the "Perthes in Conversation" series, to which the Gotha Research Library of the University of Erfurt cordially invites all interested parties on…

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Collecting and uncollecting

The cooperation project "Kulturtechniken des Sammelns" (Cultural Techniques of Collecting) invites all interested parties to a series of lectures entitled "ENT-SAMMELN" on Tuesdays in the summer semester 2025. The first event will take place on…

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Gad Klein – A life for film

Under the title "A Life for Film", the Interdisciplinary Research Centre for Historical Media (IFhM) at the University of Erfurt is offering insights into the estate of Hamburg film critic and journalist Gad Klein, who died in 2015, in the foyer of…

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