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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Exhibition at the Gotha Research Centre of the University of Erfurt: "Die Faszination des Reisens: (Über)Leben in der Frühen Neuzeit"

An exhibition at the Gotha Research Centre of the University of Erfurt, curated by students, invites visitors on a journey into the early modern period. With the help of fictitious travel diaries, visitors follow two travellers as they make their…

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Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for PD Dr Annegret Schüle

PD Dr Annegret Schüle, honorary professor at the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Erfurt, was today awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for her services as director of the Topf & Söhne – Die Ofenbauer von Auschwitz…

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On morality in historical research

The "Voluntariness" research group, in which academics from the Universities of Erfurt, Jena and Oldenburg work together, is organising a workshop entitled "Moral History" on the University of Erfurt campus in December. The workshop will focus on…

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The fascination of travelling - exhibition opened

Student exhibition project from the seminar "Travelling and Infrastructures of the Early Modern Period" now on display in the library

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Research colloquium on the History of Sciences, Winter Term 2025/26

The new programme of the Research Colloquium on the History of Science for the summer semester 2025 is online!

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New digital exhibition sheds light on "Dictatorship Experience and Transformation"

More than three decades have passed since the end of the GDR – Germany is currently celebrating 35 years of reunification. And yet the events of German division and upheaval continue to shape our present. Against this backdrop and in connection with…

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Nazi-looted property: Commission elects Professor Christiane Kuller to the arbitration tribunal

On the way to establishing the new arbitration tribunal for Nazi-looted property, the selection committee has now drawn up a list of 36 arbitrators for a period of five years at the Federal Chancellery and appointed the Presidium. Professor…

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The Peasants' War between science and instrumentalisation

In cooperation with the Thuringian State Agency for Civic Education, the Gotha Research Centre at the University of Erfurt is hosting a public evening lecture followed by a discussion on Tuesday, 14 October. Under the title "Der Bauernkrieg zwischen…

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Exhibition "Fairs, towns and merchants (1350–1600)" in the KIZ

The exhibition "Fairs, Cities and Merchants (1350–1600)" can be seen in the foyer of the Centre for Communication and Information (KIZ) at the University of Erfurt from 2 October to 31 December. It traces the history of European trade fairs from the…

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