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"Tuesday Talks" start with special event "From Ethiopia to Gotha"

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 / When Ethiopia Came to Gotha".

The relationship between Gotha and Ethiopia is linked to a long history and an intensive exchange that continues into the present. Within the framework of the Ethiopian-German scholarship initiative (ResScholarGE) funded by the Gerda Henkel Foundation, the Centre for Transcultural Studies / Gotha Perthes Collection invites all interested parties to the bilingual public evening event. It starts at 6 pm in the auditorium of the "Myconiusschule" (Bürgeraue 23, 99867 Gotha). In addition to a lecture on the history of interdependence between Gotha and Ethiopia, visitors can expect a panel discussion on the topic: "Ethiopian-German research and cooperation networks: How to make a new start?".

The "Tuesday Talks" series...

... of the Centre for Transcultural Studies / Gotha Perthes Collection at the University of Erfurt took place for the first time in the summer semester of 2021 . It was created in cooperation with the Erfurt professorships for History of Science, North American History and Contemporary History, the Göttingen Chair of Modern History and the research initiative "Wissensdinge", the State Center for Political Education Thuringia.