Lecture series

9. Gothaer Kartenwochen

From 10 September to 28 October 2018, the Gotha Research Library and the Gotha Research Centre of the University of Erfurt, this time together with the Gotha Collection and Research Network, organised the 9th Gotha Map Weeks under the title “Meridian Gotha. Zur Triangulation und Vermessung Thüringens um 1800”, which were dedicated to the geodetic and cartographic tradition.

This year they focussed on the triangulation and surveying of the Thuringian lands under Duke Ernst II and his successors up to the Royal Prussian Land Survey around 1851-1855. The foundations for the first triangulation and land survey had already been laid with the project to measure degrees under Duke Ernst II and the astronomer Franz Xaver Freiherr von Zach and the astronomical determination of the meridian of the observatory on the Seeberg from 1792. As the topic of surveying extended far beyond the history of Thuringia, two events focussed on global historical dimensions.

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Lecture series "Zwischen Wunderkammer und Wirtshaus. Topographien naturkundlichen Wissens am Hof und in der Stadt"

Wednesdays, 18.15-19.45, usually LG4/D02

In the 2018 summer semester, the Department of History cordially invited all interested parties to the lecture series "Zwischen Wunderkammer und Wirtshaus. Topographien naturkundlichen Wissens am Hof und in der Stadt" .

8. Gothaer Kartenwochen

From 18 September to 29 October 2017, the Gotha Research Centre of the University of Erfurt and the Gotha Research Library organised the 8th Gotha Map Weeks.

This year's theme was "Äthiopien in Gotha" and focussed on the traces that the country of Ethiopia has left behind in the collections of the Gotha Research Library since the 17th century. At the centre of the exhibition was the unique collection of 19th and early 20th century Ethiopian cartography preserved in the Gotha Perthes Collection. An exhibition in the Hall of Mirrors framed the multifaceted programme offered by the Gotha Research Library and Gotha Research Centre during the Map Weeks.

In addition to the exhibition, the programme included weekly evening lectures, guided tours and another screening of the film "Die Kartenmacher aus Gotha". An international workshop presented the results of the Ethiopian-German-French research project "ETHIOMAP - Cartographic Sources and Territorial Transformations of Ethiopia since the Late 18th Century", which is funded by the Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) and the German Research Foundation (DFG).

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7. Gothaer Kartenwochen

From 10 October to 20 November 2016, the Gotha Research Centre and Gotha Research Library of the University of Erfurt hosted the 7th Gotha Map Weeks "Aus der Werkstatt des Gothaer Kartographen Bruno Hassenstein (1839–1902)".

This year's exhibition centred on the Gotha cartographer Bruno Hassenstein (1839-1902). His estate, which includes working diaries, design drawings, maps of various stages of production, manuscripts, map commentaries and working instruments, made it possible to trace the production and visualisation of geographical knowledge.

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Lecture series "Mach Dir (k)ein Bild"

Under the title "Mach Dir (k)ein Bild. Bilderpraxis und Bilderkritik in den Religionen", another chapter of the joint lecture series of the University of Applied Sciences and the University of Erfurt was started in the 2016 summer semester – this time under the auspices of the university's Research Centre "Dynamik ritueller Praktiken im Judentum".

The organisers were Professor Iris Schröder, Professor Jörg Rüpke and Professor Benedikt Kranemann. The lectures were aligned with the city of Erfurt's cultural theme for the year – „Mach dir ein Bild“ –  and began on 5 April with an introduction to the topic.

6. Gothaer Kartenwochen

From 12 October to 22 November 2015 , the Gotha Research Centre and the Gotha Research Library of the University of Erfurt hosted the 6th Gotha Map Weeks. Under the title "Die Welt in der Hand - 12 Kapitel aus der Geschichte des Stieler Hand-Atlas", this year's Gotha Map Weeks offered an insight into the work of the publishing house Justus Perthes and showed how closely the success of the Stieler was intertwined with the success of the Justus Perthes publishing house.

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5. Gothaer Kartenwochen

From 13 October to 23 November 2014, the Gotha Research Centre and the Gotha Research Library of the University of Erfurt organised the 5th Gotha Map Weeks under the title "Auf Humboldts Spuren". The thematic focus was the influence of Alexander von Humboldt on explorers in the 19th century.

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Lecture series "Global Foodways"

In the 2014 summer semester, the History Department hosted the lecture series "Global Foodways". The lectures took place on Tuesdays from 6-8pm in teaching building 4, room D08.

The guests were Bryant Simon (Philadelphia, USA), Rosella Ceccarini (Trieste, Italy), Rebecca Earle (Warwick, UK), Miriam Stock (Frankfurt/Oder), Steve Estes (Sonoma, USA) and Emma Spary (Cambridge, UK). The topics ranged from food and globalisation, the spread of food and typical dishes to the question of the naturalness or artificiality of fruit.

The lecture series was organised by the Chair of 19th Century Global History and the research project "Das essende Subjekt" at the Chair of North American History – with the support of the Alexander Humboldt Foundation and the Fritz Thyssen Foundation.