Campus Gotha, Gotha Research Library, Gotha Research Centre

Conference „Kommunikationsräume vernetzt“

Date
5. Mar 2026 - 6. Mar 2026
Location
CG3 –Gotha Research Centre (Schloßberg 2, Gotha)
Organizer
University of Göttingen and Gotha Research Library of the University of Erfurt
Speaker(s)
various
Event type
Conference/Congress
Event Language(s)
German
Audience
after registration

From 5 to 6 March 2026, Dr Gabriele Ball (University of Göttingen) and Dr Hendrikje Carius (Gotha Research Library) will host the conference „Kommunikationsräume vernetzt“ at the Gotha Research Centre of the University of Erfurt. It examines the spaces of communication and knowledge at the Gotha court under Duchess Luise Dorothea and Duke Friedrich III of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. The focus is on the interconnections between private libraries, societies and correspondence, through which the court participated in the literary and scientific debates of the Enlightenment.

The workshop's key questions aim to reconstruct the constellation of actors surrounding the ducal couple: To what extent can cooperation between Frederick and Luise Dorothea be demonstrated in the area of cultural and scientific activities at court? Can the central position attributed to the duchess in this area be verified? What implications did her role have for the female networks at the Gotha court, which have only been studied to a limited extent so far? How did the relationship between “learned” men and women to the court's centre of power develop? The aim of the workshop is to further explore the praxeological dimension of the spaces of communication and knowledge at the Gotha court in the mid-18th century.

Please note: The conference language is the German language. Further information on the content and programme can be found in the German version of this page and in the downloads.

Two public events are also planned to accompany the conference on 5 March:

Two public events are also planned to accompany the conference on 5 March:

At 4 p.m. in the lecture hall of the Gotha Research Centre, there will be a presentation of the newly published volume: “Grimm – Gotha – Paris: Eine europäische Konstellation zur Zeit der Aufklärung”, edited by Claire Gantet, Markus Meumann and Isabella von Treskow.

At 7 p.m., a musical reading with musicians from the Thuringia Philharmonic Orchestra, among others, will begin in the Hall of Mirrors of the Research Library. All interested parties are cordially invited to attend. However, registration is required to attend the musical reading by 3 March by email: veranstaltungen.fb@uni-erfurt.de or by phone: 0361/737-5530.

Link to registration

Contact:

Hendrikje Carius
Dr. Hendrikje Carius
Deputy Director / Head of User Services and the Digital Library
(Gotha Research Library)
+49 361 737-5532
+49 361 737-5539
hendrikje.carius@uni-erfurt.de
Office hours
on appointment
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