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Istituto Storico Germanico | German Historical Institute Rome @dhiroma.bsky.social · 1d

The corpse of a #pope dressed in ceremonial robes in the accused's dock. Sounds impossible? This was the fate of Pope Formosus in 897. To find out more, join us (virtually or in person) for the lecture by Sebastian Scholz (in German). #medievalstudies
Info: t1p.de/lalqp Registration: t1p.de/lwgsq

Jean Paul Laurens, Pope Formosus and Stephen VI (1870) during the trial, Painting, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nantes (Wikimedia Commons).

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Istituto Storico Germanico | German Historical Institute Rome @dhiroma.bsky.social · 7d

🎶 #Music connects! For #WorldMusicDay on October 1, we're sharing our #playlist: as diverse as our team – from classical to rap, featuring sounds that reflect our location & make 🇩🇪🤝🇮🇹 ties audible. Curious? 🎧 open.spotify.com/playlist/63f...

@maxweberstiftung.de

Backside of the German Historical Institute in Rome with green lawn and orange trees in the foreground

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Kordula Wolf @kordulawolf.bsky.social · 8d

Applications for the European Diploma in Medieval Studies from the #FIDEM (Fédération Internationale des Instituts d'Études Médiévales) are now open. Deadline: 1 december 2025. More information on their website: fidemweb.org/call-for-app...

Call for Applications – DEEM 2026 | FIDEM

fidemweb.org

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Istituto Storico Germanico | German Historical Institute Rome @dhiroma.bsky.social · 12d

The contended Holy Land. The Holy See and the State of Israel (1947–1957). Conference (in italian language) by our doctoral candidate Angela Cimino. #contemporaryhistory #MiddleEast #HolySee #Israel
1.10.2025, 17.30. Register for in-person or online attendance: t1p.de/5tgyd.
More info: t1p.de/7fs1z

City of Jerusalem. Boundaries proposed by the Ad Hoc Committee on the Palestinian Question, Annex B to United Nations Resolution 181 (II). Future Government of Palestine, 29 November 1947.

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hist4dem @hist4dem.bsky.social · 13d

Die Historikerin Petra Terhoeven, auch aktiv bei #hist4dem, spricht in diesem hörenswerten Interview u.a. über die Resolution des Historikertags 2018 und die Notwendigkeit, Forschungsergebnisse in die Gesellschaft zu tragen. Hört mal rein! #historikertag

Der Demokratie zuliebe: Historiker müssen sich in politische Debatten einmischen

Als Hochschulprofessorin habe sie die Pflicht, die freiheitliche Demokratie zu schützen. Sie arbeite nicht im Elfenbeinturm, sagt Historikerin Petra Terhoeven.

www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de

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Max Weber Stiftung @maxweberstiftung.de · Aug 27

Mit vier Auslandsinstituten beteiligen wir uns an der Jahreskonferenz des Leibniz-Forschungsverbundes „Wert der Vergangenheit“ @valuepast.bsky.social zum Thema
„Re-Visions of history in right-wing populism and the far right. European and global perspectives“

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Istituto Storico Germanico | German Historical Institute Rome @dhiroma.bsky.social · Aug 8

Seid ihr Studierende der Geschichte, Musikwissenschaft oder Digital Humanities − und auf der Suche nach spannenden Praktikumsmöglichkeiten?
Wir bieten euch die Chance, wertvolle Erfahrungen zu sammeln, Archive und Bibliotheken zu besuchen und euer Netzwerk zu erweitern: application.dhi-roma.it

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Istituto Storico Germanico | German Historical Institute Rome @dhiroma.bsky.social · Aug 7

#CFP: Colonial Objects. Material Culture of Italian #colonialism.
If you are interested in these topics as well as #conservation, #provenance and #restitution, please send your proposal by 5.9.2025.
We are organizing two international conferences. Further information: t1p.de/bfiwu
#materialculture

Fig.: Alberto Salietti, On the desk, 1946, private collection (courtesy: Il Ponte Casa d'Aste).

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Istituto Storico Germanico | German Historical Institute Rome @dhiroma.bsky.social · Jul 25

#CfP: #Politics, #Feminisms, #Music. European and global manifestations from 1945 to the present day. Submit topic proposals by 15.08.2025: t1p.de/n5ff9.
#Musicology #ContemporaryHistory #skytorians @animefeminist.com @saranahmed.bsky.social @feministkelly.bsky.social @feministconlaw.bsky.social

Girl with megaphone. Pop Art, comic illustration.

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Kordula Wolf @kordulawolf.bsky.social · Jun 30

Join us in our one-hour session on medieval Islamic cartography! Karen Pinto will tell us what lies behind the harmonious KMMS maps of the Mediterranean. With Giancarlo Casale

📆1 July 2025, 5-6 pm CET online
👉Register here: t1p.de/entanglement...

#medievalsky #medievalmediterranean #medievalmaps

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Istituto Storico Germanico | German Historical Institute Rome @dhiroma.bsky.social · Jun 10

On today's International #Heraldry Day, listen to the lecture by our researcher Andreas Rehberg: Heraldic Competition and Conflicts around the Popes from the 13th to the early 16th century.
Available online on the website of the Alfried Krupp Wissenschaftskolleg Greifswald: t1p.de/xrhdo #medievalsky

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Istituto Storico Germanico | German Historical Institute Rome @dhiroma.bsky.social · Jun 6

There are still a few days left until the application deadline (9 June). We look forward to receiving your proposals!

t1p.de/entanglement...

#medievalsky #medievalmediterranean #medievalstudies
#entanglements #mobility #CfP
@dhiparis.wisskomm.social.ap.brid.gy
@kordulawolf.bsky.social

Istituto Storico Germanico | German Historical Institute Rome @dhiroma.bsky.social · May 20

Call for Papers - Deadline: 9 June 2025!
#medievalsky #medievalmediterranean #medievalstudies
#entanglements #mobility #CfP

Kordula Wolf @kordulawolf.bsky.social · May 20

Open call for the online seminar series on "Euro-Mediterranean #Entanglements in #Medieval #History" (September 2025 – May 2026). Send us your proposal: t1p.de/entanglement...
Deadline: 9 June 2025

#medievalsky #medievalmediterranean @dhiparis.wisskomm.social.ap.brid.gy @dhiroma.bsky.social

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Istituto Storico Germanico | German Historical Institute Rome @dhiroma.bsky.social · May 30

Digitale Sprechstunde am 3.6.2025 zu unseren Stipendien-Programmen (Forschungs- und Reisestipendien sowie Stipendien zur Stellung eines Antrages auf Drittmittelförderung). Wir beantworten Eure Fragen.
Unsere aktuellen Ausschreibungen laufen noch bis 15.6.
👉 t1p.de/983dh
@daadworldwide.bsky.social

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Kordula Wolf @kordulawolf.bsky.social · May 27

‼️Session postponed to 👉July 1, 2025, 5-6 pm CET online. With Karen Pinto (Colorado University) and Giancarlo Casale (European University Institute). The registration link is the same: t1p.de/entanglement... (old registrations remain valid).

#medievalsky #medievalmediterranean #medievalmaps

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Istituto Storico Germanico | German Historical Institute Rome @dhiroma.bsky.social · May 26

Why did so many men enjoy picking up a rifle and practising shooting in the German Empire between 1871 and 1914?
📖 Presentation of the book by @camilleriana.bsky.social: Una cultura delle armi (Carocci, 2024)
🗓 29.05. at 17.30
Casa della #Memoria e della Storia
#Siscalt #bookrecommendations

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Istituto Storico Germanico | German Historical Institute Rome @dhiroma.bsky.social · May 26

CANCELLED / POSTPONED! Meeting will be rescheduled

Kordula Wolf @kordulawolf.bsky.social · May 8

Interested in medieval Islamic cartography and curious about what lies behind the harmonious KMMS maps of the Mediterranean? With Karen Pinto & Houari Touati. Join us!

27 May 2025, 5-6 pm CET online
Registration: t1p.de/entanglement...

#medievalsky #medievalmediterranean #medievalmaps

bulbous vase-like shape image of the blue-colored Mediterranean sea, Norman-Sicilian parchment copy of the 12th century (Courtesy: Leiden University Libraries, Cod. Or. 3101, fol. 33).

Istituto Storico Germanico | German Historical Institute Rome @dhiroma.bsky.social · May 20

Call for Papers - Deadline: 9 June 2025!
#medievalsky #medievalmediterranean #medievalstudies
#entanglements #mobility #CfP

Kordula Wolf @kordulawolf.bsky.social · May 20

Open call for the online seminar series on "Euro-Mediterranean #Entanglements in #Medieval #History" (September 2025 – May 2026). Send us your proposal: t1p.de/entanglement...
Deadline: 9 June 2025

#medievalsky #medievalmediterranean @dhiparis.wisskomm.social.ap.brid.gy @dhiroma.bsky.social

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Istituto Storico Germanico | German Historical Institute Rome @dhiroma.bsky.social · May 15

+++Attention+++ - The presentation has been postponed to 5 June, at the same time, at the same codes/links.
We apologise for the inconvenience and thank you for your attention!

Istituto Storico Germanico | German Historical Institute Rome @dhiroma.bsky.social · May 12

A book of our series “Ricerche dell'Istituto Storico Germanico di Roma” will be presented online by #Siscalt
on 15.5., at 5.30 p.m.: Cecilia Molesini, "Frammenti di Heimat. Storia emotiva dei tedeschi espulsi dopo la Seconda guerra mondiale".
t1p.de/sarwo
#WWII #refugees #displacement

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DIJ Tokyo @dijtokyo.org · May 14

Thinking Between Languages conference @maxweberstiftung.de ends with panel discussion Simultaneous Interpretations: the Max Weber institutes as translators of languages, (academic) cultures, methodologies @ghilondon.bsky.social @ghiwashington.bsky.social @dhiroma.bsky.social @mwfdelhi.bsky.social

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Istituto Storico Germanico | German Historical Institute Rome @dhiroma.bsky.social · May 13

The Professional Practice and Self-Representation of Dragomans in 17th Century Habsburg-Ottoman Diplomatic Relations
17 May 2025, 10.00 am
Public lecture by our researcher Elisabeth Lobenwein as part of this international workshop
Zoom online: t1p.de/7csyf Meeting-ID: 667 3206 1286, Kenncode: 084610

DHI Paris @dhiparis.wisskomm.social.ap.brid.gy · May 9

International workshop : Genesis of #professions and #language #learning (16th – early 19th century)

15–17 May | 5 PM | Helsinki University & online | Registration before May 12 […]

[Original post on wisskomm.social]

Conference Poster, MWS. Picture: Jacques Savary, Le Parfait Negociant frontiscipe, 1675, Wikimedia Commons.

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Istituto Storico Germanico | German Historical Institute Rome @dhiroma.bsky.social · May 12

A book of our series “Ricerche dell'Istituto Storico Germanico di Roma” will be presented online by #Siscalt
on 15.5., at 5.30 p.m.: Cecilia Molesini, "Frammenti di Heimat. Storia emotiva dei tedeschi espulsi dopo la Seconda guerra mondiale".
t1p.de/sarwo
#WWII #refugees #displacement

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Kordula Wolf @kordulawolf.bsky.social · May 8

Interested in medieval Islamic cartography and curious about what lies behind the harmonious KMMS maps of the Mediterranean? With Karen Pinto & Houari Touati. Join us!

27 May 2025, 5-6 pm CET online
Registration: t1p.de/entanglement...

#medievalsky #medievalmediterranean #medievalmaps

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Istituto Storico Germanico | German Historical Institute Rome @dhiroma.bsky.social · May 7

After the 20th century, after colonialism, world wars and totalitarianism - does the powerless papacy still have a political function today?
Lecture (in german language) by Otto Kallscheuer
Info: t1p.de/n0ukt
12.05.2025, 18.00
👉In-person/online: t1p.de/xwdyf
#skytorians #pope #papacy #globalpolitics

Foto-Portrait of the philosopher and political theorist Otto Kallscheuer.

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Max Weber Stiftung @maxweberstiftung.de · May 5

Tomorrow📢
Historians on Democracy Part 3: Democratic Institutions

📅 May 6, 2025
🕔 17–18 MEZ | 11–12 EST
🎙️ Martina Kessel, Adam Knowles, Debarati Bagchi, Kenneth F. Ledford and Sarah Weicksel
🎥 Stream via Zoom & YouTube

Register now: maxweberstiftung.de/historians-on-democracy

Speaker: Martina Kessel, Adam Knowles, Debarati Bagchi, Kenneth F. Ledford and Sarah Weicksel

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Istituto Storico Germanico | German Historical Institute Rome @dhiroma.bsky.social · Apr 15

Historians and Civic Engagement from 1945 to the Present Day. The ISIG Study Week 2025 (Trento, 3-5 September 2025) will focus on this topic.
The application deadline for 10 grants for phd students and post-docs who wish to attend the event is 20 April.
t1p.de/nimis

10 GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR PHD STUDENTS AND POST-DOCS TO ATTEND ISIG’S ANNUAL STUDY WEEK

The Italian-German Historical Institute offers 10 grants to PhD students and recent postdocs who wish to attend the 65th Study Week Historians and Civic Engagement from 1945 to the Present Day.

isig.fbk.eu

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