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German Historical Institute London @ghilondon.bsky.social · Sep 5

#WeekendListening sorted! 🎧

Chills, aches and hot flushes... What exactly were people describing when they complained of fever around 1800? In this episode, host Kim König and GHIL Research Fellow Pascale Siegrist talk to Stefanie Gänger, Professor of Modern History @uniheidelberg.bsky.social.
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Fever: Global Histories of (a) Disease @feverprojecthd.bsky.social · 19d

📖 In a new post on our FEVER-blog, our very own Lea-Marie Trigilia takes a look at the tensions between learned medicine and medical charlatanism during the petechial fever epidemics that affected Italy in the early 19th century. Happy reading! www.hist.uni-heidelberg.de/en/the-most-...

“The most harmful popular misconceptions”: Petechial Fever and Charlatanry in nineteenth-century Italy - Department of History

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Fever: Global Histories of (a) Disease @feverprojecthd.bsky.social · Aug 27

It's time to look back on our FEVER conference which took place in early July at the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences! To learn more about the tropics discussed, take a look at the conference proceedings at our FEVER-blog: www.hist.uni-heidelberg.de/en/workshop-... Huge thanks to everyone that joined!

Workshop Proceedings: Fever. Histories of (a) Disease, 1750-1840 - Department of History

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Teresa Göltl @teresagoeltl.bsky.social · Aug 8

Find of the day: Turns out #Foucault was also into Pinel's fever classification!

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🩺 eman-archives.org/Foucault-fic...

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Fever: Global Histories of (a) Disease @feverprojecthd.bsky.social · Aug 3

Our team member @teresagoeltl.bsky.social recently spoke about her academic journey. Recorded by #Africana, a platform hosted by the École Normale Supérieure in Paris, dedicated to showcasing research on Africa and its global connections: africanaens.com/portraits-de...

🎤 youtu.be/s33HUEE4C4E?...

[#9 PORTRAITS DE CHERCHEUR.SE.S] - Teresa GÖLTL

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Fever: Global Histories of (a) Disease @feverprojecthd.bsky.social · Jul 14

Our FEVER Workshop wrapped up on Friday — what a pleasure and privilege it was! Huge thanks to all who joined us, and especially to our wonderful speakers, including Kevin Siena, @wraggem.bsky.social, Chris Hamlin, Margaret DeLacy, and Ricardo Cabral de Freitas.

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Fever: Global Histories of (a) Disease @feverprojecthd.bsky.social · Jul 4

Ahead of our FEVER-workshop on 10-11 July, we'll be hosting Kevin Siena's talk "The Foetus is made by Contagion: Pathology and the Enlightenment Debate on Human Variety", next Wednesday (July 9) at 16:15CET at the lecture hall of Heidelberg's History Faculty or online via zoom (e-mail us for link!).

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Fever: Global Histories of (a) Disease @feverprojecthd.bsky.social · Jul 4

Ahead of our FEVER-workshop on 10-11 July, we'll be hosting Kevin Siena's talk "The Foetus is made by Contagion: Pathology and the Enlightenment Debate on Human Variety", next Wednesday (July 9) at 16:15CET at the lecture hall of Heidelberg's History Faculty or online via zoom (e-mail us for link!).

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Fever: Global Histories of (a) Disease @feverprojecthd.bsky.social · Jul 4

We are very much looking forward to welcome you in Heidelberg next week and hearing your talk, dear Alex!
And if anyone interested on the history of fevers would like to join us (in person!) in Heidelberg on the 10 and 11 of July, do register at: [email protected].

Alex Wragge-Morley @wraggem.bsky.social · Jul 3

Here we go - starting to sketch out an exciting new paper for next week’s conference in Heidelberg on the history of fevers! Figuring out what fevers had to do with ideas about habit, the nervous system, and the emergence of evolutionary theory! @feverprojecthd.bsky.social

A photo of a notebook with barely legible handwritten notes for a forthcoming conference paper.

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Fever: Global Histories of (a) Disease @feverprojecthd.bsky.social · Jun 26

Wherever you are in the world, if you want to hear the latest about the ‘Age of Fevers’, 1760-1830, join us online tomorrow, June 27, 14:00 (CET), when Stefanie Gänger will be speaking in the TRANSPACIFIC lecture series, hosted by a fellow ERC project. crossroads-research.net/projects/erc...

Transpacific Lecture Series - Crossroads Research

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Fever: Global Histories of (a) Disease @feverprojecthd.bsky.social · Jun 16

We are thrilled to inaugurate our FEVER blog with a post by Stefanie Gänger, Lea-Marie Trigilia, and Ricardo Castellón on the prevalence of fever-diagnoses in Guatemala's San Juan Hospital in the 18th century:
www.hist.uni-heidelberg.de/en/research/...

“…to be Cured of a Fever”: Guatemala, the San Juan Hospital’s Women’s Ward, and a World of Fevers, 1781–5 - Department of History

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Lisa Haushofer @haushoferl.bsky.social · Jun 17

🚨Salaried PhD position in history of medicine at the University of Zurich with the wonderful @fcondrau.bsky.social 🚨 (ignore the 60%, this is just the Swiss system, and amounts to a very respectable pay)
#histmed #histstm

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UZH: Assistant History of Medicine

The History of Medicine Group within the Institute of Biomedical Ethics and History of Medicine and the Center for Medical Humanities at the University of Zurich, led by Professor Flurin Condrau, seek...

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Fever: Global Histories of (a) Disease @feverprojecthd.bsky.social · Jun 16

We are thrilled to inaugurate our FEVER blog with a post by Stefanie Gänger, Lea-Marie Trigilia, and Ricardo Castellón on the prevalence of fever-diagnoses in Guatemala's San Juan Hospital in the 18th century:
www.hist.uni-heidelberg.de/en/research/...

“…to be Cured of a Fever”: Guatemala, the San Juan Hospital’s Women’s Ward, and a World of Fevers, 1781–5 - Department of History

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modernhisthd.bsky.social @modernhisthd.bsky.social · Jun 5

Alles andere als Leere gestern bei Achim Landwehrs brilliantem Vortrag über "Lücken, Löcher, leere Stellen" in der (Vor-) Moderne am Historischen Seminar in Heidelberg!

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modernhisthd.bsky.social @modernhisthd.bsky.social · Jun 3

Morgen, am 04. Juni, wird Achim Landwehr @achland.bsky.social zu "Lücken, Löcher, leere Stellen. Zur historischen Bedeutung des Weltmangels" vortragen. Die Veranstaltung beginnt um 16:15 Uhr im Hörsaal des Historischen Seminars. Join us!

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Fever: Global Histories of (a) Disease @feverprojecthd.bsky.social · May 26

If you happen to be in Berlin, join us this afternoon at 4pm in the global history colloquium convened by Sebastian Conrad, @mgoebel.bsky.social, and Isabella Löhr to hear our very own Stefanie Gänger explain the "Age of Fevers", 1770-1830.
www.geschkult.fu-berlin.de/e/fmi/bereic...

Global History Colloquium: Stefanie Gänger (Universität Heidelberg) on “'The Most Common and Fatal of All Diseases': Global Histories of Fever, 1770–1830

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Christina Brauner @chbrauner.bsky.social · May 22

JOB: We are looking for a new colleague for our working group on early modern global history at @unituebingen.bsky.social - PhD position, 3+1 years. Please spread the word (also beyond Germany!) and do not hesitate to get in touch! Deadline: 20 June. @duerrbortolotti.bsky.social

Hsozkult Service @hsozkultservice.bsky.social · May 11

Job: 0,65 Wiss. Mitarb. (m/w/d) „Globalgeschichte der Frühen Neuzeit (1400–1800)“ (Univ. Tübingen)

https://www.hsozkult.de/job/id/job-155042

Tübingen, , Universität Tübingen, Bewerbungsschluss: 20.06.2025

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Fever: Global Histories of (a) Disease @feverprojecthd.bsky.social · May 14

Join us today (online or in person, if you happen to be in Heidelberg) at 4:15 CEST! Zoom-link request: [email protected]

Fever: Global Histories of (a) Disease @feverprojecthd.bsky.social · Mar 25

Join us for the book launch of Rethinking Global History (open access: doi.org/10.1017/9781...), with speakers such as Jeremy Adelman, Jürgen Osterhammel and John-Paul A. Ghobrial, on May 14, 2025, 4:15-5:45pm (CET). Email [email protected] to request link. And spread the word!

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modernhisthd.bsky.social @modernhisthd.bsky.social · May 8

We are looking forward to the book launch of Rethinking Global History (open access) with speakers such as Jeremy Adelman, Jürgen Osterhammel and John-Paul A. Ghobrial, on May 14, 2025, 4:15-5:45pm (CET). Email [email protected] to request link.

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Fever: Global Histories of (a) Disease @feverprojecthd.bsky.social · May 10

Brought some FEVER to the table during the “Science, History and Globalization" Spring School in Maó, at the beautiful Institut Menorquí d'Estudis. Many thanks to the organisers - Oliver Hochadel, Agustí Nieto Galán, Beatrice Falcucci & Daniele Cozzoli - for bringing everyone together!

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Fever: Global Histories of (a) Disease @feverprojecthd.bsky.social · Apr 29

It was a real pleasure to explore the past and present of fever(s) together with my colleague Ulrich Schwarz from Biophysics yesterday! Thanks to the organisers from InterdisciPlenary Heidelberg for making this event happen!

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Ulrich Schwarz @ulrichschwarz.bsky.social · Apr 25

If you should happen to be at Heidelberg next Monday (April 28, 7.15 pm in the Old City): Stefanie Gänger @feverprojecthd.bsky.social and myself will speak on fever from the perspectives of history and physics, respectively. Looking forward to interdisciplinary and lively discussions!

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Fever: Global Histories of (a) Disease @feverprojecthd.bsky.social · Apr 9

Join us for the book launch of Rethinking Global History (ed by our S. Gänger & J. Osterhammel), with speakers such as Jeremy Adelman, Poorvi Bellur and John-Paul A. Ghobrial, on May 14, 2025, 4:15-5:45pm (CET). Email [email protected] to request Zoom-link. And spread the word!

H-Soz-Kult @hsozkult.bsky.social · Apr 8

Ank: Rethinking Global History

https://www.hsozkult.de/event/id/event-154372

Heidelberg, 14.05.2025, Jürgen Osterhammel, FRIAS; Stefanie Gänger, Heidelberg University

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Fever: Global Histories of (a) Disease @feverprojecthd.bsky.social · Apr 10

Wir freuen uns sehr, Euch kommenden Mittwoch zum Kolloquium der Neueren Geschichte am Historischen Seminar in Heidelberg einladen zu dürfen! Unsere Doktorandin @jennysure.bsky.social wird mit einem Vortrag über Affekte als Ursache, Symptom und Heilmittel bei Fiebererkrankungen das Semester eröffnen:

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Fever: Global Histories of (a) Disease @feverprojecthd.bsky.social · Apr 10

Wir freuen uns sehr, Euch kommenden Mittwoch zum Kolloquium der Neueren Geschichte am Historischen Seminar in Heidelberg einladen zu dürfen! Unsere Doktorandin @jennysure.bsky.social wird mit einem Vortrag über Affekte als Ursache, Symptom und Heilmittel bei Fiebererkrankungen das Semester eröffnen:

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