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Inštitut za novejšo zgodovino @inz-ljubljana.bsky.social · 14h

Join us for the first History on the Edge lecture on Oct 15, 2025, at 3 p.m. at INZ or via Zoom: us06web.zoom.us/j/85093074535

Marta Baradić will present Revisiting Giuseppina Martinuzzi’s Activism on the Centenary of Her Death.

More at: inz.si/en/2025/10/0...

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Inštitut za novejšo zgodovino @inz-ljubljana.bsky.social · 16h

The Institute of Contemporary History hosted the international conference The Aggressor: Self-Perception and External Perception of an Actor Between Nations (1–3 Oct 2025), organized with the University of Heidelberg and the University of Bochum. INZ researchers also took part.

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Marko Zajc @markozajc.bsky.social · 18h

Behold! The new season of the History on the Edge lectures begins! 💪

Inštitut za novejšo zgodovino @inz-ljubljana.bsky.social · 20h

🎓 The new season of History on the Edge begins!

Lectures will be held at the Institute of Contemporary History (Privoz 11, Ljubljana) and via Zoom.

⏰ This season, sessions start at 3 p.m.

Join us for the first lecture on 15 October!

#INZ #HistoryOnTheEdge #history #lectures

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Inštitut za novejšo zgodovino @inz-ljubljana.bsky.social · 20h

🎓 The new season of History on the Edge begins!

Lectures will be held at the Institute of Contemporary History (Privoz 11, Ljubljana) and via Zoom.

⏰ This season, sessions start at 3 p.m.

Join us for the first lecture on 15 October!

#INZ #HistoryOnTheEdge #history #lectures

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Inštitut za novejšo zgodovino @inz-ljubljana.bsky.social · 1d

📍 Researchers from the Economic, Social and Environmental History of Slovenia and Digital Humanities groups took part in the 41st Annual Meeting of the Association of Historical Societies of Slovenia in Brežice, presenting new findings in environmental and digital history. Highlights below ⬇️

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ARENAS Project EU @arenasproject.bsky.social · 1d

Learn more in our new blog post: arenasproject.eu/arenas-resea...

#ARENASproject #HorizonEU #ResponsestoExtremistNarratives #Gender #Nation #Science

@cy-univ.bsky.social @cnrs.fr @uab.cat @hhu.de @helsinki.fi @inz-ljubljana.bsky.social @momentuminnov.bsky.social

ARENAS research published in prestigious EMNLP 2025 Findings – ARENAS

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Inštitut za novejšo zgodovino @inz-ljubljana.bsky.social · 1d

🌍 On 23–24 October, the Institute of Contemporary History will host an international workshop on business and the natural environment in Central and Eastern European history, organized by the European Business History Association.

Everyone is warmly invited!

✨More info: wbhcee.org

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Inštitut za novejšo zgodovino @inz-ljubljana.bsky.social · 2d

A presentation at the Institute of Contemporary History featured two new volumes — East Central European Crisis Discourses in the Twentieth Century and Intellectuals and the Crisis of Politics in the Interwar Period and Beyond — exploring how 20th-century intellectuals shaped political crises.

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Inštitut za novejšo zgodovino @inz-ljubljana.bsky.social · 5d

inz.si/en/leto/2025...

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Inštitut za novejšo zgodovino @inz-ljubljana.bsky.social · 5d

✨ Meet our 26 Visiting Fellows for 2025/26!
We’ll be working together on exciting projects this year, and you can also hear them in our History on the Edge lecture series.

Stay tuned + check the link in bio to see their profiles!

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Inštitut za novejšo zgodovino @inz-ljubljana.bsky.social · 5d

🎓 The My First XR workshop in Maribor introduced participants to XR basics, VR glasses, and AI for lesson planning. In three days, they moved from ideas to classroom-ready content, praising the workshop’s practical approach and excellent mentorship.

#TeachXR #XR #VR #AI #INZ

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Inštitut za novejšo zgodovino @inz-ljubljana.bsky.social · 6d

On 25 September 2025, the Institute of Contemporary History hosted the conference Revščina v starosti. Researchers presented findings on life courses, everyday realities & social policies of older people living in poverty.

💬 The event ended with a roundtable.

📸 Highlights below.

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ARENAS Project EU @arenasproject.bsky.social · 6d

Learn more in our new blog post: arenasproject.eu/arenas-and-y...

#ARENASproject #HorizonEU #ResponsestoExtremistNarratives #Gender #Nation #Science

@cy-univ.bsky.social @cnrs.fr @uab.cat @hhu.de @helsinki.fi @inz-ljubljana.bsky.social @momentuminnov.bsky.social @you-dare.bsky.social

ARENAS and YOUDARE project teams meet online – ARENAS

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Inštitut za novejšo zgodovino @inz-ljubljana.bsky.social · 7d

Guest Lecture

Join us for Nuclear Energy and Social Fission: Some Preliminary Thoughts on a Book Project by Dr. Patrick Kupper. Friday, Oct 17 at 11:00, Institute of Contemporary History (Privoz 11, Ljubljana). Lecture in English. Photo: By MNSZS - Krško Nuclear Power Plant, 1978.

More on: inz.si

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ARENAS Project EU @arenasproject.bsky.social · 8d

How does humour shape extremist narratives online?

#ARENASproject consortium member Ana Yara Postigo-Fuentes @aytranslator.bsky.social (@hhu.de) explores this in her latest article, published in the MDPI journal Behavioural Sciences.

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Marko Zajc @markozajc.bsky.social · 8d

💪Good news! The event will be streamed on Zoom. You can watch the presentation from... well, anywhere!
Wed, 1 Oct 2025, 11:00.

Zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8990605787...

@inz-ljubljana.bsky.social
@global-ih.bsky.social
@leibniz-ios.de
@eui-eu.bsky.social
@solazrcsazu.bsky.social

Marko Zajc @markozajc.bsky.social · 9d

(1) 📚 Presentation & discussion, @inz-ljubljana.bsky.social, Ljubljana — Wed, 1 Oct 2025, 11:00.
Two recent volumes:
• East Central European Crisis Discourses (Routledge, 2024)
• Intellectuals and the Crisis of Politics (OUP, 2025)
inz.si/en/2025/09/0...

Book Launch Announcement

The Institute of Contemporary History in Ljubljana is pleased to invite you to the launch of two new volumes: East Central European Crisis Discourses in the Twentieth Century: A Never-Ending Story (Ro...

inz.si

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Inštitut za novejšo zgodovino @inz-ljubljana.bsky.social · 9d

On 25–26 September 2025, the Faculty of Arts, UL, hosted the conference Reproductive politics and motherhood in historical perspective.

INZ researchers dr. Meta Remec, dr. Dunja Dobaja & dr. Victor Strazzeri presented their work.

📸 Highlights from the event below.

#INZ #motherhood #conference

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Marko Zajc @markozajc.bsky.social · 9d

(2) Speakers: Balázs Trencsényi, Lucija Balikić, Isidora Grubački, Stevo Đurašković, Marko Zajc, Tjaša Konovšek.
Moderator: Adela Hîncu.
Venue: Institute of Contemporary History, Ljubljana.
Theme: how “crisis” shaped 20th-century East-Central Europe.
@inz-ljubljana.bsky.social

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Marko Zajc @markozajc.bsky.social · 9d

(1) 📚 Presentation & discussion, @inz-ljubljana.bsky.social, Ljubljana — Wed, 1 Oct 2025, 11:00.
Two recent volumes:
• East Central European Crisis Discourses (Routledge, 2024)
• Intellectuals and the Crisis of Politics (OUP, 2025)
inz.si/en/2025/09/0...

Book Launch Announcement

The Institute of Contemporary History in Ljubljana is pleased to invite you to the launch of two new volumes: East Central European Crisis Discourses in the Twentieth Century: A Never-Ending Story (Ro...

inz.si

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Inštitut za novejšo zgodovino @inz-ljubljana.bsky.social · 12d

The Director’s Collection at INZ, including German and Italian WWII newspapers and journals, has now been fully catalogued and organized.

Thanks to students Urška Svetina, Anže Lukman & Matej Vodopivec, with mentorship by Ana Cvek. Material will be available for viewing at INZ soon.

#INZ #DONE

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Inštitut za novejšo zgodovino @inz-ljubljana.bsky.social · 13d

🌍 At EURHO Rural History 2025 in Coimbra, INZ researchers Nataša Henig Miščič, Janja Sedlaček, Ivan Smiljanič, Nina Ošep, Žarko Lazarević & Marta Rendla took part in panels on rural economies, gender & cooperatives.

📸 See photo highlights in this post!

#INZ #rural&enviromentalhistory #EURHO2025

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ARENAS Project EU @arenasproject.bsky.social · 13d

One year ago today in Barcelona, over 200 delegates joined us for the International ARENAS Conference “Going Extreme: History, Narratives and the Threat to Democracies in Europe”.

#ARENASproject #HorizonEU #ResponsestoExtremistNarratives #Gender #Nation #Science

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Inštitut za novejšo zgodovino @inz-ljubljana.bsky.social · 14d

📍 In August, as part of TeachXR, a 3D Vista – 360° Virtual Tours workshop took place in ŠČ Slovenske Konjice-Zreče.

🖼️ Teachers created interactive tours with materials, quizzes & tasks.

📅 Will be repeated in October in Ljubljana.

More: teachxr.si

#TeachXR #3Dvista #NextGenerationEU

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Marko Zajc @markozajc.bsky.social · 14d

NOW. History on the Edge lecture.
Francesca Rolandi, “Humanitarianism, the Yugoslav way. Cold War divisions and alternative patterns to international aid”. @inz-ljubljana.bsky.social

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Inštitut za novejšo zgodovino @inz-ljubljana.bsky.social · 14d

The event has been postponed. A new date will be announced later!

Inštitut za novejšo zgodovino @inz-ljubljana.bsky.social · 15d

📍On Sept 25, 2025, at 19:00, the Maks Bookstore in Nova Gorica will host the discussion Kaj bi rekel Boris Pahor?

Speakers Gregor Pobežin, Janko Rožič, Janez Vrečko, Neža Zajc, and our colleague Bojan Godeša will explore Primorska issues and parallels with Kosovel & Kocbek.

All welcome!