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Lisa Regazzoni @lisaregazzoni.bsky.social · 8d

With Riley Linebaugh (@rileysline.bsky.social) joining the editorial board of Theory of History at Work, the blog gains valuable expertise on postcolonial justice and the links between archive-making and history-writing! Here is the excellent contribution by Sauda Nabukenya, edited by her 👇

Geschichtstheorie am Werk @hist-theory.bsky.social · 15d

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Court Cases as Epistemology: Reconstructing African History through Legal Archives

Sauda Nabukenya - Can court records be more than legal sources – can they serve as epistemological workshops for reconstructing African history? This essay argues that they can, drawing on more than 1...

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Kasper Risbjerg Eskildsen @kreskildsen.bsky.social · Aug 17

Sad story. The University of Chicago is, or was?, a unique institution. In related news, their program in history of science has just paused accepting new graduate students. Maybe they should make some spots available for studying the recent history of the University of Chicago?

Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · Aug 16

A great read on UChicago, arguing we’re seeing the result of decades of mismanagement: “The university’s trustees and leaders view it preeminently as a tax-free technology incubator, and its debt load is so great that it is abandoning ideals it once held dear in order to sustain that goal.”

The Crisis of the University Started Long Before Trump

The University of Chicago is in crisis. Under extraordinary financial strain, it has diminished its faculty-student ratio and hired hundreds of “lecturers”: teachers whom it pays little and whom it do...

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · Sep 9

The oldest surviving book owned by English speakers was a book made in North Africa.

In this article from our archive, Alison Hudson traces how these radical fragments reveal that immigrants and cultural exchange have always been fundamental to Britain.

Radical Object: A North African Book in the Early Medieval British Isles

The oldest surviving book owned by English speakers was a book made in North Africa. Alison Hudson traces how these radical fragments reveal that immigrants and cultural exchange have always been fundamental to British economies, culture,…

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Lisa Regazzoni @lisaregazzoni.bsky.social · 29d

🛎️ The "Theory of History at Work" Blog is back from the summer break and ready to dive in again!
We’re picking up the thread of our reflections with a piece by Christian Wachter on multimediality in history, inspired by the workshop he organized at the @zthf.bsky.social , Bielefeld University 👇

Geschichtstheorie am Werk @hist-theory.bsky.social · Sep 9

We're back from our summer break! More #theoryofhistory! And it's #blogtheblog Tuesday! We have a great post from Christian Wachter form the University of Bielefeld on "Multimodal History – Convergence of Text, Image, Diagram and Virtual Space"

Read the post here: 👇

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Multimodal History – Convergence of Text, Image, Diagram and Virtual Space

Christian Wachter - How can images reshape the way historians produce and share knowledge? What happens when we rethink the interplay between text and image, or even explore immersive formats like vir...

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History and Theory @histandtheojrnl.bsky.social · Jul 9

Our newest #OneMoreThing... post is out now!

Read "The Eastern West Meets the Far East: Dialogues on Historical Theory—A Conversation between Ewa Domańska and Zhang Zuocheng 张作成" on our website: historyandtheory.org/omt/2025-ewa...

The Eastern West Meets the Far East — History and Theory

Ewa Domańska & Zhang Zuocheng 张作成

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Zentrum für Theorien in der historischen Forschung @zthf.bsky.social · Jul 24

We are pleased to announce that the first part of our #BielefeldTheoryTalks series has been published. It is a micro-monograph entitled "Temporal Vectors and the Compass of History. Politics and Ethics at the End-time" by @ethankleinberg.bsky.social.

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Zentrum für Theorien in der historischen Forschung @zthf.bsky.social · Aug 22

Did you know that you can also become a associated #member of the #ZThF?
To qualify for membership, you must demonstrate a clear research interest in #philosophyofhistory, #historicaltheory and/or #theoriesinhistoricalresearch, as well as a willingness to work with the #ZThF on a long-term basis.

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Lisa Regazzoni @lisaregazzoni.bsky.social · Aug 29

Bald wieder in München, auf der Suche nach offenen Formen, gemeinsam mit @sinasteglich.bsky.social , @achland.bsky.social , Iryna Klymenko, @modomodo.bsky.social , @michaelwildt.bsky.social‬, @susannequitmann.bsky.social und Fernando Esposito 👇

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · Aug 20

The AI takeover of the classroom is just getting started, @lilashroff.bsky.social reports. “Once schools go all in, there’s no turning back.”

Teachers Have Become AI Super-Users

The chatbot takeover of education is just getting started.

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Lisa Regazzoni @lisaregazzoni.bsky.social · Jul 25

A new future for utopias?

Geschichtstheorie am Werk @hist-theory.bsky.social · Jul 22

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De l’utopie hier et aujourd’hui

Michèle Riot-Sarcey - Pourquoi parler aujourd’hui d’utopie ? Le mot véhicule des idées si contradictoires qu’il semble avoir perdu son sens subversif : oscillant, entre totalitarisme et illusion mythi...

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Lisa Regazzoni @lisaregazzoni.bsky.social · Jul 20

Love it!!!

Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · Jul 19

#BookSky

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Lisa Regazzoni @lisaregazzoni.bsky.social · Jul 15

🎉 The first volume of the Bielefeld Theory Talks series , edited by the ZThF, has just been published by BiUP:
Ethan Kleinberg's Temporal Vectors and the Compass of History, with commentaries by Berber Bevernage, Kristin Platt, Lisa Regazzoni.
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Lisa Regazzoni @lisaregazzoni.bsky.social · Jul 11

I am delighted to share that a 4-year postdoctoral position is now open at Bielefeld University, as part of my project "Towards a Material-Oriented Theory of History", generously funded by the Volkswagen Foundation. I encourage interested candidates to apply uni-bielefeld.hr4you.org/job/view/432...

Research Position (Postdoc)

<div style="text-align: justify;">In 2025, the Chair for Historical Theory at Bielefeld University was selected for funding through th...

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Geschichtstheorie am Werk @hist-theory.bsky.social · Jul 8

In today's blog post, Daria Novgorodova discusses traces in material objects within Russia's first public mineral collection. She asks how these polysemantic objects accumulate layers of meaning over time and leave traces.
Read more here 👇
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#theoryofhistory #blogtheblog

Traces of Meanings in Catalogues and Collections. The Eighteenth-Century Mineral Cabinet.

Daria Novgorodova - A museum item has no single meaning but layers of them. All these meanings, both historical and contemporary, interact and accumulate, are unseen but remain a crucial part of its m...

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SinaSteglich @sinasteglich.bsky.social · Jul 7

Vor der Sommerpause schon Vorfreude auf nach der Sommerpause, mit Freude an - neuen, anderen, fließenden, kreativen - Formen! Geschichte schreiben im 21. Jahrhundert mit @achland.bsky.social @susannequitmann.bsky.social @lisaregazzoni.bsky.social @modomodo.bsky.social @michaelwildt.bsky.social ua

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SinaSteglich @sinasteglich.bsky.social · Jun 11

Already looking forward to this one! More on „Scales“ with @lisaregazzoni.bsky.social @caslmu.bsky.social

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Geschichtstheorie am Werk @hist-theory.bsky.social · Jun 10

It's #blogtheblog Tuesday! In her blogpost, Agnes Piekacz asks how historians link the messiness of the objects they encounter to the past they aim to access and reconstruct.
Read the post here: 👇
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Beyond ‘Reading’ Materials: Trace (on Trace) and Value

Agnes Piekacz - In the early 20th century, British colonial government representatives introduced a new tariff schedule in British-South Africa. At the docksides of British-South African ports, coloni...

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SinaSteglich @sinasteglich.bsky.social · Apr 14

We are ready for the summer semester @lmumuenchen.bsky.social with lots of great intellectual encounters, including @martinlutz.bsky.social @lisaregazzoni.bsky.social @caslmu.bsky.social @achland.bsky.social !

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Zentrum für Theorien in der historischen Forschung @zthf.bsky.social · May 27

DOMINO-TALK: We are happy to announce a #dominotalk between @lisaregazzoni.bsky.social and Shahzad Bashir, which will take place next Thursday, the fifth of June.
Join us at Bielefeld Univ (Room X E0-002) or online! #theoryofhistory | #Material-Oriented-Theory-of-History

Abt. Geschichtswissenschaft - 05.06.2025: Lisa Regazzoni (Bielefeld) im Gespräch mit Shahzad Bashir (London): The Episteme of the Gallic Past | Domino Gespräch Uni Bielefeld Logo

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Geschichtstheorie am Werk @hist-theory.bsky.social · May 27

On today's #blogtheblog Tuesday, Dietmar Schenk re-reads Karl-Georg Faber's 'Theorie der Geschichtswissenschaft'. Read more here 👇
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Karl-Georg Faber 100. Die Theorie der Geschichtswissenschaft wieder gelesen

Dietmar Schenk - Am 21. Juli 1925, vor hundert Jahren, wurde Karl-Georg Faber geboren, dessen Theorie der Geschichtswissenschaft (1971, 5. Aufl. 1982) einen wichtigen Beitrag zur Entfaltung der geschi...

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Lisa Regazzoni @lisaregazzoni.bsky.social · May 13

Some thoughts on the ontological hiatus between sources and interpretation, explored through things, matter and interfaces. A #Material-Oriented-Theory-of-History for #historians, #philosophers, and #theoristsofhistory.
#materiality #historytheory #ontology

Geschichtstheorie am Werk @hist-theory.bsky.social · May 13

It's Tuesday, and Lisa Regazzoni (@lisaregazzoni.bsky.social) #blogstheblog dealing with the existence of an ‘ontological in-between’.👇
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Das ‚Dazwischen‘ als ontologisches Problem in der Geschichtswissenschaft: Ein alternativer Vorschlag – out of the Box.

Lisa Regazzoni - Ontologische, zumeist implizite Vorstellungen prägen die historische Arbeit in mehrfacher Hinsicht. Eine davon betrifft das historische Material, mit dem wir Historiker*innen arbeiten...

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Lisa Regazzoni @lisaregazzoni.bsky.social · Apr 9

📣The inspiring contribution by Thibault Sauzaret on Vergès’s post-museum is now available in English translation. Enjoy the reading!

Geschichtstheorie am Werk @hist-theory.bsky.social · Apr 8

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Françoise Vergès’s post-museum: the culmination of a programme for decolonising history in Western museums

Thibault Sauzaret - Rethinking the history of countries formerly colonised by European powers is a broader issue than might seem at first glance, since it involves not only the need to decentralise ou...

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Martin Lutz @martinlutz.bsky.social · Mar 26

A very warm welcome to @gwu-bielefeld.bsky.social @ Uni Bielefeld

Research on historical interactions between nature and society

Members: @birtefoerster.bsky.social,
@czumbragel.bsky.social, Peter Kramper, Franz Mauelshagen, Carsten Reinhardt, Eleonora Rohland, Vito Gironda

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Gesellschaft – Wissen – Umwelt - Universität Bielefeld

Im Zentrum des Profils 'Gesellschaft – Wissen – Umwelt' stehen die Wandlungen des Verhältnisses von Natur und Gesellschaft. Natur und Gesellschaft sind miteinander verwoben und stehen in einer produkt...

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David Jesse @reporterdavidj.bsky.social · Mar 21

New UVM president reflects on what she learned at her previous job: "What I learned is that when people disagree, if you have the courage to walk toward that conflict, the incredible work of higher education can be so transformative to the conversation." www.chronicle.com/article/have...

Marlene Tromp: ‘Have the Courage to Walk Toward That Conflict’

The outgoing president of Boise State on her move to the University of Vermont and how presidents can manage political pressure.

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Lisa Regazzoni @lisaregazzoni.bsky.social · Mar 26

Really looking forward to the conversations on the production of historical knowledge at this year’s annual conference, organized by the Geschichte+Theorie network at ZiF (@zif-bielefeld.bsky.social) from March 27 to 29.
Take a look at the program: geschichte-und-theorie.de/tagungen/ges...

XLIX. Tagung | AG+T – Arbeitskreis Geschichte+Theorie

Der Arbeitskreis Geschichte+Theorie ist ein unabhängiger und selbst organisierter Zusammenschluss jüngerer Historikerinnen und Historiker, die alle an verschiedenen europäischen und nordamerikanischen...

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