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The German Historical Institute Washington (GHI) is an internationally recognized center for advanced study with offices in Washington, DC, and Berkeley, California. 🌐: www.ghi-dc.org

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Max Weber Stiftung @maxweberstiftung.de · 07/10/2026

🎧 Neues Special unseres Podcasts "Wissen entgrenzen"! Janine Funke und Verrückte Geschichte sprechen mit Historiker*innen Stefan Rinke und Barbara Potthast über die Einflüsse der amerikanischen Revolution auf Lateinamerika. Jetzt reinhören!

Beitrag zur Podcastfolge "Echoes of 1776 – Lateinamerika" des Podcasts "Wissen entgrenzen" der Max Weber Stiftung. Zu sehen sind Porträts von Barbara Potthast und Stefan Rinke, eine Karte Südamerikas sowie die Beschreibung „Die Einflüsse der amerikanischen Revolution auf Lateinamerika“.

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Max Weber Stiftung @maxweberstiftung.de · 06/10/2026

#CfA | Reisebeihilfen zur Teilnahme an Konferenzen, Workshops and Kolloquien – 2027.1 🤝Fahrtkostenzuschuss und Übernachtungsgeld 📅 1. Januar – 31. Juli 2027 | Bewerbungsfrist: 15. November 2026 🔗 mwsosteuropa.hypothe...

German Historical Institute Washington @ghiwashington.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Today & tomorrow we are holding the workshop “Flight, Exile and Emigration in Germany’s Age of Extremes: Biographical Perspectives” in collaboration with Georgetown University and support from @daadworldwide.bsky.social. Find the program here: ghiworkshops.hypotheses.org/flight-and-e...

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UC Berkeley Institute of European Studies @ucberkeleyies.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

2026 Gerald D. Feldman Lecture Reckoning with the Past in Germany and the United States: The Case for Thinking Comparatively about Reparative Justice 🗓️ October 8 🕛 5 p.m. 📍Alumni House 🔗 Register for this event on our website: events.berkeley.edu/ies/event/32...

German Historical Institute Washington @ghiwashington.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

We are now accepting nominations for the Fritz Stern Dissertation Prize! The 2027 Stern Prize will be awarded to the best dissertation on a topic in German history completed at a North American university in 2026. Nomination information can be found here: www.ghi-dc.org/programs/fri...

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Max Weber Stiftung @maxweberstiftung.de · 06/10/2026

#CfP Maritime (Dis)Connect: Ports in Global Imperial Crisis, 1904–1925 📍#Conference in #Tbilisi | organised by #MWNEasternEurope and #GeorgiaBranchOffice 📅 4.–5. March 2027 | Apply by 6 November 2026 🔗 mwsosteuropa.hypothe...

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Deutsches Historisches Institut Paris @dhi-paris.fr · 06/10/2026

🎓 Candidatez à notre #Bourse Eugen-Ewig! Bourse de 4 mois destinée aux chercheuses et chercheurs #postdoctoraux, afin d'élaborer une demande de financement de projet individuel ou de constituer un groupe de recherche 📅 Candidatures tout au long de l’année ➡️ dhi-paris.fr/fr/aide... #IHA

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German Historical Institute Washington @ghiwashington.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

On Thursday, we look forward to welcoming Professor Rita Chin (University of Michigan) to our Pacific Office to deliver the 2026 Feldman-IES lecture "Reckoning with the Past in Germany and the United States: The Case for Thinking Comparatively about Reparative Justice" www.ghi-dc.org/events/event...

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German Historical Institute Washington @ghiwashington.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

On Thursday, October 29, we look forward to welcoming Professor Ned Blackhawk of Yale University to deliver our 40th Annual Lecture (in person & online): “Manifest Destiny’s Myriad Influences: Native Americans and the Rise of 20th-century Totalitarianism.” Ticket info: www.ghi-dc.org/events/event...

Postcard providing details about the event “Manifest Destiny’s Myriad Influences: Native Americans and the Rise of 20th-Century Totalitarianism,” a lecture by Ned Blackhawk (Yale University) taking place at the GHI Washington on October 29 at 6 pm. Background image: “Sun Dance audience 2,” Black Hawk ledger, Thaw Collection, New York State Historical Association.

German Historical Institute Washington @ghiwashington.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🗓️ One last reminder: Tomorrow (October 1) is the deadline to apply for our next cycle of short-term doctoral and postdoctoral research fellowships! Learn more: www.ghi-dc.org/programs/doc...

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German Historical Institute Washington @ghiwashington.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Join us October 5th in Washington for the panel discussion “German-American Encounters – 250 Years of Shared Histories,” with speakers from the German-American Heritage Foundation, the Black German Cultural Society, and the German Society of Pennsylvania: www.ghi-dc.org/events/event...

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German Historical Institute Washington @ghiwashington.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Frank Bösch, our Fall 2026 Henkel Stiftung lecturer, will conclude his tour with a talk this afternoon at UCLA on “Dealing with Dictatorships: German Interactions with Worldwide Autocracies since the 1950s.” For more information: www.international.ucla.edu/euro/event/1...

Poster for the event “Dealing with Dictatorships: German Interactions with Worldwide Autocracies since the 1950s,” a lecture by Professor Frank Bösch (Leibniz Centre for Contemporary History, Potsdam) at UCLA on September 29th. The poster is illustrated with a photograph of West German president Heinrich Lücke hosting a reception for Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran, in 1967.

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German Historical Institute Washington @ghiwashington.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Our next application deadline for our short-term fellowships (1 to 5 months) is October 1! Learn more about qualifying research projects and how to apply here: www.ghi-dc.org/programs/doc...

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German Historical Institute Washington @ghiwashington.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

CFP: “Bloodbath Nation? Political and Social Violence in U.S. History,” GAAS historians’ conference, June 2027. Further details: www.ghi-dc.org/events/event...

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Max Weber Stiftung @maxweberstiftung.de · 25/09/2026

In unserer Reihe #MWSInterns stellen wir Praktikant*innen und ihre Arbeitsbereiche vor. Heute nimmt uns Lina mit zu ihrem #Praktikum in der Geschäftsstelle der Max Weber Stiftung in Bonn.💼☕️📚️ Was waren ihre Aufgaben? Was hat ihr besonders gefallen? 🔗 gab.hypotheses.org/2...

German Historical Institute Washington @ghiwashington.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

On Saturday, September 26, Frank Bösch will give a talk on "Dealing with Dictatorships: German Interactions with Worldwide Autocracies since the 1950s" at #theGSA2026 as part of our Gerda Henkel Lecture Tour: www.ghi-dc.org/events/event...

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German Historical Institute Washington @ghiwashington.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Our next application deadline for our short-term fellowships (1 to 5 months) is October 1! Learn more about qualifying research projects and how to apply here: www.ghi-dc.org/programs/doc...

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German Historical Institute Washington @ghiwashington.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This afternoon we’re pleased to welcome Dr. Ariel Tang to our Pacific Office to give a talk titled “Scripting Silence: Animals Political and Unpolitical in Charlotte Beradt’s Dreamscape.” Learn more: www.ghi-dc.org/events/event...

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Max Weber Stiftung @maxweberstiftung.de · 22/09/2026

#CfP Did The Empire Make Sense? Exploring the Potential and the Limits of Colonial Environmental Knowledge 📍#Conference at #GHILondon @ghilondon.bsky.social 📅 18–20 May 2027 | Apply by November 16, 2026 🔗 www.ghil.ac.uk/event...

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German Historical Institute Washington @ghiwashington.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

We are tremendously excited to take part in #theGSA2026 (@thegsa.bsky.social) next week! Come find our table in the exhibitor hall and learn more about our research program, fellowships, book series, prizes, and other opportunities…

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German Historical Institute Washington @ghiwashington.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

We’re currently accepting registrations to take part in our next West Coast Germanists’ Workshop, with the theme “Borders and Belonging,” happening at UC Berkeley in March 2027. Learn more about the workshop and opportunities to participate here: www.ghi-dc.org/events/event...

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Max Weber Stiftung @maxweberstiftung.de · 15/09/2026

Keynote von Historiker Caspar Hirschi im Rahmen der Konferenz "The Moralization of Science" 🗓️ 17.09.2026, 18:00 Uhr 📍 Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Festsaal @oeaw.bsky.social Anmeldung: www.oeaw.ac.at/detail/veran...

Die Freiheit der Zugelassenen. Wissenschaftsfreiheit zwischen Moral und Moralisierung

Wie kann man autoritären Bedrohungen der Wissenschaftsfreiheit begegnen? Das erläutert der Schweizer Historiker Caspar Hirschi in einem öffentlichen Vortrag an der ÖAW mit Blick auf Trumps USA und die...

German Historical Institute Washington @ghiwashington.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Congratulations to former visiting fellow Christiane Bauer, whose book "Becoming German American: Eine generationenübergreifende deutsche Migrationsgeschichte in Amerika nach 1945" has just been published by Franz Steiner Verlag: www.steiner-verlag.d...

Cover of the book "Becoming German American: Eine generationenübergreifende deutsche Migrationsgeschichte in Amerika nach 1945" by Christiane Bauer, published by Franz Steiner Verlag (2026)

German Historical Institute Washington @ghiwashington.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Our Gerda Henkel Lecture Tour begins on September 15 with Frank Bösch of @zzfpotsdam.bsky.social presenting "The “New Jews”: (Post-)Soviet Migration and the Reinvention of Jewishness in Germany since 1990" at UC Berkeley: www.ghi-dc.org/events/event...

German Historical Institute Washington @ghiwashington.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

🏅Reminder: Tomorrow (September 15) is the deadline for submissions for our Franz Steiner Prize in Transatlantic History, awarded to an outstanding unpublished manuscript to provide for its publication in our Transatlantic Historical Studies book series: www.ghi-dc.org/programs/fra...

Franz Steiner Prize – GHI Washington

German Historical Institute Washington @ghiwashington.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The keynote lecture by Prof. Caspar Hirschi, “Die Freiheit der Zugelassenen: Wissenschaftsfreiheit zwischen Moral und Moralisierung,” will take place on September 17 at 6pm CET / 12pm EDT and can be streamed online by Zoom; registration is available here: www.oeaw.ac.at/veranstaltun...

German Historical Institute Washington @ghiwashington.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

This week our interdisciplinary conference "The Moralization of Science" convenes at the Austrian Academy of Sciences. Learn more about the conference and program here: www.humtec.rwth-aachen.de/cms/humtec/d...

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German Historical Institute Washington @ghiwashington.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

CFP reminder: “Between Big Data and Obsolescence: Born-Digital Sources, Contemporary History, and the Politics of Access,” our 9th Digital History conference, will take place in Washington in March 2027. Proposals are due by September 6! www.ghi-dc.org/events/event...

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German Historical Institute Washington @ghiwashington.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

A fuller obituary of Konrad Jarausch will be published in the next issue of our Bulletin. We extend our heartfelt condolences to his family and friends and colleagues.

German Historical Institute Washington @ghiwashington.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Among his other activities with and for the institute, in May 2024 Jarausch delivered the Friends of the GHI's Feldman Memorial Lecture, titled “The Challenge of German Histories: An American Retrospective” and published in our Fall 2025 Bulletin: www.ghi-dc.org/fileadmin/pu...

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German Historical Institute Washington @ghiwashington.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Over the years, Konrad Jarausch provided his guidance and support to the institute in innumerable ways, serving as part of the editorial team for our "German History in Documents and Images" project and also taking part in many conferences, symposia, and other events.

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German Historical Institute Washington @ghiwashington.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The German Historical Institute has been deeply saddened to learn of the death of the renowned scholar Konrad Jarausch, a longtime pillar of our community who among other contributions was the first president of the Friends of the German Historical Institute.

In memoriam Konrad Jarausch 1941-2026 – GHI Washington

German Historical Institute Washington @ghiwashington.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Our next deadline for short-term doctoral and postdoctoral fellowship applications is October 1! Learn more about our focus areas and how to apply here: www.ghi-dc.org/programs/doc...

Doctoral and Postdoctoral Research Fellowships – GHI Washington

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Max Weber Stiftung @maxweberstiftung.de · 31/08/2026

Der Traum von Freiheit und seine Realität – Die Bürgerrechtsbewegung in den USA #Podiumsdiskussion der Reihe #GeisteswissenschaftImDialog gemeinsam mit Akademienunion und @adwhamburg.bsky.social 📅 28.09.2026 🕖 19 Uhr 📍 Hamburg, Baseler Hof Anmeldung: www.maxweberstiftung...

Veranstaltungsankündigung der GiD-Podiumsdiskussion „Der Traum von Freiheit und seine Realität – Die Bürgerrechtsbewegung in den USA“. Abgebildet sind die vier Podiumsgäste Daniel-Thabani Ncube, Ute Frevert, Mischa Honeck und Nina Perkowski sowie die Logos der Reihe „Echoes of 1776“, „Geisteswissenschaft im Dialog“ und der Max Weber Stiftung, Akademienunion und Akademie der Wissenschaften Hamburg. Die Veranstaltung findet am 28. September 2026 um 19 Uhr im Baseler Hof (Esplanade 11) in Hamburg statt. Abgebildet ist die Moderatorin Franziska Wüst. Auf einem Papierzettel steht der Text: "Die Diskussion endet nicht auf dem Podium... Im Anschluss offener Austausch mit dem Publikum".

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De Gruyter Brill History @dgb-history.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

The beginning of a new era! Dr. Jana Keck, with her publication officially starts our brand-new "Digital Books" web portal: digitalbooks.degruyterbrill.com/10.1515/9783...

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Migration and HERitage: Gender Mining the 19th-century German-American Press - Migration and HERitage

German Historical Institute Washington @ghiwashington.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

CFP reminder: “Between Big Data and Obsolescence: Born-Digital Sources, Contemporary History, and the Politics of Access,” our 9th Digital History conference, will take place in Washington in March 2027. Proposals are due by September 6! www.ghi-dc.org/events/event...

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German Historical Institute Washington @ghiwashington.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

For the book in print format (also available as an #OpenAccess eBook), please visit: www.degruyterbrill.com/de/document/...

German Historical Institute Washington @ghiwashington.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

For the digital monograph format, please visit: digitalbooks.degruyterbrill.com/10.1515/9783...

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Migration and HERitage: Gender Mining the 19th-century German-American Press - Migration and HERitage

German Historical Institute Washington @ghiwashington.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Congratulations to our colleague Jana Keck on her new book "Migration and HERitage: Gender Mining the 19th-Century German-American Press"! Published in the @degruyterbrill.bsky.social "Studies in Digital History and Hermeneutics" book series, it's available as both a digital monograph & in print

Front cover of the book "Migration and HERitage: Gender Mining the 19th-Century German-American Press," by Jana Keck

German Historical Institute Washington @ghiwashington.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Professor Blackhawk's lecture will take place at the institute in Washington, but the lecture will also be streamed online. To sign up to attend in person or to listen remotely, please visit our website: www.ghi-dc.org/events/event...

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German Historical Institute Washington @ghiwashington.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Ned Blackhawk, Lamar Professor of History at Yale University, will give our 2026 Annual Lecture on Thursday, October 29. We look forward to his talk, to be titled “Manifest Destiny’s Myriad Influences: Native Americans and the Rise of 20th-Century Totalitarianism.” www.ghi-dc.org/events/event...

Photograph of Professor Ned Blackhawk

German Historical Institute Washington @ghiwashington.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Tracing how one wartime refugee protected her collection in the face of Nazi persecution and plunder, "A Collector's Odyssey," co-authored with Christel H. Force and Katharina Weiler, is available in #OpenAccess thanks to support from @maxweberstiftung.de

German Historical Institute Washington @ghiwashington.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Congratulations to our former colleague Anna-Carolin Augustin on her new book "A Collector’s Odyssey: How Marie-Anne de Goldschmidt-Rothschild Saved her Paintings from Nazi Looting"—out now from @degruyterbrill.bsky.social www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

Cover of the book "A Collector’s Odyssey: How Marie-Anne de Goldschmidt-Rothschild Saved her Paintings from Nazi Looting," co-authored by Christel H. Force, Anna-Carolin Augustin and Katharina Weiler

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American Historical Association @historians.org · 25/08/2026

Historical work is best done in a context of free exchange across the globe. The AHA has compiled resources that might help individuals and departments navigate difficult international situations, especially regarding travel and academic freedom.

Resources for Foreign Scholars - AHA

Supporting Foreign Scholars Historical work is best done in a context of free exchange across the globe. Current conditions affecting foreign scholars and international travel can inhibit that free ex...

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German Historical Institute London @ghilondon.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

New on the GHIL Podcast! 🎧 The twentieth century is normally considered the century of the refugee, beginning with the mass flight and expulsion of civilian populations in the First World War, and reaching its sad climax with millions of displaced people in the Second World War and 1/4

German Historical Institute Washington @ghiwashington.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

This week we had the pleasure of hosting a @germanyinusa.bsky.social reception celebrating the research partnership between Germany and the USA—visit our Instagram page to learn more! www.instagram.com/german_histo...

Colleagues from the German and American research communities gathered in the reading room of the German Historical Institute in Washington on August 19th for a reception celebrating transatlantic research partnerships and cooperation.

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H-Net @h-net-humanities.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

FEATURED JOB: Visiting Research Scholar | Fung Global Fellows Program, Princeton University - New Jersey networks.h-net.org/jobs/70229/p... #fellow #highered #education #academia #humanities

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Max Weber Stiftung @maxweberstiftung.de · 18/08/2026

#CfP Between Big Data and Obsolescence: Born-Digital Sources, Contemporary History, and the Politics of Access 📍 #Conference on Digital #History and Digital #Humanities at @ghiwashington.bsky.social 📅 18–19 March 2027 | Apply by 6 September 2026 🔗 www.ghi-dc.org/event...

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German Historical Institute Washington @ghiwashington.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

We are hiring two Research Fellow positions in modern/contemporary history! Applications are due August 30th; visit our web site for further details: www.ghi-dc.org/news-show/tw...

Two Research Fellow Positions in Modern and Contemporary History (19th century to the present) – GHI Washington

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Max Weber Stiftung @maxweberstiftung.de · 14/08/2026

250 Jahre amerikanische Unabhängigkeitserklärung – und ihre globalen Echos. Zur MWS-Stiftungskonferenz haben wir aktuelle #Lesetipps zusammengestellt: zu Gründungsmythen, Demokratie, Lateinamerika, Südkorea und geopolitischen Konflikten📖 echoesof1776.hypothe... #EchoesOf1776 #USA250 #GlobalHistory