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How the Holocaust narrative is appropriated and distorted
The Swiss author Alexander Estis analysed the instrumentalisation of historical memory in his lecture at the Collaborative Research Centre 1288. The recording is now online.
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Seeking clues in far away archives
Three doctoral students report on their archive trips and experiences.
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Partnership Bielefeld – Guadalajara: Convincing as a Team
Representatives of both universities discuss the study programs offered, joint research and teaching and the institutionalisation of the partnership, which began around 20 years ago.
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The Ukrainian Past and Present at German Universities
Academics at Bielefeld University are dealing with the war in Ukraine in different ways. We provide updates on this.
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When research becomes personal
Professor Dr Olaf Kaltmeier is a Latin America researcher. He appreciates the role of academia at grassroots level and thinks Europe could learn a lot from it.
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Digital methods in science and their impact
Historian Prof. Dr. Silke Schwandt examines the role of digital methods in science and their influence on various uncertainties.
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“National literature is a construct with a tradition”
How do national literature and historical change influence each other? Three questions for Professor Dr. Berenike Herrmann.
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Understanding how past societies handled uncertainty
By applying new digital methods, historians are helping to take a new look at how to handle uncertainty.
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Maximilian Benz is keen to bring historical depth into today’s thinking
The Heisenberg Professor greatly appreciates the interdisciplinary approach and high degree of flexibility at Bielefeld University for his research.
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Research Centre ‘Practices of Comparing’ extended
German Research Foundation (DFG) supports network with 11.9 million euros in funding
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Next door to the Capitol
Levke Harders’ eight-month stay abroad as a Postdoctoral Visiting Research Fellow is being funded by the Max Weber Foundation. In addition to Washington, DC, the Foundation runs other historical institutes […]
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