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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. 🌐: https://www.ghi-dc.org
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Only 2 weeks left to submit your proposal for this year's Medieval Germany Workshop in cooperation with German History Society! 📯

📅 29 May 2026
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⏰ Deadline: 15 February 2026
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January 30, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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Together with our partners at @c2dh.uni.lu we are happy to share the CfP for our 2026 Digital Humanities and Digital History conference: "AI through History, History through AI," taking place this June in Luxembourg. Proposals due March 1! www.uni.lu/c2dh-en/news...
CfP: AI through History, History through AI
The Eighth Conference on Digital Humanities and Digital History hosted by the C²DH in Belval will revolve around Artificial Intelligence in the historical disciplines.
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January 30, 2026 at 3:26 PM
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Our colleague @swensteinberg.bsky.social will be taking part in a discussion about American and European security policy at a crossroads, on this coming Tuesday (Feb. 2): www.fes.de/veranstaltun...
Trumps Grönland-Vision: Zwischen Realität und Rhetorik - Veranstaltungsdetails
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January 30, 2026 at 3:22 PM
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For our "Hätte ich das mal eher gewusst…" interview series, Research Fellow @janakeck.bsky.social reflected on the digital methods she used to study text reuse & representations of gender in the 19th-century German-American press href.hypotheses.org/5617
Hätte ich das mal eher gewusst …with Jana Dunz-Keck
Can you describe your project in three sentences and explain the digital component of your work? In the 19th century, newspapers copied each other extensively: Texts were reprinted, adapted, and circu...
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January 28, 2026 at 6:54 PM
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Today marks Holocaust Remembrance Day. Our colleague Richard Wetzell's recent article "Nazi Biopolitics: Eugenics, Racial Policy, and the Persecution of “Asoziale,” 1933–1939" examines the ideological developments underlying the violence of the Holocaust: www.cambridge.org/core/books/c...
Nazi Biopolitics: Eugenics, Racial Policy, and the Persecution of “Asoziale,” 1933–1939 (Chapter 19) - The Cambridge History of the Holocaust
The Cambridge History of the Holocaust - June 2025
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January 27, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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Rebuild or Retreat?

Our conference website @ghiwashington.bsky.social is now online! Check out the program and don't hesitate to contact me, if you have are interested to learn more about the project.

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Rebuild or Retreat?
Rebuild or Retreat? Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Climate Migration and Mobility in the Global North April 23 – 24, 2026 | German Historical Institute (GHI) Washington, Washington, D.C.   Internat...
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January 23, 2026 at 1:57 PM
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Our partners at C. H. Beck Verlag have an open position for a “Lektor:in Zeitgeschichte” and we are happy to share this great opportunity: karriere.chbeck.de/jobs/6128755...
Lektor (m/w/d) für Zeitgeschichte – Verlag C.H.Beck
Wir sind auf der Suche nach: Lektor (m/w/d) für Zeitgeschichte, Vollzeit, München
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January 22, 2026 at 2:44 PM
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Hot off the press: I edited with Raphael Rössel @ghiwashington.bsky.social a special issue on "Violence and Social Inequalities" in "Zeitschrift für Geschichtswissenschaft" - with contributions by Sophia Dafinger, Darius Muschiol and @christopherewing.bsky.social

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January 20, 2026 at 3:09 PM
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New Year, New Voices! 📣

Get your research out there in 2026 with the help of CEH's blog. New Voices offers a platform for postgrads and ECRs in our field to engage a wider audience with their work.

Here's a reminder of everything we published in 2025 (contact details at the end!) [1/7]

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January 20, 2026 at 10:23 AM
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We’re currently accepting submissions for our Pre-Dissertation Fellowships in German history for scholars at universities in the western U.S. & Canada. Applications due January 31! www.ghi-dc.org/programs/pre...
Pre-Dissertation Fellowships for Students in German & European History at West Coast Universities – GHI Washington
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January 14, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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#CfA #Postdoctoral #Fellowships 2026-27

📌 10 months #Fellowships beginning on 1 September 2026 | in #Beirut | for applicants with a doctoral degree | focus on #Research in #Humanities and #SocialSciences | organised by #OIBeirut

📅 1 March 2026

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Das Gebäude des Orient-Instituts Beirut. The building of the Orient Institute Beirut.
January 13, 2026 at 2:42 PM
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🎧 This month on Wagnis Wissen, antisemitism researcher Stefanie Schüler-Springorum (@tuberlin.bsky.social) dissects Germany's much-lauded culture of remembrance and explains how the country's selective confrontation of its Nazi past still informs the present.

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January 13, 2026 at 10:55 AM
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#CfA Early-career Writing Scholarships for #Doctoral and #Postdoctoral #Scholars

📌 focus on #SouthAsian region, global and art history, sociology and more | 12 months starting 1 July 2026 | in #Delhi | organised by @mwfdelhi.bsky.social

📅 15 February 2026

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Das Logo des Max Weber Forums für Südostasienstudien. The logo of the Max Weber Forum for South Asian Studies.
January 13, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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#CfA The Most Documented War: Polyphony of Stories

📌 4th annual #Symposium of #Documentation and #Archival Projects in #Lviv | June 4-6 2026 | organised by @rcu-mws-ukraine.bsky.social, @iwm.at, #CenterForUrbanHistory and #INDEX

📅 26 January 2026

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Zu sehen ist das Poster für das Symposium "The Most Documented War: Polyphony of Stories" in Lviv. The picture shows the poster for the symposium "The Most Documented War: Polyphony of Stories" in Lviv.
January 13, 2026 at 2:43 PM
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Thank you for including my monograph "Why They Gave" on CARE and US aid in postwar Germany in your exhibit at #AHA26. I hope you had a great time. Wish I could have been there.
For anyone who is interested, you can download the open-access ebook right here: www.steiner-verlag.de/Why-They-Gav....
January 12, 2026 at 5:58 PM
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More #aha26 snapshots from Chicago, including panels on imperial legacies, AI-mediated historiography, and the history of violence, as well as our exhibit hall booth. It was great to meet and reconnect with colleagues and share more about our research and the GHI!
"Imperial Legacies? Palestine, Russia, and the US—Changing Landscapes in 2025" panelists: Daniel Immerwahr (Northwestern University); Robert Geraci (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign); Ulrike von Hirschhausen (director, GHI Washington) Jana Keck (GHI Washington) presenting during the panel "AI-Mediated Historiography: Models, Misinformation, and Methodology" Raphael Roessel (GHI Washington) presenting "A Challenge to Coeducation? Media Reports on Hazing Among Female College Students Around 1900," as part of the panel "Between Outrage and Voyeurism: Moral Panics About Sexual, Gendered, and Racialized Violence in the United States and Europe," also including Sarah Frenking (University of Geneva), Nicholas Syrett (University of Wisconsin-Madison), and Julia Roos (Indiana University) Bryan Hart, GHI Washington Program Officer, staffing our booth in the AHA Exhibit Hall
January 12, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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Snapshots from #aha26: our colleagues' panels on "Grief, Love, Solidarity: Studying Emotions in 20th-Century Jewish History" and "New Approaches to the Chicago Convention and Global Aviation History"
"Grief, Love, Solidarity: Studying Emotions in 20th-Century Jewish History" panelists: Leora Auslander (University of Chicago), chair; Christian Bailey (SUNY Purchase); Victoria Martinez (Lund University); and Viola Alianov-Rautenberg (GHI Washington) "New Approaches to the Chicago Convention and Global Aviation History" panelists: Andreas Greiner (GHI Washington); Lauren Stokes (Northwestern University); Alan Meyer, chair (remote; Auburn University); Phil TIemeyer (Kansas State University); Jess Pearson (Macalester College)
January 9, 2026 at 6:33 PM
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Come find us at #AHA26 at booth #233!
Photograph of the German Historical Institute’s display table in the Exhibit Hall at the American Historical Association conference, featuring books, information cards about institute projects, and issues of the institute’s Bulletin.
January 9, 2026 at 2:44 PM
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Reminder: The deadline to apply for our two Research Fellow positions in modern/contemporary history is coming up on January 11! www.ghi-dc.org/news-show/tw...
Two Research Fellow Positions in Modern and Contemporary History – GHI Washington
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January 8, 2026 at 6:48 PM
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The American Historical Association 2026 annual meeting begins today in Chicago! Five of our colleagues will be taking part in panels, representing the breadth of our research expertise, and you can also learn more about the GHI at our exhibit hall booth #AHA26 www.historians.org/events/annua...
Annual Meeting - AHA
Join Us at the Annual Meeting Connect with Your Community Since 1884, the American Historical Association annual meeting has been the premier gathering for historians to come together to share researc...
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January 8, 2026 at 6:07 PM
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Deadline is less than two weeks away!
DH at 50: European Perspectives on America's Global Rise and Crises
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January 7, 2026 at 2:25 PM
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We are looking forward to taking part in #AHA26 in Chicago this week! Stop by our booth in the Exhibit Hall to learn more about our research areas, digital projects, book series, fellowship & conference opportunities, and more!
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Check out our #AHA26 Travel Guide for details about traveling to and in Chicago, including public transportation, parking, places to eat, and more. 🗃️
AHA26 Travel Guide - AHA
Details about traveling to and in Chicago.
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January 6, 2026 at 5:28 PM
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#CfA: Joint #Scholarship Programme for young scholars from South Asia

📌a three-month #fellowship | start in #April in #Heidelberg | organised by @mwfdelhi.bsky.social, @uniheidelberg.bsky.social and @unihd-sai.bsky.social

📅 Deadline: 11 January 2026

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#CfA: Joint Scholarship Programme for young scholars from South Asia 📌a three-month fellowship | start in #April in #Heidelberg | organised by @mwfdelhi.bsky.social, @uniheidelberg.bsky.social and @unihd-sai.bsky.social 📅 Deadline: 11 January 2026 🔗https://karriere.maxweberstiftung.de/jobposting/58ee8d95ebf5768bebfc4f4d6f12025e875da7730
January 6, 2026 at 10:29 AM
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#CfA Ph.D. Research Grant Announcement 2026/27

📌 #Fellowships for P.h.D candidates not living in #Turkey | research areas like #Musicology, #Turkology, #Ottoman modernities, #Religion, #Narration and more | organised by #OIIstanbul

📅 Apply by January 12, 2026

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Außenansicht Orient-Institut Istanbul Exterior view of the Orient Institute Istanbul
January 6, 2026 at 10:16 AM
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Join us for the #AHA26 online orientation TODAY, at 2 p.m. ET. All are welcome, especially first-time annual meeting attendees. Orientation participants will be able to ask questions about the meeting in an informal setting & meet the staff who pull the whole thing together. Register here🗃️
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Everything You Need to Know About AHA26: An Online Orientation. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Planning to attend AHA26 this January? If so, we hope you’ll join us for this online orientation on Monday, January 5, from 2:00 to 2:45 p.m. ET. All are welcome, especially first-time annual meeting ...
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January 5, 2026 at 2:30 PM