German Historical Institute Washington
@ghiwashington.bsky.social
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
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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September 17, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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…
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...
Event – GHI Washington
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September 16, 2026 at 5:39 PM
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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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...
🗓️ 17.09.2026, 18:00 Uhr
📍 Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Festsaal @oeaw.bsky.social
Anmeldung: www.oeaw.ac.at/detail/veran...
September 15, 2026 at 6:51 AM
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...
🗓️ 17.09.2026, 18:00 Uhr
📍 Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Festsaal @oeaw.bsky.social
Anmeldung: www.oeaw.ac.at/detail/veran...
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...
September 15, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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...
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...
September 14, 2026 at 8:40 PM
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...
🏅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
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September 14, 2026 at 5:53 PM
🏅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...
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...
September 14, 2026 at 5:37 PM
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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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...
Event – GHI Washington
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August 31, 2026 at 1:37 PM
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...
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
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September 2, 2026 at 8:03 PM
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.
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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September 2, 2026 at 6:52 PM
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...
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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...
#Podiumsdiskussion der Reihe #GeisteswissenschaftImDialog gemeinsam mit
Akademienunion und @adwhamburg.bsky.social
📅 28.09.2026
🕖 19 Uhr
📍 Hamburg, Baseler Hof
Anmeldung: www.maxweberstiftung...
August 31, 2026 at 10:34 AM
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...
#Podiumsdiskussion der Reihe #GeisteswissenschaftImDialog gemeinsam mit
Akademienunion und @adwhamburg.bsky.social
📅 28.09.2026
🕖 19 Uhr
📍 Hamburg, Baseler Hof
Anmeldung: www.maxweberstiftung...
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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...
Dr. Jana Keck, with her publication officially starts our brand-new "Digital Books" web portal:
digitalbooks.degruyterbrill.com/10.1515/9783...
August 31, 2026 at 1:11 PM
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...
Dr. Jana Keck, with her publication officially starts our brand-new "Digital Books" web portal:
digitalbooks.degruyterbrill.com/10.1515/9783...
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...
Event – GHI Washington
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August 31, 2026 at 1:37 PM
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...
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
August 27, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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
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...
August 26, 2026 at 7:18 PM
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...
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...
August 25, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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...
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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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August 25, 2026 at 1:54 PM
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.
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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
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August 25, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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
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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...
August 21, 2026 at 3:18 PM
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...
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FEATURED JOB: Visiting Research Scholar | Fung Global Fellows Program, Princeton University - New Jersey
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August 19, 2026 at 3:38 PM
FEATURED JOB: Visiting Research Scholar | Fung Global Fellows Program, Princeton University - New Jersey
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#fellow #highered #education #academia #humanities
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#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...
📍 #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...
August 18, 2026 at 10:54 AM
#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...
📍 #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...
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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August 18, 2026 at 7:21 PM
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...
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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
#EchoesOf1776 #USA250 #GlobalHistory
August 14, 2026 at 8:08 AM
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
#EchoesOf1776 #USA250 #GlobalHistory
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The Research Centre Ukraine /Max Weber Foundation invites applications for the full-time position of Academic Coordinator.
Please submit your application by 5 September 2026. More details and the application link are available via karriere.maxweberstiftung.de/jobposting/2...
@maxweberstiftung.de
Please submit your application by 5 September 2026. More details and the application link are available via karriere.maxweberstiftung.de/jobposting/2...
@maxweberstiftung.de
August 17, 2026 at 6:02 AM
The Research Centre Ukraine /Max Weber Foundation invites applications for the full-time position of Academic Coordinator.
Please submit your application by 5 September 2026. More details and the application link are available via karriere.maxweberstiftung.de/jobposting/2...
@maxweberstiftung.de
Please submit your application by 5 September 2026. More details and the application link are available via karriere.maxweberstiftung.de/jobposting/2...
@maxweberstiftung.de
🏅 Reminder: Franz Steiner Prize applications are due September 15! The Steiner Prize is given biennially to a manuscript on North American studies or transatlantic relations; the resulting book will appear in our Transatlantic Historical Studies book series. More info: www.ghi-dc.org/programs/fra...
Franz Steiner Prize – GHI Washington
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August 14, 2026 at 1:58 PM
🏅 Reminder: Franz Steiner Prize applications are due September 15! The Steiner Prize is given biennially to a manuscript on North American studies or transatlantic relations; the resulting book will appear in our Transatlantic Historical Studies book series. More info: www.ghi-dc.org/programs/fra...