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To mark the start of the semester, the MOTH team gathered to reflect on materiality through hands-on work with a ceramic object.

Guided by Noa Ranzer, we explored how different practices shape the way we see, inquire, and understand traces of the past and their transformations.

#TheoryOfHistory

Towards a Material Oriented Theory of History (MOTH) team retreat at Bielefeld University, funded by the Volkswagen Stiftung.

Spring marked the start of MOTH at Bielefeld University (funded by @volkswagenstiftung.de).

Led by @lisaregazzoni.bsky.social, we explored material analysis as a way to rethink the study of the past and connect the natural sciences with the humanities.

A first step in a four-year journey.

A new research project at Bielefeld University, funded by the @volkswagenstiftung.de, has officially launched.

Led by Professor @lisaregazzoni.bsky.social, the project develops a Material-Oriented Theory of History (MOTH), exploring how matter and materiality can reshape approaches to the past.