Zentrum für Theorien in der historischen Forschung - Universität Bielefeld 01.01.2026 | Neues Vorstandsmitglied: Martin Lutz

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Have you already seen our upcoming events at SoSe 2026, which you can find in full on our website?

Here's a quick overview:

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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.

Chantal Mouffes Gespenst Marcus Wystub - Ich möchte von einem Gespenst berichten. Nämlich davon, was mich während der Lektüre von Jacques Derridas Marx Gespenster umtrieb. Die darin festgestellte Abwesenheit des Namens Chan...

This week Marcus Wystub (@marcuswystub.bsky.social) writes about what troubled him while reading Jacques Derrida's 'Specters of Marx'. The absence of the name Chantal Mouffe in the book caused some irritation, which he explores in this article you can read more about here 👇

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Lo “iato” come problema ontologico nella disciplina storica. Una proposta alternativa – out of the box. Lisa Regazzoni - Le idee e i pregiudizi ontologici, sebbene spesso impliciti, influiscono in vari modi sulla ricerca storica e sulla scrittura della storia. Una di queste idee riguarda la “natura” del...

🛎️ How can the theory of history be rethought through things and materiality? In this new blog post @lisaregazzoni.bsky.social explores “inbetweenness” as an ontological problem within the historical discipline - out of the box. #Theoryofhistory #materiality👇
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Geschichtstheorie in die Lehre bringen? (Teil 2) Andreas Frings, Jana Kristin Hoffmann, Philipp McLean, Heidrun Ochs - Im Rahmen eines Austauschs zwischen dem „Geschichtswissenschaftsdidaktik-Blog“ und „Geschichtstheorie am Werk“ wurde die Frage dis...

This week, we are publishing the second part of an conversation with Andreas Frings (geschichtsadmin.bsky.social), Jana Hoffmann, Philipp McLean (philippmclean.bsky.social), and Heidrun Ochs, about the question of how to teach #theoryofhistory.

Read more here 👇
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The article will (as in the last week) shortly be published on the Geschichtswissenschaftsdidaktik Blog, as it is a collaborative effort.
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Geschichtstheorie in die Lehre bringen? (Teil 1) Andreas Frings, Jana Kristin Hoffmann, Philipp McLean, Heidrun Ochs - Im Rahmen eines Austauschs zwischen dem „Geschichtswissenschaftsdidaktik-Blog“ und „Geschichtstheorie am Werk“ wurde die Frage dis...

This week, we are publishing the first part of an conversation with Andreas Frings (geschichtsadmin.bsky.social), Jana Hoffmann, Philipp McLean (philippmclean.bsky.social), and Heidrun Ochs, about the question of how to teach #theoryofhistory.

Read more here 👇
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#Announcement Unfortunately, we have to announce that this week's Faculty Colloquium meets the #TheoryColloquium as a guest of the History Cultures Profile Area with #SandraMaß, has been cancelled.

#theoryofhistory #futurepasts

If you wish to participate, please send an email to theoriezentrale-geschichte@uni-bielefeld.de !

More informations:

Next week, #SandraMaß will be our guest on #TheoryColloquiumAsAGuestOf the #ProfilareaGeschichtskulturen. This is also the faculty colloquium. She will speak on the topic of 'Zukünftige Vergangenheiten'.

Join us at Bielefeld University (Room X E0-001) or online!
#theoryofhistory #futurepasts

Mit den Blogs Geschichtstheorie am Werk und dem theorieblog.de  haben sich zwei Plattformen etabliert, die sich für eine breite Öffentlichkeit den theoretischen Grundfragen ihrer Fachdisziplinen (Geschichtswissenschaften und Politikwissenschaften) widmen.... https://www.theorieblog.de/?p=30404

Our December 2025 "Philology Now" theme issue, edited by Valeria López Fadul and Courtney Weiss Smith, is out!

Read it here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14682303...

The Monography is edited by board member #MajaLisa_Müller and #LarsDeile, and includes comments by #BrittaHochkirchen, #ChrisLorenz, and @rutakazlauskaite.bsky.social.

Interested? Here is the link to the publication:

The #ZThF is pleased to announce that the second volume of the #BielefeldTheorieTalk series is finally online!
This #micro-monograph is entitled “Virtual History. Perspectives on an expanded concept of history” and was developed as part of the #Koselleck_Lecture with Lucian Hölscher.

🛎️ The second volume of the BiUP Bielefeld Theory Talks series is now out.
It features Lucian Hölscher’s reflections on virtual history, followed by commentaries by Britta Hochkirchen, Chris Lorenz, and @rutakazlauskaite.bsky.social 👇
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#REMINDER We are delighted to announce that #MartinaKessel will be joining us on Thursday for a #COLLOQUIUM on 'Das exkludierende Selbst. Die Moderne als Identitätspolitik in ungleicher Absicht".

Join us at Bielefeld University in Room X-E0-002 or online! #theoryofhistory #genderhistory

Call for Papers: Politische Theorien in den Geschichtswissenschaften und Geschichtstheorien in den Politikwissenschaften – eine interdisziplinäre Begegnung Editorial Board - Ein gemeinsamer Call for Papers der Blogs „Geschichtstheorie am Werk“ und des „theorieblog.de“. Beitrag in Deutsch Post in English

Call for Papers: In Zusammenarbeit mit @theorieblog.bsky.social laden wir zu Einreichungen ein, die beide Disziplinen verbinden oder die Texte/Theorien der jeweils anderen Disziplin kritisch untersuchen. Deadline: 12. April 2026.

Mehr hier👇
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#theoryofhistory #politicaltheory

Geschichtstheorie am Werk / Theory of History at Work This blog aims to theorize and reflect on history, which is to say history as both a research object and epistemological practice.

Stay attuned to theory in the "Jetztzeit": subscribe to the Theory of History at Work newsletter and receive a notification every time we publish a new post – every two weeks 👇
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The editorial board has compiled a few reading suggestions for the winter break and wishes you a Merry Think Time! Editorial Board - The editorial board has compiled a few reading suggestions for the winter break and wishes you a Merry Think Time!

The editorial board would like to wish you a happy winter break with the final post of the year. 👇
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#theoryhofhistory

If you wish to participate, please send an email to theoriezentrale-geschichte@uni-bielefeld.de !

We are delighted to welcome Martina Kessel on January 15, 2026. Her lecture is entitled “Das exludierende Selbst. Die Moderne als Identitätspolitik in ungleicher Absicht”.

Join us at Bielefeld University in Room X-E0-002 or online!
#theoryofhistory #genderhistory

#Announcement New Board Member

The Center for Theories in Historical Research is pleased to welcome @martinlutz.bsky.social as a new board member, beginning in January 2026.

We look forward to working with him, and we are excited to see what the future holds.

#zthf #theoryofhistory

Zentrum für Theorien in der historischen Forschung

However, if you don't want to miss out on the Theory Center's work during this time, feel free to check out our YouTube channel, where you can find our lectures from the last few semesters:

www.youtube.com/channel/UCna...

The #ZThF is taking a break for Christmas.
We wish all our followers a peaceful Christmas season.

Emotionen in der Forschungserfahrung: Von der Empathie zur „empathischen Differenz“ Clemens Wischermann - Empathie als methodologisches Problem der Beobachter in Forschersituationen ist schon lange ein Thema der Sozialwissenschaften. Aber in den Geschichtswissenschaften findet sich E...

This week, Clemens Wischermann writes about emotions in research, proposing an empathic difference to avoid misidentification and excessive sympathy.
Read more here 👇
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#theoryofhistory

#REMINDER We are pleased to announce that Jürgen Renn will be joining us tomorrow for a #COLLOQUIUM on 'Das Anthropozän – Eine Herausforderung für die Menschheit und die Wissenschaft'.

Join us at Bielefeld University in Room X-E0-001 or online! #theoryofhistory #Anthropocene

The best thing that can happen to your book is that a reviewer finds it extremely generative for their own ongoing research –even if it unfolds in a completely different field. 🌈 #intellectualtransfer

Are the Times a-Changin‘? Argumentieren mit Zeit und Wandel in der Geschichtswissenschaft Gion Wallmeyer - Die moderne Geschichtswissenschaft beschäftigt sich bereits seit ihren Anfängen mit der Frage, wie historischer Wandel rekonstruiert werden kann. In der jüngeren Forschung wird Wande...

More #theoryofhistory at gtw.hypotheses.org ! We have a great post from Gion Wallmeyer form the University of Bielefeld on "Are the Times a-Changin‘? Argumentieren mit Zeit und Wandel in der Geschichtswissenschaft"

Read the post here: 👇
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