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Posts by Geschichtstheorie am Werk
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.
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Very interesting talk in our joint research seminar—recommendation! And our seminar will continue on May 7, with Vasso Kindi speaking about "Is Historiography a Science?".
This week, Franziska Ludewig from Bielefeld University is publishing an blog post. In it, she explores how concepts of time are used to establish social norms within the discourse on “female destiny.”👇
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Diese Woche veröffentlicht Franziska Ludewig von der Universität Bielefeld einen Beitrag. Darin geht sie der Frage nach, wie im Rahmen des Diskurses über „weibliche Bestimmung” Zeitkonzeptionen zur sozialen Normierung genutzt werden.👇
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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.
We’re kicking things off!!
Today in two weeks (13.04), we'll have Dr. Florian Ruttner (Collegium Carolinum Prague) as guest in Ostrava. Florian will give the talk "Between Early Critical Theory, Unified Science and Sociology of Knowledge. Josef Doppler’s Critique of Oswald Spengler" More info below, and all welcome!
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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🛎️ 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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Don’t miss your chance to read the new Cambridge element, Knowledge and Narrative by yours truly. Free access available until 5 December at
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#cambridgeelements #history
🔔 We're launching our Bluesky account today! Can you help us spread the word by retweeting this post? 😀
#Theoria #diamondopenaccessjournal
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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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 shortly be published on the Geschichtswissenschaftsdidaktik Blog, as it is a collaborative effort.
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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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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...
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
#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: 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
Call for Papers: In collaboration with @theorieblog.bsky.social we invite submissions linking both fields or critically assessing each other’s texts/theories. Deadline: 12 April 2026
For more information 👇
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#theoryofhistory #politicaltheory
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👇
gtw.hypotheses.org/33120
#theoryofhistory #politicaltheory
Call for Papers: In collaboration with @theorieblog.bsky.social we invite submissions linking both fields or critically assessing each other’s texts/theories. Deadline: 12 April 2026
For more information 👇
gtw.hypotheses.org/33150
#theoryofhistory #politicaltheory
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The editorial board would like to wish you a happy winter break with the final post of the year. 👇
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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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#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
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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On the other hand, he considers reading about a historical context outside one's area of expertise to be an instructive experience.