Historisches Seminars der Universität Zürich (Web)

Ort: Universität Zürich
Zeit: 06.-07.10.2022
Einreichfrist: 01.11.2021

Quellen sind das Kerngeschäft der Historikerin. Bereits die Gründung des Historischen Seminars der Universität Zürich in den 1870er Jahren fusste auf der Etablierung einer ausgeprägten Quellenfokussierung in Forschung und Lehre. Die Anfangszeit der Geschichtswissenschaft in Zürich war geprägt durch die Erschliessung von Quellen in zahlreichen Editionsprojekten und durch die intensive Quellenarbeit mit Studierenden.

Zürich steht damit keinesfalls alleine: Seminare als neue partizipative Unterrichtsformen wie als Institutionen entwickelten sich vielerorts direkt aus der Faszination des Historismus für die Quellen und deren Interpretation. Doch auch die weiteren Stationen der Geschichtswissenschaft lassen sich an ihren jeweiligen Quellen-Interessen festmachen – ob man auf den griffigen Slogan „von der Quelle zur Tabelle“ der Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeschichte der 1970er und -80er blickt, auf die zahlreichen Auseinandersetzungen zwischen quellennahen Empirikern und quellenkritischeren Theoretikerinnen oder auf die Verschiebungen der Quellengattungen etwa im Zuge der „Geschichte von unten“, der Geschlechtergeschichte oder der Historischen Anthropologie. Die Frage danach, was eine Quelle überhaupt ist und wie man sich ihr zu nähern hat, teilt sich die Geschichtswissenschaft dabei längst mit einer ganzen Reihe von Nachbardisziplinen – genauso wie das Material selbst inzwischen ganz selbstverständlich auch Bildquellen, Objekte und die audio-visuellen Medien umfasst.

Digitales Forschen prägt zunehmend den Alltag der Geschichtsforschenden. Neben den Chancen und Herausforderungen in der Praxis der zahlreichen digitalen Editionsprojekte stellt sich immer mehr die Frage danach, welche Auswirkungen die Digitalisierung auf die einzelnen Forschenden, ihre Projekte und die Geschichtswissenschaft der Zukunft hat. Bedeuten die immer unerschöpflicher scheinenden digitalen Archive der Gegenwart immer grössere Verfügbarkeiten und somit Forschungsfreiheiten über geographische Grenzen hinweg? Oder strukturieren digitale Formate, Plattformen und Algorithmen die Quellenkorpora von Forschungsprojekten auch bereits vor? Welche Rolle spielt die traditionell auf Selektion, Kategorisierung und Erschliessung beruhende „Macht des Archivs“ (Achim Landwehr) und dessen „tacit narratives“ (Eric Ketelaar) im digitalen Kontext? Und was bedeutet die Digitalisierung wiederum für … weiterlesen und Quelle (Web) // CfP in English

Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf; Andrea Germer and Jasmin Rückert (Web)

Time: 12.11.2021
Venue: virtual space, via Düsseldorf
Proposals by: 30.09.2021

Gender and fascism are political categories that seem to be closely intertwined if not coconstitutive of each other. They are in any case not separate and isolated phenomena and so the one cannot be fully undone without undoing the other. Both gender and fascism are relational and highly contentious categories, entrenched with power dynamics and multifaceted in their appearances. “Gendering fascism” therefore denotes a paradigmatic lens into the genesis, configurations, strategies and technologies of fascist imaginaries.

The organizers invite contributions to an edited volume titled “Gendering Fascism” and hope for theoretically grounded empirical case studies within the time frame of the 1920s through the 1940s. Taking gender seriously means asking questions about the functions that gendered individuals, institutions and imaginaries fulfil in the emergence and the politics of fascisms, and how these politics in turn shape ideas and manifestations of gender. This includes but also goes beyond highlighting the presence or absence of women in fascist movements or regimes. The organizers encourage contributors to trace the sometimes contradictory representations of gender as they appear in imaginaries, media and political strategies, in ways that suit the advancement of power.

The organizers hope for a wide range of analyses of the cultural and political tools applied by fascist regimes, movements, or individual promoters of fascism, from anywhere in the world. The organizers also hope for papers that address the transcultural trajectories of fascist modernities across different regions.

In July 2021, Andrea Germer and Jasmin Rückert held the first workshop on “Gendering Fascisms”, where we discussed fascisms in China, Japan, Hungary, Romania, Greece, and Spain (PDF). The second workshop will be held on 12 November 2021 (online), and we now invite papers presenting case studies from countries which were not covered in the first workshop, such as Germany, Italy, Poland and others. Contributors are invited to participate either through a paper presentation or by joining our discussions. The workshops and publications are funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG)

Interested scholars may submit abstracts (of up to 250 words) to rueckej@hhu.de by 30.09.2021.

Source: Hsozukult

Indiana University Europe Gateway in Berlin Germany (Web)

Time: 22.-24.06.2022
Venue: Berlin
Proposals by: 15.10.2021

As far back as 1985, Catherine Prelinger argued for the need for new research on the central role of religion in many women’s lives.  Yet despite the growth of gender studies in diverse fields — and important works like those of Marion Kaplan on Jewish women, Grit Klinkhammer on Muslim women, or Carmen M. Mangion on Catholicism — the diverse aspects of women’s religious experience has not yet been the subject of systematic examination. Research has examined gendered religious spaces in the context of the emancipation and professionalization of women with less attention to religious experience and emotions.

This workshop explores methods from the history of emotions to consider religion and women in modern German-speaking Central Europe and beyond. Micro-historical or biographical approaches are also welcome. Prospective participants could consider these or other questions:

• What theoretical approaches help us best understand the connections between women’s experiences, religion, and the history of emotions?
• In what ways have religious emotions been coded as masculine or feminine?
• How does a history of emotions approach shape our understanding of strength or weakness of the feminization of religion thesis?
• What emotional scripts were devout women from diverse religious backgrounds expected to follow?
• How did religious ritual, gesture, and material culture shape women’s worship and experience of religion?
• In what ways were religious practices embodied, and in what ways did emotional scripts shape bodily manifestations of emotions?
• How did expectations of appropriate religious feeling shape women’s everyday life, opportunities, politics, or gender roles?

The workshop will take place at the Indiana University Europe Gateway in Berlin Germany, and participants commit to submitting papers between 3,000 and 4,000 words in length by 15 April 2022 for pre-circulation ahead of our discussion at the workshop. Funding is available for conference participants generously provided through Continue reading →