Monthly Archives: Mai 2026

CfP: Pflegebilder. Stille und bewegte Repräsentationen professioneller Pflege | Images of Nursing. Still and Moving Representations of Professional Nursing (Publikation); by: 30.09.2026

Sabine Nover (Institut für Pflegewissenschaft) und Katharina Fürholzer (Institut für Germanistik) (Web), Univ. Koblenz

Einreichfrist: 30.09.2026

Version in English and source (Web)

Wie auch in der Literatur ist professionelle Pflege ein konstanter, seltener auch zentraler Bereich der Kunstgeschichte: Als Figuren sind professionell Pflegende sowohl in der bildenden Kunst und in filmischen Kunstwerken wie auch in typischen Soap operas zu finden – wie dort auch hier gezeichnet als mitfühlende Heldinnen, pflichtbewusste Schattenfiguren oder projektionsstarke Gegenspieler:innen ärztlicher Autorität. Nachdem wir uns in einer ersten Annäherung an das Thema der Pflege in der Kunst mit der Pflegepoetik befasst haben, wird es in diesem nächsten Schritt um Visualisierungen der Pflege in Fotografie, Malerei und im Film gehen.
Dazu suchen wir Beiträge, die aus wissenschaftlicher Perspektive professionell Pflegende als Individuen oder kollektive Körper in den Fokus nehmen und analysieren, wie sie in den benannten (Kunst)Formen visualisiert werden. Wir interessieren uns für alle Fragestellungen, die offen legen, welche Ideen, normativen Setzungen, Vorstellungen, gesellschaftlichen Hintergründe hinter solchen Visualisierungen liegen und wie die bildhafte Umsetzung jeweils gelingt. Welche Symbole werden verwendet, welche Bildsprache genutzt? Was sagt das über den Entstehungskontext und/oder die anvisierten Adressat:innen aus? Welche Annahmen über Geschlechterverhältnisse kommen zum Ausdruck? Welche Rollenvorstellungen oder -stereotype zeigen sich? Welche Themen werden überhaupt bearbeitet?
Und unter der Annahme von Wechselwirkungen: Welche Auswirkungen darauf, welches Bild von Pflege die Gesellschaft hat, haben diese Visualisierungen? Wird der Diskurs über professionelle Pflege beeinflusst? Und verändert der sich stetig wandelnde gesellschaftliche Diskurs die bildliche Darstellung von Pflege? Wo spiegeln sich aktuelle zeitgeschichtliche Entwicklungen wider? Continue reading

Buchpräsentation: UNWRITTEN BIOGRAPHIES. Brüche & Kontinuitäten. Künstler:innen der Angewandten Wien | Fractures & Continuities. Artists of the Angewandte 1933-1955, 10.06.2026 Wien

Univ. für angewandte Kunst Wien; Bernadette Reinhold, Christina Wieder, Silvia Herkt, Bettina Buchendorfer und Sophie Geretsegger (Web)

Zeit: 10.06.2026, 18 Uhr
Ort: Univ. für angewandte Kunst Wien, Wien 3, Vordere Zollamtsstr.7, FLUX 1 (3. OG)

Ausgangspunkt war das Forschungs- und Publikationsprojekt „‚Sonderfall‘ Angewandte. Die Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien im Austrofaschismus, Nationalsozialismus und in der Nachkriegszeit“ (Web) zur Geschichte der heutigen Univ. für angewandte Kunst Wien von etwa 1933 bis 1955. Nun stehen Künstlerinnen und Künstler im Fokus, die hier studiert oder gelehrt haben, die aber spätestens 1938 nach dem „Anschluss“ das Land verlassen mussten. Ihre Fluchtrouten quer durch Europa, teils über mehrere Kontinente, führten ins Exil in die USA, nach England, Israel, Südamerika oder Australien. Hoffnungsvolle Karrieren endeten abrupt, manche haben den Holocaust nur wie durch ein Wunder überlebt. Zugleich begrüßten etliche Künstler:innen den Regimewechsel, konnten kontinuierlich durch die politischen Systeme hindurch, im Austrofaschismus, in der NS-Zeit und auch im postfaschistischen Nachkriegsösterreich erfolgreich an der heutigen Angewandten tätig sein.
Mit diesem Sammelband ist die Angewandte auf Spurensuche nach Künstler:innen aus Kunst, Architektur, Arbeit für Bühne und Film, Design, Mode, Kunstpädagogik und -therapie. Die meisten sind vergessen oder nur in Fachkreisen bekannt: Unwritten Biographies. Das Projekt fußt auf der Pionierarbeit engagierter, internationaler Forscher:innen, deren Beiträge eine kaum bekannte, verschüttete Geschichte der Angewandten und der Wiener Moderne beleuchten. Vor allem lädt das Buch zu einer wunderbaren Entdeckungsreise ein und möchte dem Leben und künstlerischen Werk der zu Unrecht Vergessenen die verdiente Sichtbarkeit geben.

Mehr zum Buch und Projekt (Web)

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CfP: Central European History Convention (07/2027, Vienna); by: 13.09.2026

Central European History Convention; Institut für Österreichische Geschichtsforschung der Univ. Wien und Wirth Institute of Austrian and Central European Studies der Univ. of Alberta (Web)

Time: 15.-17.07.2027
Venue: Univ. of Vienna
Proposals by: 13.09.2026

In July 2027 the University of Vienna, the Institute of Austrian Historical Research, and the Wirth Institute of Austrian and Central European Studies will host a second Central European History Convention (CEH-C). This event is, again, dedicated to providing a platform for dynamic and convivial exchange on Central European History across specialties, national/language traditions, generations of scholarship, and periods — from the Middle Ages until World War II. The focus of our discussions will be on the lands of the former Habsburg Empire and its neighbors (including the territories of the former Ottoman empire). Our goal is to facilitate international dialogue about the history of this region, with a special focus on building networks and frameworks for comparative research.
We invite scholars from all historically oriented fields at any point in their academic career to submit a paper proposal. Priority will be given to learning about the fascinating new research coming from early career scholars (including PhD students). Submissions should be done on an individual basis only. The Program Committee will organize the panels with an eye toward fostering new networks and conversations. Read more … (PDF)

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Präsentation: Briefe digital: Kaiser Wilhelm I., Kaiserin Augusta und ihre Zeit, 15.06.2026, Berlin

Geheimes Staatsarchiv Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Berlin (Web)

Zeit: 15.06.2026, 18.00 Uhr
Ort: Geheimes Staatsarchiv Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Berlin

Im 19. Jhd. waren Briefe ein zentrales Kommunikationsmittel. Sie zeugen von einem vielfältigen Spektrum an Themen: von Diskussionen über die große Politik bis hin zum Alltag und dem persönlichen Befinden. Über das „Trierer Briefportal“ werden zentrale Briefwechsel für die Geschichte von Reichsgründung und Kaiserreich aus den Beständen des Geheimen Staatsarchiv Preußischer Kulturbesitz sowie weiteren Archiven und Editionen in drei Online-Datenbanken der Forschung und Öffentlichkeit zugänglich gemacht. Christian Jansen, Susanne Bauer, Tobias Hirschmüller und Jan Markert stellen die von ihnen bearbeiteten und von der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft geförderten digitalen Briefportale und eine Edition zur Herrschaftszeit Wilhelms I. (1797-1888) und dessen Ehefrau Augusta (1811-1890) vor. Kurzvorträge beleuchten neben dem einzigartigen Quellenwert der Korrespondenzen auch die Herausforderungen und Möglichkeiten wissenschaftlichen Arbeitens im digitalen Zeitalter. Bei einem anschließenden Empfang werden Briefe und Objekte aus den Nachlässen des Kaiserpaares im Original gezeigt.

Programm

  • Begrüßung: Ulrike Höroldt (Direktorin des GStA PK), Eva Martha Eckkrammer (Präsidentin der Univ. Trier) und Ulf Morgenstern (Geschäftsführer der Otto-von-Bismarck-Stiftung)
  • Christian Jansen (Univ. Trier): Das Trierer Briefportal: Entstehung und Intentionen
  • Susanne Bauer (Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften): Die Briefkommunikation der Kaiserin Augusta: eine Bestandsaufnahme
  • Jan Markert (Univ. Trier): Wilhelm I. und Augusta: Geschichte einer einzigartigen Korrespondenz
  • Tobias Hirschmüller (Univ. Trier): Einfach die KI mit Wilhelm I. und Augusta trainieren? Aktuelle Möglichkeiten und Grenzen von Transkriptionsprogrammen für die Geschichtswissenschaft

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Lecture: Irena Selišnik: The Slovenian Women’s Movement in Carniola: Between Modernization and Moderation 1900-1941, 28.05.2026, Graz und virtueller Raum

Geschlechterhistorische Salon; Veranstaltung des Arbeitsbereichs Kultur- und Geschlechtergeschichte am Institut für Geschichte der Univ. Graz (Web)

Zeit: 28.05.2026, 18:00 Uhr
Ort: Fachbibliothek Geschichte, Heinrichstr. 26/4, 8010 Graz und virtueller Raum
Link: https://unimeet.uni-graz.at/b/sar-e0n-3rw-xgz

At the turn of the 19th to the 20th century, the first-wave women’s movement took shape in the Carniola region, advancing all the classic demands of the era: women’s suffrage, the right to work, and the right to education. Numerous women’s associations thus emerged from the tradition of women’s involvement in national societies and charitable work. However, within the Slovenian women’s movement, differences emerged in the radicalism of their demands, shaped not so much by ideological distinctions as by the geographical, educational, and professional circumstances in which the first female publicists operated. The lecture will also explore the relationship between the contemporary discourse on the division of the public and private spheres and everyday life, while simultaneously problematizing both spheres. The texts and sources thus demonstrate that numerous Slovenian female publicists and members of women’s movements challenged and questioned the very nature of these divisions in various ways.

Irena Selišnik is an associate professor of Slovenian and general modern history in the Department of History at the Faculty of Arts, Univ. of Ljubljana. There she teaches the History of Slovenians in the 19th Century and the History of Women. Her research focuses on gender studies, as well as the social and political history of the 19th century in the Slovenian region, within which she explores the significance of political and social movements, the history of emotions, social elites, and modernization. Geographically, her work is linked to the Slovenian-speaking region and particularly to Ljubljana, which she studies within the spatial context of the 19th and 20th centuries. She has published numerous articles on these topics in domestic and international academic journals and monographs, and has presented her work at conferences, symposia, and roundtables. She has lead projects related to urban history and digital historiography.

Dieser Vortrag findet im Rahmen des Forschungskolloquiums am Institut für Geschichte statt (Web). Kontakt: genderhistory@uni-graz.at

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CfA: The (Im)Possible Horizon of Antimilitarism – Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Desertion, Conscientious Objection and Draft Resistance (Publication); by: 01.07.2026

Milica Popović, Institute of Culture Studies, Austrian Academy of Sciences (Web) and Nina Janz, Independent Scholar, Luxembourg (Web)

Proposals by: 01.07.2026

In the words of Muhammad Ali, one of the world’s most famous draft resisters, rejecting military service is embedded in the fundamental questioning of class, race, and colonial relations: “I’m not going 10,000 miles from home to help murder and burn another poor nation simply to continue the domination of white slave masters of the darker people the world over.” In this special issue in TBD journal we wish to dive into the individual and collective practices, attempts and failures, which reject war, military violence and military service, in the full multitude of their forms and ideological representations.
Media headlines and political elites’ discourses warn that we are on the brink of a third World War. The mainstream discourses show a staggering silence about the ongoing genocide in Gaza, despite United Nations reports and pleas from nongovernmental organizations for a ceasefire; lack of reaction to the Israeli aggression on Iran, Yemen, Qatar, Lebanon, and Tunisia; and deep disinterest about conflicts continuing in South Sudan or elsewhere on the African continent. Despite the nominal support to Ukrainian refugees, any alleged empathy seems to wither away whenever the topic of peace is put on the table. Accurately enough, the United States (US) Department of Defense has been renamed the Department of War. The Trump administration is overly expressing their aim to annex Greenland, all the while causing high tensions on domestic ground as ICE indiscriminately attacks US citizens and immigrants across the country. Protests in Iran have been obscured by the country-wide internet shut-down by the Islamist regime. In response, new antiwar, anticolonial, and humanitarian initiatives are emerging. Some are standing on the shoulders of giants, opposing militarism as “an inexhaustible, and indeed increasingly lucrative, source of capitalist gain” (Luxemburg 1899). Some appear as products of new digital environments, building novel tools, strategies, and techniques.
Away from Hobbesian predicaments of the violent nature of humanity, conflict remains an inherent element of society, comprehending in itself an element of sociation (Simmel 1971). Violent resolution of a conflict is transferred to the state, and through obligatory and/or universal conscription, it becomes mandated as the essence of the citizenship pledge, making violence legal and rational (Mehta 2012). Historically, … read more and source (Web).

Symposium: From Vienna to the World. Rethinking Gerda Lerner’s Jewish and Feminist Life, Work, and Legacy in European and Global Perspective, 15.06.2026, Graz and virtual space

Center for Jewish Studies at the Univ. of Graz as part of the David Brühl Visiting Professorship for Jewish Studies (Web)

Time: 15.06.2026, 14:00-19:00
Venue: Graz – and virtual space
Registration by 13.06.2026: office.cjs(at)uni-graz.at

This international symposium offers the first systematic, comparative, and transnational reassessment of Gerda Lerner (1920-2013), one of the most influential historians of women’s history and feminist thinkers of the second half of the twentieth century. The event brings together scholars from various fields including Jewish studies, women’s and gender studies, American studies, Austrian and German studies, and global history. It positions Lerner’s work at the intersection of Jewish experience, feminist knowledge production, and transnational academic cultures. The symposium begins with the understanding that Lerner’s intellectual project cannot be separated from her life “in translation.” As a young Jewish woman shaped by acculturated Viennese bourgeois culture, she experienced antisemitic persecution, forced migration, exile, statelessness, and political repression. Additionally, she was a grassroots activist in the U.S. left and civil rights movements and played a foundational role in the institutionalization of women’s history.
Organized over two days in a hybrid format, the symposium examines Lerner’s interactions with Austria, the United States, Germany, and international feminist networks. It also explores the diverse national and disciplinary receptions of her work. By connecting Jewish history, feminist thought, and global knowledge circulation, the symposium repositions Gerda Lerner as a crucial figure in twentieth-century global feminist historiography. It opens new perspectives on the intertwined histories of Jewish exile feminism, and the production of historical knowledge.

Please register for participation in advance, if possible, by June 13th, under office.cjs(at)uni-graz.at and specify if you plan to attend virtually via Zoom or in person.

Funded by Graz Univ., Austrian National Funds & Zukunftsfonds

Source: HSozKult (Web)

Conference: Coping with Disappointments: Female Mobility between Expectations and Experiences (17th to 20th Centuries), 28.-29.05.2026, Paris and virtual space

Deutsches Historisches Institut Paris (GHIP) (Web)

Time: 28.-29.05.2026
Venue: Paris and virtual space

It is indisputable that experiences of mobility and migration have been part of the reality of life for many women and girls – not only in recent history. The mobility of women, whether as daughters, wives, or widows, as workers, nuns, entrepreneurs, or activists, was associated not only with gender-specific expectations, but often also with specific experiences that varied depending on factors such as social and geographical origin, status, age, religious, ethnic, and family affiliation. The conference picks up on this and asks how historical actors reflected on, interpreted, and communicated experiences of mobility that contradicted previous expectations.

Programme (PDF)

Panels: Early Modern Women on the Move | Single Women between Hopes and Dependences | Mobile Careers and (Prevented) Opportunities | Female Activists

No registration is required for attending in person. To participate online, please register using the links at the website (Web)

Source: HSozKult (Web)

CfP: Failing Male Bodies. Body, Gender, and Masculinities in the Medieval West (4th-15th Centuries) (01/2027, Paris); by: 01.07.2026

Deutsches Historisches Institut Paris (GHIP); Justine Audebrand (GHIP), Valentine Ferreira (Centre Roland Mousnier – Sorbonne Univ.), and Margot Laprade (Laboratoire de médiévistique occidentale de Paris – Univ. Caen-Normandie) (Web)

Time: 28.-29.01.2027
Venue: GHIP, Paris
Proposals by: 01.07.2026

In 589, in Poitiers, nuns who had rebelled against their abbess brought a serious accusation against her: she was allegedly hiding within the cloister “a man who, dressed in women’s clothing, passed himself off as a woman, even though it was clearly evident that he was a man and that he was assiduously in the service of the abbess herself.” An investigation was conducted: the man claimed not to know the abbess and, moreover, to be unable of performing any manly acts (dixit se nihil opus posse virile agere). At the insistence of Chrodielde, leader of the rebels, Reoval, the monastery’s chief physician, was summoned; he confirmed that he had removed the man’s testicles when he was a child suffering from a groin ailment. The current abbess, he added, knew nothing of this: her honor is intact, and the rebellious nuns then sought other accusations. The narrative is particularly clear: the eunuch of Poitiers is not really regarded as a man because, being unable to engage in active, procreative sexual relations, he must dress as a woman and is no longer a threat to the monastic enclosure. His existence challenges the categories of masculinity and the male body: can one be a man when inhabiting a castrated or incomplete body? What reconfigurations of gender identities do mutilations and, more broadly, the failings of the male body, give rise to?
This is the question that the conference “Failing Male Bodies: Body, Gender, and Masculinities in the Medieval West (4th-15th Centuries)” intends to address. By focusing on the Latin West and its peripheries – since the topic has already been extensively covered for Byzantium2 – we will examine continuities and ruptures, as well as the circulation of models of masculinity between Late Antiquity and the late Middle Ages. Read more and source … (Web)

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Workshop: Masculinities, Militaries, Violence and Wars since 1945, 25.-26.06.2026, virtual space

The First International MKGD-ZMSBw Online Workshop (Web)

Time: 25.-26.06.2026
Venue: virtuals space – via Neubiberg

Programme (Web)

Panels: Colonial and Postcolonial Masculinities | Masculinities in Contemporary Eastern and Western Armies

Organisers: Leibniz Institute for Contemporary History, Munich – Berlin (IfZ); Center for Intelligence and Security Studies (CISS)/ Univ. of the Bundeswehr Munich (UniBwM); Research Network on Military, War and Gender/Diversity (MKGD); Bundeswehr Centre of Military History and Social Sciences, Potsdam (ZMSBw); Daniel R. Bonenkamp, UniBwM/IfZ; Eva Herschinger, CISS/UniBwM; Karen Hagemann, Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Isabel Heinemann, IfZ; Friederike C. Hartung, ZMSBw

Links:
DAY 1: https://unibw.zoom-x.de/j/64802863476?pwd=1r49vV9jvdjYbojRyW1bslf1aVU9er.1 | Meeting ID: 648 0286 3476 | Passcode: 779990

DAY 2: https://unibw.zoom-x.de/j/64741712140?pwd=0aSIQIOnw2RjmqP9N4Q6wV1TL3a3tt.1 | Meeting ID: 647 4171 2140 | Passcode: 518079

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