Central Europe? Reflections from the Field of Literary Studies on a Historical-Scientific Term

_{March 5, 2024 | GWZO, Leipzig}

(East) Central Europe is a constitutive yet long-disputed concept for the GWZO and the subject of historical and historiographical debates. The lecture examines the concept as a literary category and its analytical potential for the aesthetic self-reflection of the present space.
 

Prof. Dr. Alfrun Kliems is Professor of West Slavic literatures and cultures at Humboldt University Berlin. Her research interests include language change, migration literatures and the poetics of the underground. She is currently working on the topic of post-socialist literatures of Central Europe.

Old and New »Scapegoats« in Eastern Europe: Perspectives on Hungary and beyond

_{April 3, 2023 | GWZO, Leipzig}

What is the purpose of scapegoats in modern political thinking? Can they also be constructive? The lecture examines their role in Eastern Europe, with a focus on Hungary in the 20th and 21st centuries.
 

Prof. Dr. Attila Pók (Hungarian Academy of Sciences / Institute of Advanced Studies Kőszeg (iASK)) is a renowned Hungarian historian who has contributed to international historiography for decades, particularly with studies on the history of modern nationalism and the history of historiography.

Choosing freedom in Ukraine: Historical Roots and Contemporary Meaning.

_{October 27, 2022 | GWZO, Leipzig}

Since the beginning of the Russian invasion, Ukraine has surprised the world with a unity and resistance that few had expected. A close and nuanced examination of the history of this country and its people can help explain the origins of both unity and resistance.
 

Dr. Olesya Khromeychuk is a writer and historian. Her research focuses on the history of Eastern Europe, particularly Ukraine, in the 20th century.

Destroyed in the War – Scientifically Reconstructed: The Prussia Collection from Königsberg Castle

_{November 2, 2021 | Salles de Pologne, Leipzig}

Claus von Carnap-Bornheim combined a description of the methodological approach of this digitisation project with insights into Baltic prehistory and early history. Examples of Bronze Age hoards, cemeteries from the pre-Roman Iron Age, the Roman Empire and the Migration Period gave an idea of the range of archaeological finds.

Prof. Dr. Claus von Carnap-Bornheim is the Managing Director of the Schleswig-Holstein State Museums Foundation and Director of the Archaeological State Museum at Gottorf Castle.

How the Balkans Came to Be: A look from the inside

_{September 9, 2019 | GWZO, Leipzig}

Backward, barbaric, torn apart – the image of the Balkans in the Western world is still characterised by prejudices, clichés and stigma. Diana Mishkova looks at the greater Balkan region from the inside out. How did and do the Balkans see themselves, and what is the significance of the (Western) external view?

Prof. Dr. Diana Mishkova is Professor of history and Director of the Center for Advanced Study in Sofia. Her research interests are in the fields of Southeast European history, area studies and historiography.