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Bucharest
The Phanariots have long animated the historiography of late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Southeast Europe. Contemporary political commentators, as well as historians seeking to construct national(ist) narratives, branded the Phanariots with critiques of corruption, foreign interests, and the legacies of the Ottoman past. Yet, scholars have conducted scant research on how and why “Phanariots” and “Phanariotism” came to signify corruption, bad governance, and a seemingly inescapable Ottoman past after 1821. This workshop tends to this gap in historiography.
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Antwerp
Arts and Media Archaeology Summer School 2026
Living Histories
The Summer School will focus on the interplay between media developments and performative culture, spanning from the late eighteenth century to the present day. Through lectures, artist talks, re-enactments and interactive hands-on experimentation, the summer school programme aims to foster students’ ability to think through media by questioning their materiality, sensory properties, and its role as a historical source.
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Meudon
Sarah Lipksa (1882-1973) une artiste pluridisciplinaire en ses réseaux
Peintre, sculptrice, décoratrice, styliste, Sarah Lipska (1882-1973) est une artiste inclassable qui évolue dans les milieux des Ballets russes des années 1910 et 1920, de « l’art déco », de la mode, de l’architecture intérieur etc. En mettant l’accent sur les collaborations et sur l’écosystème artistique de Lipska, cette focale large permettra d’apporter des éclairages variés sur l’œuvre de cette artiste inclassable.
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Paris
Call for papers - Political studies
Interest groups in post-socialist Central Europe
A comparative analysis of historical, political, economic and cultural changes
In 2024, Ukraine adopted a law on lobbying in order to meet the requirements of the European Union as part of its accession process, which aims in particular to promote a culture of transparent lobbying. These rapidly evolving practices in Central Europe are at the heart of renewed research into the various links between political and administrative actors and private actors: what is the current state of knowledge?
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Paris
Peripheral Archives in Africa and Eurasia (19th-20th century)
On 10 October 2025, we will bring together historians from Eurasia and Africa (19th and 20th centuries) to reflect on the concept of peripheral archives and how the production/preservation/use of archives located on the periphery or margins (geographical, political, global or national, family archives, village archives, non-state institutions, the Global South, etc.) informs the writing of history.
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Summer Institute for the Study of East Central and Southeastern Europe 2026
In June 2026, ACLS will convene the fourth Summer Institute for the Study of East Central and Southeastern Europe, a two-week residency in Bulgaria enabling scholars to dedicate time to research and writing in an interdisciplinary setting. Apply by Dec. 2 2025.
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Conference, symposium - History
Guerre et paix en Franche-Comté aux XVIe et XVIIe siècles
La défense d’un territoire au cœur de l’Europe
Ce colloque a pour ambition de positionner la Franche-Comté dans la politique européenne des Habsbourg, en s’interrogeant sur les liens entretenus par ce territoire avec ses voisins et les autres États européens (jour 1) et de comprendre les choix et les moyens mis en œuvre par la province pour se défendre (jour 2). Les communications proposées sont tout à fait novatrices, elles promettent des échanges fructueux, nourris de différents horizons. La diversité des intervenants révèle le dynamisme de la recherche sur cette thématique, en Franche-Comté et en Europe.
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Autour du XIVe siècle, l’optimum climatique médiéval laisse la place au petit âge glaciaire européen. Les inondations et autres phénomènes climatiques se multiplient. En parallèle, le regard porté sur ces inondations semble engendrer de nouvelles représentations mentales et figurées de l’épisode biblique du Déluge, désormais perçu comme un désastre. Dans quelle mesure l’observation répétée de phénomènes météorologiques diluviens a-t-elle pu modifier la perception par l’homme de son environnement et impacter sa lecture du récit biblique du Déluge ? Ces deux journées ambitionnent de faire dialoguer l’histoire du climat et de l’environnement avec l’histoire des images.
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Lyon
Call for papers - Representation
Errance, obscénité, mémoire de la judéité et amour de la langue dans l’œuvre d’Edgar Hilsenrath
À l'occasion du centenaire de la naissance d'Edgar Hilsenrath, le colloque se propose d’explorer, en français et en allemand, les multiples facettes de l’œuvre de ce romancier majeur de la seconde moitié du XXe siècle, relativement méconnu du public et encore peu étudié par les milieux académiques : sa contribution à l’histoire juive et à la compréhension de la géopolitique de l’Europe centrale, le romanesque si particulier de son écriture sans tabou, son rapport amoureux à la langue − pas seulement allemande.
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The Image Of The Eastern European Communist Woman In The Western European Mass Media
How, in the imagination of Western European societies, the evolutions and respective national specificities of the social identity of Eastern European women have been rendered represents the basic research question on which Qualestoria invites potential contributors to send an article proposal for a monographic issue of the journal.
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Paris
Miscellaneous information - Modern
La conférence marque le lancement de l’ouvrage Renault et la Russie – Une épopée de plus d’un siècle, rédigé par Boris Vinogradov et préfacé par Louis Schweitzer. Le livre est paru en mars 2024 aux éditions Sorbonne Université Presses (SUP).
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Nancy
Eastern Bloc Universities as a Meeting Place for International Youth during the Cold War
This study day on international mobility is part of the transnational turn in research on the Cold War, which in recent years has highlighted a certain permeability of the Iron Curtain. It will focus on the transnational movement of students. It will focus in particular on the universities of Eastern Europe as a place of sociability and cultural mixing, and as a meeting place for young people. It will look at the issues at stake and the ways in which these encounters take place, in order to understand their impact on the personal trajectories of these young people at a time when their identity and professional pathways are being forged.
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Paris
Ukrainian music beyond borders: a study of its reception before and after 2024
This international symposium will examine the reception of musical works by Ukrainian composers in artistic institutions (such as Philharmonics, concert halls, artistic centers and festivals) and in the press (both specialized and non-specialized) since 2014. Does the perception of Ukrainian music differ between Ukraine and abroad? If so, what makes this difference? Reflections will integrate various European countries such as England, Germany, the Czech Republic and France, as well as in non-European countries.
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Szeged
Europe centrale et Afrique francophone à l’issue de la Seconde Guerre mondiale : regards croisés
À l’occasion du 80e anniversaire de la fin de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, le Centre universitaire francophone de l’université de Szeged, en partenariat avec le centre régional de l’Académie hongroise des sciences et le département d’histoire moderne et d’études méditerranéennes de l’université de Szeged, organise le colloque intitulé « Europe centrale et Afrique francophone à l’issue de la Seconde Guerre mondiale : regards croisés».
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Paris
Carcéralité(s) politique(s) en Europe centrale, orientale et balkanique aux XXe et XXIe siècles
La Société française d'histoire politique (SFHPO) et le Centre de recherche Europes-Eurasie (CREE-Inalco) organisent une journée d’étude sur le thème des carcéralités politiques en Europe centrale, orientale et balkanique aux XXe et XXIe siècles. Elle vise à questionner le sens et la nature des carcéralités politiques selon les types de régimes ou les périodes ; le rôle de leurs acteurs, qu’il s’agisse en premier lieu des prisonniers politiques ou des administrations et des pouvoirs politiques à l’origine de ces mises en détention ; la place des lieux ou anciens lieux de captivité comme espace de politisation ou comme source d’identité politique et/ou de conflits mémoriels ; les productions politiques en milieu carcéral.
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Sibiu
The 16th Annual International Conference on Baltic and Nordic Studies seeks to explore the dynamic interplay between literature, heritage, and diplomacy in the Baltic and Nordic regions. Taking place at the Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, this conference invites scholars, senior and junior researchers, doctoral students, and practitioners to delve into the profound connections between cultural expression, historical legacies, and diplomatic relations that have shaped the shared and distinct identities of these regions. We invite submissions addressing the intersection of Literature, Heritage, and Diplomacy in the Baltic and Nordic contexts. The conference will explore how these fields intersect and influence one another, shaping the cultural, political, and historical landscapes of the region.
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Berlin
Working Group on ‘Risk, Health, and State Socialism: Central and Eastern Europe, 1950s-1980s’
While much of this historiography has focused on liberal democracies, less attention has been given to how concepts of risk operated in state socialist contexts. Building on recent studies in the history of medicine and health, we invite scholars to join a working group examining risk, health, and medicine under state socialism in Central and Eastern Europe. To what extent did state socialist regimes recognize certain health and medical issues as ‘governable’ through risk? What kinds of practices and ideas emerged in response? And were there differences or similarities between state socialist and liberal democratic models of risk in healthcare and medicine? Our aim is to take an exploratory approach to discuss whether, and in what contexts, the concept of risk can be applied to state socialism, and to examine the risk-related practices, ideas, and technologies observed in healthcare and medicine in state socialism.
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Budapest
Scholarship, prize and job offer - History
Research topic for Visegrad Scholarship at Open Society Archives Academic (OSA) year 2024/2025
The criticism about infringements of academic freedom, or about the radicalization of autocratic powers cannot do without an understanding of the loaded vocabularies of freedoms in the past and present, for both societies and their elites. A complex rethinking and recontextualization of the thinkers of liberties, including from the Cold War era, must also be undertaken, together with the truth-seeking adventures and projects from the past. We invite historians, researchers, political scientists, sociologists and socially engaged artists to reflect on the past uses of the languages of (attaining) freedoms by taking cues from the Blinken OSA collections. The applicants are encouraged to reflect on the connections as well as on the differences between current times and the past by following some recommended sub-topics listed below.
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Paris
From the 1880s to the 1980s, student dissidence/resistance in Central-Eastern and Southeastern Europe often came into contact with protest movements in other parts of the world, combining social protest with political and civic struggles. The aim of this conference is to study the dissident/resistant student press produced both in Central-Eastern and Southeastern Europe and by students from these countries abroad.
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2025 Summer Institute for the Study of East Central and Southeastern Europe
The Summer Institute for the Study of East Central and Southeastern Europe (SISECSE) is a two-week residential workshop, that provides scholars of Eastern Europe time and space to dedicate to their own research and writing in a collaborative and interdisciplinary setting. In addition to conducting their own research, scholars will also have the opportunity to participate in a series of immersive discussions on a broad topic of shared academic interest. In 2025, discussions will explore “Epistemic Mistrust: Authorship, Credibility, and Knowledge Production.” Whether in times of crisis and war, or times of peace and stability, who do we trust to tell the truth? Whose stories do we listen to? With a growing lack of trust in traditional sources of knowledge—including suspicion of academic institutions—public confidence in the value of research is eroding. Nevertheless, humanistic approaches are essential for fostering critical thinking and promoting interdisciplinary dialogue.
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