GWZO Events Calendar
Events calendar
GWZO Events
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Tracing Communism in Prague‘s Urban Landscape. An On-site Reflection on Tourist Offers
Sabine Stach (GWZO, Leipzig) Location: Prague
Prager Vorträge
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Sexarbeit im Arbeiterstaat: Sozialistische Ordnung, Geschlechterverhältnisse und ‚Prostitution‘ in der Tschechoslowakei (1948-1989)
Christiane Brenner (Munich) Location: Prague and online
Prager Vorträge
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Russia’s War on Ukraine and the Crisis of World Order
As part of the Druckfrisch book discussion, the first volume of our new series »GWZO Studies on Central and Eastern Europe: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Culture, History, and the Environment« will be presented. Location: Leipzig, Strohsackpassage, Nikolaistr. 6-10, Raum 5.55 and online–
Leipzig und seine Flusstäler – neue Erkenntnisse aus (geo-)archäologisch begleiteten Bauprojekten zur Entstehung und anthropogenen Überprägung der Auen im Stadtgebiet
Lecture by Dr. Christian Tinapp (Landesamt für Archäologie Sachsen) Location: GWZO
Lecture
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Berge als Wissensräume: Alexander von Humboldts Reise in den Altai (1829)
as part of the lecture series »Mensch-Natur, Umwelt und Klimakrise: Wissensräume der Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften« der Universität LeipzigLocation: Leipzig University
Lecture
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Dealing with Dictators: Germany’s Relations to Worldwide Autocracies since 1950
Frank Bösch (Potsdam) Location: Prague and online
Prager Vorträge
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Racism against East Europeans in Germany. History and Present
Jannis Panagiotidis (Vienna)Hans-Christian Petersen (Oldenburg) Location: Prague and online
Prager Vorträge
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Call for Papers
»Sexual Violence in Militaries and Wars: Comparative and Long-term Perspectives«
Third International MKGD-ZMSBw Conference
Date: 20.-22.01.2027
Venue: Potsam
Organiser: Research Network Military, War and Gender/Diversity (MKGD), Bundeswehr Centre of Military History and Social Sciences, Potsdam (ZMSBw), in cooperation with the University of the Bundeswehr Munich, Department of Social Sciences and Public Affairs (UniBwM), Leibniz Institute for Contemporary History, Munich-Berlin (IfZ), Leibniz-Institut for the History and Culture of Eastern Europe, Leipzig (GWZO), Military History Working Group (Arbeitskreis Militärgeschichte, AKM), Working Group on Historical Women's and Gender Studies (AKHFG)
Please submit an abstract of up to 700 words alongside a short CV of up to 2 pages.
Deadline: 31.03.2026
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Call for Papers
»The Future of Mass Housing Heritage. Exploring the resilient sustainability of socialist-era housing districts«
PhD School, Tallinn, EstoniaDate: 07.-11.09.2026
Venue: Tallinn
Organiser: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), RWTH Aachen University and the Leibniz Institute for the History and Culture of Eastern Europe (GWZO), with the support of Tallinn University and Tallinn University of Technology (Estonia)
Please submit your motivation letter, CV, and an abstract of your current doctoral project as a single PDF to iuga@staedtebau.rwth-aachen.de.
Deadline: 30.04.2026