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Call for Papers: Workshop “(Not) Far from the War”

The German-Ukrainian Historical Commission is organising a workshop for emerging scholars titled “(Not) Far from the War: The Russo-Ukrainian War in Refugees’ Testimonies, Oral Histories, and Diaries”.
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Scholarship: Archival Services in Ukraine

The German-Ukrainian Historical Commission is offering scholarships to historians affiliated with a German university who are working on a master’s thesis, dissertation, or postdoc project in the field of Ukrai...
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An Interview with Andreea Badea and Alexandra Walsham

Coping with religious plurality in the early modern age: This could be the title of a dialogue between Andreea Badea, Alexandra Walsham and Louise Zbiranski.
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Conference Report “Embodying Reformation”

Between the 19th and 20th of May 2023, the POLY Research Group held its annual conference in Bad Homburg. The symposium aimed to trace the role of the body during the religious upheavals of the European Reforma...
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Project Presentation: “Kabbalah as a Paradigm of Transfer between Judaism and Christianity”

In the latest issue of UniReport, the journal of Goethe University Frankfurt, POLY Fellows Elke Morlok and Níels Eggerz shared some of the insights from their research project on early modern Kabbalah, explorin...
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Lecture Series “Religion – Revolution – Reaction: 1848 Put in Perspective”

In the summer term of 2023, POLY Research Group Director Birgit Emich co-organised a lecture series on “Religion – Revolution – Reaction: 1848 Put in Perspective”. Her introductory presentation can be wachted o...
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Conference Report “In Search of Centres: Early Modern Kyivan Christianities”

From 26–28 June 2023, the Ukrainian POLY Research Group members organised a conference, shedding light on early modern Kyiv. Is it ecclesiastical memory, a particular social condition, religious practice and cu...
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“Drei Fragen an… Michael Leemann zu… Religion und Rassismus”

The new POLY Research Group member Michael Leemann has given a short interview, giving insight into his research.
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