Leibniz-Forschungsverbund "Wert der Vergangenheit"

Between Sacredness and Bulldozers: The Struggle over Sulaiman-Too’s Cemeteries Aksana Ismailbekova writes about the competing claims on Sulaiman-Too, the only UNESCO World Heritage Site in Kyrgyzstan, and how memory and development clash in this context.

Sulaiman-Too in Osh, Kyrgyzstan, intertwines sacred space, religion, memory, and kinship. Yet state-led urban development threatens graves, exposing tensions between heritage, religious devotion, and modernization. New blogpost by Aksana Ismailbekova (@zmo-berlin.bsky.social) 👇

💡 Unter dem Titel "Re-Visions of history in right-wing populism and the far right" fand letzte Woche in Berlin eine Konferenz zu Geschichtsrevisionismus statt. Danke für die Einladung und wertvolle Diskussionen!

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Vielen Dank für die Einladung zum Postgraduate-Seminar am Dienstag und der How-to-react Runde am Mittwoch sowie eine insgesamt wirklich spannende Tagung.
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Bye, bye, Berlin... Und nochmals vielen Dank an @valuepast.bsky.social und die @heinrichboelltr.bsky.social für den tollen Empfang und eine lehrreiche Konferenz zu "Re- | Visions of history in right-wing populism and the far right. European and global perspective"! (zzf-potsdam.de/wissenstrans...)

It was a pleasure to assist during these days to the conferences and be able to learn and discuss with so many professionals.

Roundtable with Clara Frysztacker, Jakob Schergaut, Branimir Đurović, and Michał Bilewicz (from left to right).

The three presented their work at the intersection of science and practice in Poland, Serbia, and Germany. The discussion, moderated by @clarafrysztacka.bsky.social on the relationship between academia, education, and activism from an international perspective was enriching, but should be continued.

Branimir Đurović presents is project "Uncertain past - Through activism against denial".

Jakob Schergaut speaks about his project "Geschichte statt Mythen".

Michał Bilewicz gives his presentation.

After three exciting days filled with numerous inputs and discussions, the question arose: What can historians do to combat the shift to the right and historical revisionism? We discussed this with Jakob Schergaut (@stattmythen.bsky.social), Michał Bilewicz (Warsaw), and Branimir Đurović (Belgrade).

Magdalena Saryusz-Wolska speaks about polish right-wing media outlets and their use of history.

Katrin Kremmler (standing) speaks to the audiance.

Karin Reichenbach gives her presentation.

Tatyjana Szafonova gives her presentation.

Karin Reichenbach (GWZO), Katrin Kremmler (HU Berlin), Tatyjana Szafonova (Bratislava), and Magdalena Saryusz-Wolska (DHI Warsaw) presented their research and discussed it. @historyned.bsky.social (@zzfpotsdam.bsky.social) moderated the discussion.

Panel discussion with Ned Richardson-Little, Tatyjana Szafonova, Katrin Kremmler, Karin Reichenbach, and Magdalena Saryusz-Wolska.

How do visions of history in the far right appear in popular culture, performance and media? In our first panel of conference day 3, we had a closer look on neo-pagansim, turanism and media abuse in Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary.

It was a real pleasure to participate on behalf of @dhi-paris.fr in this conference and this panel: Learned a lot about the situation in Germany, Greece and Russia! Huge thanks to @valuepast.bsky.social for organising this conference and the invitation!

Katarina Ristic gives her presentation about the European far right and the de-recognition of Kosovo.

Robert Heinze gives his presentation on colonial revisionism.

Panel discussion with Arnold Bartetzky (standing left), Katarina Ristic, Robert Heinze, and Stefan Couperus (sitting, from left to right).

Yesterday, we were glad to have @scouperus.bsky.social (Groningen), Katarina Ristic (GWZO), and @rheinze.bsky.social (@dhi-paris.fr) to discuss several types of contemporary revisionism in right-wing populism. The panel was moderated by Arnold Bartetzky (GWZO).

Presentation of Andrea Martini

Marie Müller-Zetzsche gives her presentation.

Discussion with Andrea Martini and Marie Müller-Zetzsche, moderated by Cornelia Siebeck (standing left).

How did Europe's right-wing movements developed historical narratives after 1945? Andrea Martini (Paris) and Marie Müller-Zetzsche (@zzfpotsdam.bsky.social /MMZ) presentet their research on this and discussed it on today's second panel, moderated by Cornelia Siebeck @gedenkstaettenref.bsky.social.

Adamantios Skordos speaks.

Georg Schuppener gives his presentation.

Karin Reichenbach (GWZO) moderated the discussion with our panelists @kpo.bsky.social (@dhi-paris.fr), Aleksandr Rusanov (Bielfeld), Adamantios Skordos (GWZO), and Georg Schuppener (Ústí nad Labem).

Final discussion of the panelists presentations

Klaus Oschema speaks

Aleksandr Rusanov's presentation

Our second conference day started with a panel about the invention of tradition by the far right. We disscussed the right-wing's instrumentalization of the antiquity and middle ages using the examples of France, Greece, Germany and Russia. @maxweberstiftung.de @boell.de

David Malitz speaking.

Richard Steigmann-Gall gives his presentation, which shows a picture of Mussolini at this moment.

Sirupa Roy gives her presentation.

Discussion with the audiance and the speakers.

The second panel broadened the view and included global perspective with presentations by Sirupa Roy (Göttingen), Richard Steigmann-Gall (Kent State), and David Malitz (@dijtokyo.org), who where discussing memory politics in MAGA-USA, India and Japan.

Marie-Gabrielle Verbergt is standing in front of the audiance, Berber Bevernage and Walderez Ramalho are sitting next to her.

Gideon Botsch speaks in front of an audiance.

Panel-discussion with Achim Saupe, Marie-Gabrielle Verbergt, Walderez Ramalho, Gideon Botsch, Paula Diehl, and Berber Bevernage (from left to right)

We had to insightful panels yesterday on our first conference day. First, Paula Diehl (Kiel), Gideon Botsch (Potsdam), Walderez Ramalho (Santa Catarina), Berver Bervanage, and Marie-Gabrielle Verbergt (both Genth) discussed different approaches of analyzing memory politics in right-wing populism.

Clara Frysztacka speaks in front of the audience at the Heinrich Böll Foundation

Bettina Böhm speaks in front of the audiance

Martin Sabrow speaks in front of the audiance

Achim Saupe in front of the audiance

Our conference begins with introductory remarks by @clarafrysztacka.bsky.social , Bettina Böhm (@leibniz-gemeinschaft.de), Martin Sabrow, and Achim Saupe (@zzfpotsdam.bsky.social) We look forward to three insightful days!

Starting today!

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Rechte Geschichtsmythen Eine Herausforderung für Gesellschaft, Wissenschaft und Politik Rechtspopulistische und rechtsradikale Kräfte nutzen zunehmend Geschichte, um ihre Weltsicht zu stützen. In Deutschland, Europa und weltweit versuchen sie, verklärte Bilder der Vergangenheit und nationalistische...

🟢 Wir laden ein: Rechte Geschichtsmythen - Eine Herausforderung für Gesellschaft, Wissenschaft und Politik I 📅 08.09.2025 I 🕕 19.00-21.00 Uhr I 📍Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung - Bundesstiftung, Berlin I ➡️ Alle Infos calendar.boell.de/de/event/rec...

Kalter Krieg: Vorläufer hybrider Konflikte Von 1945 bis 1991 gab es ein Wettrüsten zwischen den Großmächten, Ereignisse des Kalten Krieges reichen bis in die Gegenwart. Dazu Historiker Bodo Mrozek.

Wie können wir hybride Kriege heute besser verstehen? Bodo Mrozek (@leibniz-ifz.bsky.social/@berlincoldwar.bsky.social) plädiert für eine nähere Betrachtung des Kalten Kriegs als Vorläufer hybrider Kriege.
Sein Vortrag ist beim Deutschlandfunk-Hörsaal nun nachzuhören 🎧

Manfred Sing berichtet über unsere Tagung vom April (zusammen mit dem IEG Mainz, @gei.bsky.social und GNM Nürnberg) 👇

Manfred Sing berichtet von der Tagung "Deutsche Geschichte, europäische Zukunft?", auf der Jörg Deventer unter dem Titel „Am Anfang war ein politischer Wille“ die Gründungsgeschichte und Anfangsjahre des Dubnow-Instituts in Leipzig vorstellte.

Heritage Protection as Progressive Urbanism? Defending the Legacies of the Welfare State John Pendlebury considers the progressive potential of the heritage of social housing.

Twentieth century workers’ and welfare state housing, often demonised, has increasingly been valorised as heritage. Does this have wider political relevance and potential in a time of housing crisis? By John Pendlebury @newcastleuni.bsky.social
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Bericht von Andreas Ludwig (@zzfpotsdam.bsky.social) zur Tagung "Dinge-Erzähen-Werte", Kooperation mit @zfl-berlin.bsky.social, @leizarchaeology.bsky.social, DASA Dortmund und @ecchronoi.bsky.social.

Next week our annual conference on Re-visions of history in right-wing #populism starts. For more information about the panels, the speakers, the venue and the registration, visit the conference's website 👇
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Poster Annual Conference 2025

📢 Register until September 10 for our Annual Conference “Colonial Pasts and Contemporary Search for Justice: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Politics of Restitution and Redress for Colonial Violence”! With @trace-center.de & @valuepast.bsky.social, Sep. 25–26.
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You can also find more information about the panels and the speakers on our new conference-website 👇

Mit vier Auslandsinstituten beteiligen wir uns an der Jahreskonferenz des Leibniz-Forschungsverbundes „Wert der Vergangenheit“ @valuepast.bsky.social zum Thema
„Re-Visions of history in right-wing populism and the far right. European and global perspectives“

Rechte Geschichtsmythen Eine Herausforderung für Gesellschaft, Wissenschaft und Politik Rechtspopulistische und rechtsradikale Kräfte nutzen zunehmend Geschichte, um ihre Weltsicht zu stützen. In Deutschland, Europa und weltweit versuchen sie, verklärte Bilder der Vergangenheit und natio...

Rechte Kräfte schreiben Geschichte neu: wie reagieren?
📅 8.09.2025, 19:00 Uhr | Heinirch-Böll-Stiftung
💬 mit Volker Weiß (@volkerweiss-author.bsky.social),
Frank Bösch, Constanze Itzel, Katja Meier
👉 Jetzt anmelden: calendar.boell.de/de/event/rec...

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