German History Society

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The German History Society is proud to release the call for papers for our 2026 Annual Conference, held this year at the University of Stirling!

The deadline for papers is the 14 April 2026.

For more information check our website here: www.germanhistorysociety.org/conference/

Congratulations to Joachim C. Häberlen for his article 'Democracy at Play: Adventure Playgrounds in the Federal Republic of Germany, 1967–1984' which has been awarded the German History 2025 Article Prize!

You can read the winning article here: doi.org/10.1093/gerh...

APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN for the 2026 GHS Postgraduate Essay Prize!

Head to the website to find out more: www.germanhistorysoc...

Congratulations to the winner and runners-up of our 2025 Undergraduate Essay Prize!

Hear from the awarding committee and learn more about the winning essays here: www.germanhistorysoc...

Created by the @germanhistsoc.bsky.social, the series 'Glimpses of German History' is designed for students, educators, and interested parties to learn more about Germany's vibrant and interesting history through discussing objects from its past. Check out S1 and S2 here: www.germanhistorysoc...
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The final episode in Series 2 of Glimpses of German History is now LIVE!

In this episode, Amelia Hutchinson tells us about Philipp Hainhofer's seventeenth century Pomeranian Cabinet and its grandiose past - check out the video here: youtu.be/yML0xYIxXIQ
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Call for Papers: Crossing Borders – Transnational Perspectives on Life-Writing and Ego-Documents

University of Southampton, 14 April 2026
Submit by 31 Dec 2025

Keynote: Prof. Éva Kovács (Vienna Wiesenthal Institute).

More: www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2025/10...

The Samovar - alongside Deborah's episode of 'Glimpses of German History' - can be seen at the @wienerlibrary.bsky.social latest exhibition 'Eldercide - Older Jews and the Holocaust' on show until April 2026 in London.

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Check out Episode 6 of 'Glimpses of German History' now LIVE on our YouTube channel

In the episode, Deborah Jaffe shows us a Samovar that has been in her family for generations. It is an object that tells an emotive story about forced Jewish migration across Europe.

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In association with the @ghilondon.bsky.social - the GHS is pleased to invite papers for the 2026 'Medieval Germany Workshop'

Workshop date: 29 May 2026
Submissions due: 15 February 2026

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In Episode 5 of 'Glimpses of German History' , Hans Hönes takes us inside the chapel of Blairs College in Aberdeen to gaze upon a spectacular set of stained glass windows.

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Congratulations to Anja Segmüller and Emma Paterson, the winner and runner-up respectively of our Postgraduate Essay Prize 2025!

To find out more about their winning essays check out our website here: www.germanhistorysoc...

Episode 4 of 'Glimpses of German History' is now LIVE!

In this episode @profpanayi.bsky.social shows us a picture book depicting the work of German missionaries in nineteenth century India.

Check out the video on our YouTube channel here: youtu.be/IPHH-uPr8KA

#Teachers make sure you check out GHS's annual Creative Research Contest - entries are open now!

For more information, head to our website at: www.germanhistorysoc...

CONGRATULATIONS to Dr. Arndt Emmerich (University of Hertfordshire) on being awarded the 2025 Rethinking German History Prize for his article in @csshjournal.bsky.social

Read our report and find out how to read Dr. Emmerich's winning article here: www.germanhistorysoc...

The following CFP may be of interest to our followers!

This fascinating tale of religious relics, high status marriage alliances - and talking ravens – offers unusual insights into cultural change and exchange across the middle ages.

🖥️ Check out the rest of the episodes on our website here: www.germanhistorysoc...


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Episode 3 is OUT NOW!

In this episode Johanna Dale (UCL) explores how the head of a seventh century English king became so important to people living in twelfth century Germany.

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Created by the GHS, the series' are designed for students, educators, and interested parties to learn more about Germany's vibrant and interesting history through discussing everyday objects from its past.

🖥️ You can view all the episodes on our website here: www.germanhistorysoc...
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The next episode of Series 2 of 'Glimpses of German History' is OUT NOW!

In this episode, Anne Buckley (Leeds) takes us to a field in Skipton, North Yorkshire which housed a German prisoner of war camp during the First World War.

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To find out more about our funding opportunities check out our website here: www.germanhistorysoc...
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The next round of GHS Small Grant funding is now open!

We support conferences and workshops such as the fantastic colloquium recently held at the University of Oxford with @lyndseystonebri.bsky.social and Thomas Meyer. Read more about it on the GHS Blog here:

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Created by the GHS, the series' are designed for students, educators, and interested parties to learn more about Germany's vibrant and interesting history through discussing everyday objects from its past.

🖥️ You can view all the episodes from Series 1 on our website here: www.germanhistorysoc...

In the first episode of Glimpses of German History Season 2, Sandra Lipner shows us how denazification questionnaires help us explore the shift from dictatorship to democracy in postwar Germany. The questionnaire was intended by the occupying Allies to categorise people in terms of their previous in Glimpses of German History S2E1: Denazification Questionnaire

Episode 1 of Series 2 of our documentary series 'Glimpses of German History' is now available on YouTube!

In this episode @sandralipner.bsky.social shows us how denazification questionnaires help us explore the shift from dictatorship to democracy in post-war Germany.

Check out our latest blog post from Leah Lawford (Exeter) reflecting on her trip to Sydney, funded by the German History Society!

"The trip provided valuable insight into the Jewish and Holocaust survivor community in Sydney"

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The GHS is proud to support a range of different projects through our 'Small Grants' funding

Check out our latest blog from @caileedavis.bsky.social reflecting on the Holocaust studies networking event at the Imperial War Museum London

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YouTube video by German History Society Glimpses of German History Season 2: Trailer

📽️ Season 2 of 'Glimpses of German History', coming soon...

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The following event at the @wienerlibrary.bsky.social Holocaust Library on internment in the two world wars may be of interest to our members. All are welcome but tickets must be booked - there is limited capacity so book soon!

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The GHS is saddened by the recent passing of Professor Emeritus James van Horn Melton (Emory)

Prof. Melton served on the advisory board of 'German History' and was an eminent scholar of early modern German and Habsburg Europe, the Enlightenment, and the Atlantic World.

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