Zentrum für Theorien in der historischen Forschung

The best thing that can happen to your book is that a reviewer finds it extremely generative for their own ongoing research –even if it unfolds in a completely different field. 🌈 #intellectualtransfer

Are the Times a-Changin‘? Argumentieren mit Zeit und Wandel in der Geschichtswissenschaft Gion Wallmeyer - Die moderne Geschichtswissenschaft beschäftigt sich bereits seit ihren Anfängen mit der Frage, wie historischer Wandel rekonstruiert werden kann. In der jüngeren Forschung wird Wande...

More #theoryofhistory at gtw.hypotheses.org ! We have a great post from Gion Wallmeyer form the University of Bielefeld on "Are the Times a-Changin‘? Argumentieren mit Zeit und Wandel in der Geschichtswissenschaft"

Read the post here: 👇
gtw.hypotheses.org/32418

If you wish to participate, please send an email to theoriezentrale-geschichte@uni-bielefeld.de !

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On 9 December 2025, we will be welcoming Jürgen Renn to present a colloquium entitled 'Das Anthropozän – Eine Herausforderung für die Menschheit und die Wissenschaft'.

Join us at Bielefeld University (Room X E0-001) or online!
#theoryofhistory | #theanthropocene

#REMINDER: We welcome Claudia Opitz-Belakhal tomorrow for a #COLLOQUIUM on 'Von der Frauen- zur Geschlechtergeschichte - und zurück? Ergebnisse, Debatten, Perspektiven historischer Geschlechterforschung'.
Join us at Bielefeld Univ (Room X-E0-002) or online! | #theoryofhistory #genderhistory

The Monument as a Mirror for the History of Historical Epistemology Shahzad Bashir - Regazzoni’s purpose in The Episteme of the Gallic Past is to show that, in eighteenth and nineteenth-century Europe, the term “monument” had a variety of meanings that underwent sign...

For more information, click here: gtw.hypotheses.org/32025

If you wish to participate, please send an email to theoriezentrale-geschichte@uni-bielefeld.de

On November 13th from 6-8 pm, Claudia Opitz-Belakhal will speak about "Von der Frauen- zur Geschlechtergeschichte - und zurück? Ereignisse, Debatten, Perspektiven historischer Geschlechterforschung"
Join us at Bielefeld Univ (Room X E0-002) or online!
| #theoryofhistory #genderhistory

American (Hi)storytelling: Report #1 from a Real Experience. Written by a Theorist of History after a Tourist Visit to Salem, Massachusetts. Lisa Regazzoni - October 5th, 2025. In Salem, Massachusetts, the temporal horizons seem to merge. In this small town near Boston, the past – specifically the year 1692 – is present in a way I had not...

A new blogpost from Lisa Regazzoni (@lisaregazzoni.bsky.social): In it she describes her experience visiting the town of Salem and reflects on finding words for the encounter of merging temporal horizons.
Read more about how "1692 is “queerly” alive" here 👇
gtw.hypotheses.org/32090
#theoryofhistory

We look forward to seeing you there!

If you would like to participate via #Zoom, please send an email to theoriezentrale-geschichte@uni-bielefeld.de.

We will discuss the organization of the #TheoryDates for the summer semester of 2026 and present the plans for the #DenkraumTheorie study group.

Afterwards, we will elect the new board.

#MEMBER-Alert!

Dear Theory Center members,
Our general meeting will take place next Wednesday, October 22, 2025. It will begin at 2:00 p.m. in Room X-A2-103 at Bielefeld Univ.

My contribution to the Contributions to the History...
On the 'Disempowering Agency' of Reinhart Koselleck’s Figure Collection 👇
www.berghahnjournals.com/view/journal...

Interested? If so, please send us your application as a PDF to theoriezentrale-geschichte@uni-bielefeld.de.

This enables members of the #ZThF to organise a workshop. The workshop should focus on #theoriesofhistory, theories in historical research, and possible empirical applications. We also aim to involve members of the History Faculty at Bielefeld Univ, as well as external scholars.

#MEMBER ALERT!

Dear #ZThF members,
Yesterday, we published our new #CallforWorkshops for the summer and winter semesters of 2026.

With Riley Linebaugh (@rileysline.bsky.social) joining the editorial board of Theory of History at Work, the blog gains valuable expertise on postcolonial justice and the links between archive-making and history-writing! Here is the excellent contribution by Sauda Nabukenya, edited by her 👇

Workshops - Universität Bielefeld Im Theoriezentrum finden regelmäßig Workshops statt, die theoretischen, methodischen und historiographischen Fragestellungen sowie der Rolle von Theorien in der historischen Forschung gewidmet werden....

If you would like to find out more about the workshop at the #ZThF, please visit our website:

🛎️ The "Theory of History at Work" Blog is back from the summer break and ready to dive in again!
We’re picking up the thread of our reflections with a piece by Christian Wachter on multimediality in history, inspired by the workshop he organized at the @zthf.bsky.social , Bielefeld University 👇

Those interested in participating digitally or in person are asked to contact us by email at theoriezentrale-geschichte@uni-bielefeld.de !

Zentrum für Theorien in der historischen Forschung - Universität Bielefeld 13.11.2025 | Claudia Opitz-Belakhal (Basel) | Von der Frauen- zur Geschlechtergeschichte - und zurück? Aktuelle Problemstellungen und Debatten in der Geschlechtergeschichte | Kolloquium

The #ZThF cordially invites you to participate in its events in the coming winter semester. The complete program can be found on our website, with information on colloquia and workshops.

The Eastern West Meets the Far East — History and Theory Ewa Domańska & Zhang Zuocheng 张作成

Our newest #OneMoreThing... post is out now!

Read "The Eastern West Meets the Far East: Dialogues on Historical Theory—A Conversation between Ewa Domańska and Zhang Zuocheng 张作成" on our website: historyandtheory.org/omt/2025-ewa...

Mitgliedsantrag - Universität Bielefeld Wissenschaftler*innen aller Statusgruppen anderer Hochschulen sowie außeruniversitärer Forschungseinrichtungen können zu assoziierten Mitgliedern im Zentrum für Theorien in der historischen Forschung ...

Interested? Then click on the following link and become a member:

Did you know that you can also become a associated #member of the #ZThF?
To qualify for membership, you must demonstrate a clear research interest in #philosophyofhistory, #historicaltheory and/or #theoriesinhistoricalresearch, as well as a willingness to work with the #ZThF on a long-term basis.

Publikationen - Universität Bielefeld Die Mikromonographie in der Reihe Bielefelder Theoriegespräche ist ein neues Publikationsformat des Zentrums für Theorien in der historischen Forschung an der Fakultät für Geschichtswissenschaft der U...

The #BielefeldTheoryTalk series is always organized in conjunction with a Koselleck Lecture. If you would like to learn more about the publication, visit our website:

The mikro-monograph is edited by the center's director, @lisaregazzoni.bsky.social , with comments by Berber Bevernage and Kristin Platt.

Here is the link to the book:

We are pleased to announce that the first part of our #BielefeldTheoryTalks series has been published. It is a micro-monograph entitled "Temporal Vectors and the Compass of History. Politics and Ethics at the End-time" by @ethankleinberg.bsky.social.