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What are new avenues to write an intellectual history of the far right in Europe from a global perspective?Martin Hamre and Christian Jacobs talk about their research in the broader field of far-right history and about how historical developments such as the Holocaust, World War 2, the Cold War or decolonization change the global history of the far right. They also discuss how their studies in…
Was heißt Menschsein im Zeitalter kreativer Maschinen? Wie politisch ist Kalorienzählen? Darf Medizin alles, was sie kann? Wir wollen es wissen – also fragen wir bei denen nach, die sich am besten damit auskennen. In unserem Podcast WAGNIS WISSEN spricht Journalistin Nadine Kreuzahler mit Expertinnen und Experten aus der Wissenschaft über drängende Fragen der Gegenwart. ►…
Wie verabschiedet man sich (in einem Trauerprozess) nicht nur von liebgewonnenen Dingen, sondern auch von sozialem Gerümpel und alten emotionalen Mustern? Dorothea Rohde spricht mit Dorothee Emsel (Lektorin im Programmbereich Psychologie, Psychotherapie und Beratung) über ihr neues Buch "Die Magie der Dinge und die Kunst des Loslassens" , erschienen bei Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht/De Gruyter Brill.…
Gib Hedstrom speaks with Jennifer Mason (Chief Sustainability Officer and EVP EHS&S at J.M. Huber Corporation) about his new book "Navigating Sustainable Growth: A Roadmap for Boards and Corporate Leaders." Gib Hedstrom has 30 years’ experience advising boards of directors on sustainable growth at the intersection of environment, strategy, and governance. His book explores how companies can thrive…
In her book, Women of Chinese Modern Art, Doris Sung talks about how women artists shaped the terrain of the modern art world. In the book talk she also talks with Senior Acquisitions Editor History Rabea Rittgerodt about how she, as an artist, got into academia, how important art history is to understanding the change of a society fro empire to republic and how education and art can help empower…
In this Book Talk Dr. Tremblay tells us what personal situations during his early academic career made him consider writing about the Pink Triangle in the first place and how looking at the topic in global and transregional perspective helped shape his research and understanding of history. In the following discussion he and the series editors Dr. Sabrina Mittermeier and Dr. Bodie Ashton discuss…
Ruhig statt hektisch, lang statt kurz, wort- statt bildlastig, langsam statt schnell, diskursiv statt plakativ: Podcasts sind das ideale Format, um geisteswissenschaftliche Fragen und Thesen zeitgemäß zu kommunizieren — aber wie?! Podcast-Macher*innen aus den Geisteswissenschaften sehen sich einer Reihe ähnlicher Herausforderungen gegenüber: Der Podcast-Markt ist übersättigt. Die Aufwände sind…
Dr. Na Li is associated researcher and chair of Public History at the University of Vienna. She is a public historian and urban planning scholar. Her research focuses on public history and urban preservation. During her decade-long work in China, Na Li has pioneered the field of public history in China. In this book talk, she and De Gruyter's history acquisitions editor Rabea Rittgerodt talk about…
Today, more than twenty oligarchs serve as heads of state or government in countries such as Russia, South Africa, Lebanon and El Salvador. Many have a net worth in excess of $1 billion, and they all – whether directly or indirectly – impact our daily lives. Who are the oligarchs and how have they come to dominate our world? What difference does gender make? Is there something “good” to be found…
How do we produce knowledge? How do we present it? How can we better understand our societies, past and present? And, ultimately, what is it that makes us us? The study of Modern Languages tackles nothing short of these fundamental questions, exploring the very foundations of what it means to be human. Moreover, the field is inherently dynamic. Artificial Intelligence tools, such as ChatGPT, have…
