Thursday, 18 April 2024

Globalising the Yugoslav Revolution in the Postcolonial World: Veterans, Memory and Transnational Networks of Solidarity during the Cold War

Zgodovina na Špici / History on the Edge

You are kindly invited to the new event of the History on the Edge series, which will take place on Wednesday, 24 April 2024 at 13:00, at the INZ premises or at the ZOOM link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86949706378 The lecture will be given by dr. Jelena Đureinović, and the title of the lecture is "Globalising the Yugoslav Revolution in the Postcolonial World: Veterans, Memory and Transnational Networks of Solidarity during the Cold War". The lecture will be in English. Globalising ...
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Friday, 29 March 2024

Alexander Maxwell: "Effacing Panslavism? Why the Secondary Literature on Slavic National Awakening is Unreliable"

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You are kindly invited to the new event of the History on the Edge series, which will take place on Friday, 5 April 2024 at 13:00, at the INZ premises or at the ZOOM link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86949706378 The lecture will be given by dr. Alexander Maxwell, and the title of the lecture is "Effacing Panslavism? Why the Secondary Literature on Slavic National Awakening is Unreliable". The lecture will be in English. In the first half of the nineteenth century, intellectuals ...
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Wednesday, 27 March 2024

Hana Ćurak: Sve su to vještice: Intervening into the patriarchal everyday?

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You are kindly invited to the new event of the History on the Edge series, which will take place on Wednesday, 3. April 2024 at 13:00, at the INZ premises or at the ZOOM link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86949706378 The lecture will be given by Hana Ćurak, and the title of the lecture is Sve su to vještice: Intervening into the patriarchal everyday?. The lecture will be in English.   Abstract: The memes of Sve su to vještice (eng. It’s all Witches), “a feminist platform posing ...
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Wednesday, 20 March 2024

Zsuzsanna Varga: "The Hungarian Agriculture and Rural Society: changes, challenges and opportunities, 1945-2004"

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You are kindly invited to the new event of the History on the Edge series, which will take place on Wednesday, 27 March 2024 at 13:00, at the INZ premises or at the ZOOM link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86949706378 The lecture will be given by prof. dr. Zsuzsanna Varga, and the title of the lecture is "The Hungarian Agriculture and Rural Society: changes, challenges and opportunities, 1945-2004". The lecture will be in English. The Hungarian Agriculture and Rural Society: ...
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Wednesday, 13 March 2024

Shuhei Sato: The history of mountainous hamlets in Japan since the 1960s: Focusing on population decline and disaster control

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You are kindly invited to the new event of the History on the Edge series, which will take place on Monday, 18 March 2024 at 13:00, at the INZ premises or at the ZOOM link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86949706378 The lecture will be given by Shuhei Sato, and the title of the lecture is "The history of mountainous hamlets in Japan since the 1960s: Focusing on population decline and disaster control". The lecture will be in English.  I will present the history of the Fudo district in ...
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Monday, 4 March 2024

"The Anatomy of Extremist Narratives: Deeper Insights"

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You are kindly invited to the new event of the History on the Edge series, taking place on Wednesday, 13. 3. 2024 at 13:00, at the INZ premises and via ZOOM: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86949706378 "The Anatomy of Extremist Narratives: Deeper Insights"   The ARENAS project looks at extremist narratives that affect political and social life in Europe. It examines the nature of these narratives and seeks to understand the discourses they impact, particularly about science, ...
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Monday, 5 February 2024

dr. Maja Lorbek: New Schools for New Education. Multilateralism and School Construction, 1944 - 1970

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You are kindly invited to the new event of the History on the Edge series, taking place on Wednesday, 14. 2. 2024 at 13:00, at the INZ premises or via ZOOM: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86949706378 The lecture titled "New Schools for New Education. Multilateralism and School Construction, 1944 - 1970" will be held by dr. Maja Lorbek. The lecture will be held in English. New Schools for New Education Multilateralism and School Construction, 1944 -1970 Starting in the mid-1940s, ...
Wednesday, 10 January 2024

Bakar Berekašvili: "Marxist Thought in Soviet Georgia"

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You are kindly invited to the new event of the History on the Edge series, taking place on Wednesday, 17. 1. 2024 at 13:00, at the INZ premises or via ZOOM: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86949706378 The lecture titled "Marxist Thought in Soviet Georgia" will be held by Prof. Bakar Berekashvili. The lecture will be held in English. Marxist Thought in Soviet Georgia Bakar Berekashvili Professor of Political Science and Sociology Georgian American University, Tbilisi Soviet ...
Thursday, 30 November 2023

Tamara Scheer: "Language Diversity in the Austro-Hungarian Army (1867-1918)"

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  You are kindly invited to the new event of the new History on the Edge series, taking place on Wednesday, 13. 12. 2023 at 13:00, at the INZ premises or via ZOOM: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86949706378 The lecture titled "Language Diversity in the Austro-Hungarian Army (1867-1918)" will be held by Priv.-Doz. Dr. Tamara Scheer. The lecture will be held in English. Abstract (ANGLEŠČINA) Identification and Representation: Language Diversity in the Austro-Hungarian Army ...
Friday, 27 October 2023

Marta Chmielewska: "Flexible labor, intimate objects. Undergarment production in socialist and postsocialist small-town Poland, 1949-2023"

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You are kindly invited to the second event of the new History on the Edge series, which will take place on Wednesday, 8. 11. 2023 at 13:00, at the INZ premises or at the ZOOM link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86949706378  The lecture titled "Flexible labor, intimate objects. Undergarment production in socialist and postsocialist small-town Poland, 1949-2023" will be held by Marta Chmielewska. Facebook Event   The lecture will be held in English. Abstract: In this presentation, ...
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Friday, 13 October 2023

Milica Popović : "The silence of saying no. Narrating desertion.”

Zgodovina na Špici / History on the Edge

You are kindly invited to the final event of the History on the Edge event series on 25 October 2023 [wednesday] at 13:00 at the Institute of Contemporary History or via ZOOM : https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86949706378. Raziskovalka Milica Popović iz Cental European University na Dunaju bo imela predavanje "The silence of saying no. Narrating desertion." The presentation focuses on an initial review of literature and media representations, documented acts and narratives ...
Monday, 8 May 2023

Gender and intersectionality: Approaching women's history through their lived experiences and feminist thought in Yugoslavia in the 20th century

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You are kindly invited to the final event of the History on the Edge event series on 17 May 2023 [WEDNESDAY] at 14:00 at the INZ or at the ZOOM link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87327889090 The lectures will be held in English. Once again, we will conclude History on the Edge with a festival, with a rich selection of lecturers and speakers. The focus of the last event will be on gender and intersectionality, which opens up new approaches to the study of women's history. The lectures ...
Friday, 7 April 2023

Red, white, and red Łódź. Local aspects of the politics of memory in the Polish People's Republic

Zgodovina na Špici / History on the Edge

  On Thursday, April 13 2023, at 1. pm, Andrzej Czyżewski will hold a public lecture at the Institute of Contemporary History:  Red, white, and red Łódź. Local aspects of the politics of memory in the Polish People's Republic The lecture will also be available via ZOOM: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87327889090 The lecture will be held in English.   Abstract: The myth of World War II was one of the most important ideological pillars of the communist regime in Poland. The lecture ...
Friday, 24 March 2023

Yuguang Zhou : »Brothers, friends, or teachers/students? Sino-Yugoslav relations at people-to-people level from 1977 to 1985«

Zgodovina na Špici / History on the Edge

On Wednesday, March 29 2023, at 1. pm, Yuguang Zhou (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich Graduate School for East and Southeast European Studies) will hold a public lecture at the Institute of Contemporary History:  »Brothers, friends, or teachers/students? Sino-Yugoslav relations at people-to-people level from 1977 to 1985« ZOOM Abstract: China and Yugoslavia had a few years of exceptionally warm relations from 1977 to 1980, with Tito's visit to ...
Wednesday, 8 March 2023

EVENT POSTPONED: Lea Horvat: (Friedrich Schiller University Jena): »Common ground: A value-oriented history of Yugoslav mass housing«

Zgodovina na Špici / History on the Edge

The lecture held by Lea Horvat is postponed. New date coming soon! On Wednesday, March 15 2023, at 1. pm, Lea Horvat (Friedrich Schiller University Jena) will hold a public lecture at the Institute of Contemporary History: »Common ground: A value-oriented history of Yugoslav mass housing« The lecture will be in English and also available via ZOOM. Kindly invited! Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87836133014   Abstract: In post-Yugoslav space, mass housing is a part ...
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Thursday, 9 February 2023

Kolo, bećarac & vrabac: Entertainment among the Yugoslav Partisans.

Zgodovina na Špici / History on the Edge

On wednesday, February 15 2023 at 1 p.m. a lecture by dr. Ive Jelušić will be held in the meeting room of INZ, entitled »Kolo, bećarac & vrabac: Entertainment among the Yugoslav Partisans« The lecture will be in English and will also be available via ZOOM. Kindly invited! Link to the online event https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87836133014   Abstract: For the partisan communist leadership, the struggle for cultural education and general “enlightenment” was an integral part ...
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Monday, 30 January 2023

Colonialism, Empire and Time in the writings and photographs of Vladimir Markov

Zgodovina na Špici / History on the Edge

On Wednesday, February 1, 2023, at 1 p.m., a lecture by Johanna Hügel (Leibniz Institute for European History in Mainz) will be held in the meeting room of INZ, entitled "Colonialism, Empire and Time in the writings and photographs of Vladimir Markov" The lecture will be in English and will also be available via ZOOM. Kindly invited! Link to the online event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1328878047910127 Več o predavanju: "Kolonializem, imperij in čas v zapisih in ...
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Monday, 9 January 2023

Dr. Ivan Sablin: »The USSR Supreme Soviet in 1955–1991: Functions of a State Socialist Parliament«

Zgodovina na Špici / History on the Edge

  On Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at 1 p.m., Dr. Ivan Sablin (University of Heidelberg, Germany), will hold a public lecture: "The USSR Supreme Council in 1955-1991: Functions of a State Socialist Parliament" The lecture will be in English and also available via ZOOM. Kindly invited! Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87836133014   Meeting ID: 878 3613 3014 Abstract: From a normative liberal standpoint, the USSR Supreme Soviet was not a parliament. It consisted ...
Wednesday, 2 November 2022

Cody James Inglis: “The Republican Left in Danubian Europe, 1900–1948: A Comparative History of Political Thought”

Zgodovina na Špici / History on the Edge

  Cody James Inglis (Central European University, Budapest/Vienna; Institute of Political History, Budapest): The Republican Left in Danubian Europe, 1900–1948: A Comparative History of Political Thought. The lecture will take place on Wednesday, November 9, 2022 Thursday, November 23 at 1:00 pm at the Institute of Contemporary History. There will also be ZOOM streaming. Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81890374101 Meeting ID: 818 9037 4101   Abstract ...
Monday, 20 June 2022

Festival History on the Edge - 7th Day

Book presentation and lecture

Friday, June 24, 2022, at 10.00 AM and 11:30 AM at the institute Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81855065375  Meeting ID: 818 5506 5375    10:00 a.m. Book presentation Making Sense of Dictatorship: Domination and Everyday Life in East Central Europe after 1945 (eds. Celia Donert, Ana Kladnik, Martin Sabrow, CEU Press 2022) Discussants: Celia Donert, Ana Kladnik and Matej Spurny   Programme change  Lecture of Celia Donert on Friday at 11:30 has been cancelled and postponed ...
Friday, 17 June 2022

Festival History on the Edge - 6th day

Libora Oates-Indruchová : Snakes and Ladders: Censorship in Czech and Hungarian Academic Publishing, 1969-89

  Wednesday, 22 June at 11 am at the Institute of Contemporary History or via Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81855065375  Meeting ID: 818 5506 5375    Libora Oates-Indruchova is Professor of Sociology of Gender at the Department of Sociology, University of Graz. Libora does research on cultural representations of gender, gender and social change, state socialism, narrative research and censorship with a geographical focus on Central and Eastern Europe. As co-editor ...
Friday, 10 June 2022

Festival History on the Edge - 5th Day

Matej Ivančík, “To put it simply, We Should Have Been More Empathetic and Kind.” Memory Politics and the Post-Socialist Transformation in Slovakia

  Friday, June 17, 2022, 11.00 - 13.00 (INZ, Privoz 11) and Zoom https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81855065375; Meeting ID: 818 5506 5375.   Lecture Matej Ivančík, “To put it simply, We Should Have Been More Empathetic and Kind.” Memory Politics and the Post-Socialist Transformation in Slovakia Matej Ivančík works at the Department of General History at the Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava. His research covers civil society, nationalism and intellectual ...
Tuesday, 7 June 2022

History on the Edge - 4th day

Thursday, June 16, at 10:00 AM Live at the Institute of Contemporary History and ZOOM link https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81855065375   Lecture 10:00 - 12:00 Igor Duda: “We are all good people.” Local Communities in Yugoslavia between Action and Bureaucracy (English) Panel 14:00 - 16:00 panel Socialistično samoupravljanje v občini (Slovenian and Croatian) Tina Filipović: “Prisutni u svim zbivanjima”: SUBNOR u političkom i društvenom životu općine u kasnom socijalizmu ...
Monday, 30 May 2022

Festival History on the Edge - 2nd Day

Ivana Mihaela Žimbrek (CEU, Austria) Women’s Organizations, Home Economics, and the Beginnings of Modern Retail in Socialist Yugoslavia, 1950s-1960s

Monday, 30. May at 11:00 LIVE at the Institute for Contemporary History (Privoz 11, Ljubljana, conference room) ZOOM link https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81855065375   About the presenter: Ivana Mihaela Žimbrek (currently a visiting fellow at the Institute for Contemporary History in Ljubljana) is a PhD candidate at the Department of History at Central European University, Budapest/Vienna, where she is working on her dissertation on the history of the department stores ...
Monday, 16 May 2022

Festival History on the Edge - 1st Day

  Don't miss the first event of the FESTIVAL HISTORY ON THE EDGE   Friday, 27. MAY at 10:00 and 14:00 LIVE at the Institute for Contemporary History (Privoz 11, Ljubljana, conference room)  via ZOOM: link to Zoom-Livestream will be available on the event day here https://www.facebook.com/InstitutZaNovejsoZgodovino/   Registration is not required. The program is available at the end of the page.   About the presenters: HELEN YAFFE joined the University of Glasgow as Lecturer ...
Thursday, 5 May 2022

Festival History on the Edge

You are invited to the Festival History on the Edge, which will take place from 27 May to 24 June. The lectures will take place at the Institute of Contemporary History (Privoz 11, Ljubljana; conference room) or you can attend them via zoom. The link to Zoom-Livestream will be available on the event day at https://www.facebook.com/InstitutZaNovejsoZgodovino/.   Lectures from the previous History on the Edge events are available on the YouTube channel: Zgodovina na Špici ...
Thursday, 28 April 2022

History on the Edge Festival

May 27 - June 24 2022

We cordially invite you to the History on the Edge Festival, which will take place at the Institute of Contemporary History between May 27 and June 24, 2022. Media cover: Radio Študent