We are pleased to share several updates and announcements from the FSP Global History: 

May 22 – Global History Colloquium 

Czech Mates? Art Students from the Decolonized World in Czechoslovakia after 1968 
Date: Thursday, 22 May 2025 (11:30–13:00)
Venue: Institute for Contemporary History, Seminar Room 2
Speaker: Anna-Marie Kroupová

This talk examines the Cold War art scene beyond the US-Soviet rivalry, focusing on the cultural diplomacy and mobility between Czechoslovakia and the Global South. It explores the lived experiences and artistic production of Global South students at the Prague Academy of Fine Arts between 1968 and 1989.

For more details, please see here. 

This is the final colloquium of this academic year – we look forward to seeing many of you there. 

June 13 – Annual Global History Workshop “Immobilities”

Date: Friday, 13 June 2025
Venue: Institute for Contemporary History, Seminar Room 1

This year’s workshop focuses on the theme of (im)mobilities – from the movement of people, goods, and ideas, to methodological questions around immobility and disconnection. The workshop is organized in cooperation with the Research Cluster State, Politics, and Governance in Historical Perspective of the Doctoral School of Historical and Cultural Studies.

Programme attached.

May 25-27 – International Conference: “Being in Transit” 

Date: Sunday, 25 – Tuesday, 27 May 2025
Venue: Hotel Regina, Rooseveltplatz 15, Vienna
Organiser: ERC Project GLORE – Global Resettlement Regimes (Kerstin von Lingen)

This conference investigates the global dynamics of displacement, migration, and resettlement during and after WWII. It explores forms of ‘being in transit’ across continents, highlighting local and international networks of refugeedom.

Please register via email: glore.zeitgeschichte@univie.ac.at

Programme flyer attached and for more details, please see here. 

PhD Position – Early Modern Global History (University of Tübingen)

Many thanks to Anka Steffen for drawing our attention to the following opportunity: 

The Department of Modern History at the University of Tübingen invites applications for a PhD position (65%, TV-L E13) in Early Modern Global History (1400–1800), to begin as soon as possible. The position is initially for three years, with the possibility of a one-year extension.

Application deadline: 20 June 2025
Contact: Prof. Dr. Christina Brauner (christina.brauner@uni-tuebingen.de)

For full details, please refer to the attached call for applications