Russia's War against Ukraine and the Position of German Historians
10.11.2022, 18:30
online / zoom
We are happy to invite you the online-presentation "Russia's War against Ukraine and the Position of German Historians — The Significance of this Debate for Collaboration in the Field of Digital Humanities" by Peter Haslinger. The presentation is a part of the program series "Source as a Choice"
As a first step, the presentation aims to take stock of the debates that have been taking place in the community of historians in Germany since February 24. It asks how the humanities as a whole reacted to Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine. In a second step, the talk tries to discuss possible consequences for the Digital Humanities and options for action in the German academic system. Finally, the presentation addresses basic questions of an intensified Ukrainian-German cooperation in the future. The aim is also to identify needs and forms of cooperation at eye level.
Moderator of the meeting — Taras Nazaruk.
Mykola Makhortykh, a researcher, will join the conversation.
The event will be delivered on the online platform zoom. To join the discussion, please, register.
The presentation will be conducted in English. Simultaneous interpretation into Ukrainian will be provided at the event.
Prof. Dr. Peter Haslinger
Since 2007 Director of Herder Institute Marburg and Professor of History of Eastern Europe at the Giessen Center for Eastern European Studies (GiZo). Main Research Interests: History of East Central Europe (Habsburg Empire and Successor States), 19th and 20th century, Aspects of Nationalism, Regionalism, and Multiculturalism, History of Cartography and Concepts of Space and Borders, Cultures of Memory and Questions of Identity, Historical Discourse Analysis, Cultures of Knowledge in Transnational Contexts.
Dr. Mykola Makhortykh
An Alfred Landecker lecturer at the Institute of Communication and Media Studies (University of Bern), where his research is focused on the personalization of news media and the impact of algorithmic biases on news consumption. In his recent work, he has also examined the use of digital technologies for framing political and historical issues in Eastern Europe, interactions between historical memory and propaganda, and the use of digital platforms for Holocaust remembrance.
The event is part of the public program on documenting the experience of violence and warfare "Source as a Choice," organized by the Center for Urban History in cooperation with EHRI.
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Cover Image: George Ivanchenko, 2022 // Urban Media Archive of the Center for Urban History