Entangled Perspectives of (Post)Modernity – What’s at Stake? Roundtable Discussion Fulda University of Applied Science, Großer Seminarraum 3a, Eingang 1a, Fulda, Germany 06 June, 2023 – 7 p.m. Event Information In this roundtable discussion, David Chandler, (University of Westminster), Niilo Kauppi (University of Helsinki), and Claudia Wiesner (Fulda UAS) discussed various perspectives of (post)modernity and […]

Democracy and the Global Order: New Perspectives, New Challenges Workshop   Fulda, Germany 6 June to 7 June, 2023 Event Information From June 6 to 7, 2023, PARI hosted a dynamic workshop centered around the theme “Democracy and the Global Order: New Perspectives, New Challenges.” at the Hochschulzentrum Fulda. The event offered an engaging platform

From Ostpolitik to the Russian invasion of Ukraine Public Discussion of the academic conference “The German-German Basic Treaty 1972/73: International Context, Consequences, Remembrance”. The Point Alpha Research Institute (PARI) and the Berliner Kolleg Kalter Krieg (BKKK) are partners of the conference.   Geisa Castle, Gangolfi Hall, Geisa, Germany 01 June, 2023 – 7 p.m. Event

“The German-German Basic Treaty 1972/73: International Context, Consequences, Remembrance” Scientific conference of the Point Alpha Foundation, Point Alpha Research Institute (PARI) and Berlin Center for Cold War Studies (BKKK) Gangolfi-Saal, Guesthouse of Point Alpha Akademie, Schlossplatz 4, 36419 Geisa May 31 to June 2 2023 Program We approach the history of the relationship between the

From top to toe. Beauty in the GDR Dr. Stefanie Eisenhuth (Leibniz-Zentrum für Zeithistorische Forschung) in conversation with contemporary witnesses Edith Hildebrand, Gusti Spiegel and Manuela Henkel Anneliese-Deschauer-Galerie, Schlossplatz 1-2, 36419 Geisa April 27, 2023 Event Information In the GDR, the West was always regarded as a fashion model. For young people in particular, however,

Democracy, the Global Order, and the war against Ukraine Presentation of results of research sabbatical in summer term 2022 by Prof. Claudia Wiesner, Fulda university of Applied Sciences   Fula University of Applied Sciences, building 22, room 302 February 7, 2023 Event Information Under the title “Democracy, the Global Order and the War against Ukraine”,

Hope in the Anthropocene Lecture and discussion with Prof. Dr. David Chandler (University of Westminster) Fulda University of Applied Science January 16, 2023 Event Information Abstract: “For many commentators, the Anthropocene implies the end of a modern telos of progress and reveals the limits of scientific ‘reason’. In this informal presentation, I’ll consider the implications

Visit of emerging scholars of the university of Erfurt One Day Visit and Seminar on the historical site of Point Alpha, Crises at the end of the Cold War and German Security Policy   Haus auf der Grenze, Geisa December 13, 2022 The workshop began with a guided tour of the Point Alpha memorial. Point

PARI work meeting Decembre 2022 Two days work meeting on the research fields of PARI together with experts, fellows, postdocs and doctoral candidates   Schloss Geisa December 1-2, 2022 Program On Thursday, December 1, 2022, the event began with the arrival of the fellows, postdocs and doctoral students at the Haus auf der Grenze in

PARI work meeting in Geisa Discussion between Dr. Tobias Becker, Prof. Dr. Christine Domke, Christina Fischer, Christoph Held, Prof. Dr. Matthias Klemm, Prof. Dr. Christiane Kuller, Prof. Dr. Philip Liste, Tom Scheunemann, Vivian Seidel, Prof. Dr. Claudia Wiesner   Schloss Geisa October 4-5, 2022 Program On October 4, 2022, the conference began with a welcome,