Call-for-proposals-Historians-Days-2024.pdf
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… Call for proposals Historians’ Days 2024 Albert Einstein famously said: ‘The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking’. The multiple crises of today’s society arguably demand that we change our business as usual and therefore also rethink how we do history. How do we research, write and teach the past? And who does this history? In 2024 … up community knowledge and, as such, move into the zone where fact, fiction and fantasy are not so far apart. Undisciplined History, or history in dialogue with other disciplines, is a fitting label for the research and education at the UM and the OU. They pride themselves in having a long history of doing interdisciplinary teaching and research. This edition’s theme therefore is an open invitation to all active as researchers, teachers, or exhibition makers—regardless of their ‘discipline’. It … of five speakers (including the moderator) and sufficient opportunity for debate with the participants after the presentations. Duration: one and a half hours. 2. The undisciplined format While we embrace the traditional conference formats (panel, workshop, etc.) we also explicitly invite unconferencing contributions. These may also entail presenting or sharing knowledge in a different format – walks, dates, sprints, film screenings, musical performances etc. These undisciplined sessions are …