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Relaunch des BSB-Neuerwerbungsdienstes „Neue Bücher und mehr zu Geschichte und Altertum“

19. March 2026, Ansgar Teichgräber - Latest

Seit Mitte Februar 2026 präsentiert sich der Neuerwerbungsdienst der Bayerischen Staatsbibliothek für den Sammelschwerpunkt Geschichte und Altertum mit modernisiertem Design, verbesserter Nutzerführung und punktuell erweiterten Funktionen. Für eine intuitivere Bedienung sind insbesondere die beiden zentralen Funktionen Suchen und Abonnieren fortan deutlicher voneinander abgehoben und gestalterisch überarbeitet. 

Der Neuerwerbungsdienst wird gemeinsam mit dem FID Geschichtswissenschaft angeboten und bietet allen Interessierten die Möglichkeit, gezielt nach neu erworbener Fachliteratur zu recherchieren und thematisch definierte E-Mail-Abonnements abzuschließen. Die Modernisierung der Nutzeroberflächen hat keine Auswirkungen auf bestehende Abonnements, die weiterhin in den gewohnten Abo-Mails ausgeliefert werden.

Direkt zum Angebot: Neue Bücher und mehr zu Geschichte und Altertum


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Call for Papers: Material Culture in Transformation: The Afterlives of Premodern Stone and Metal Objects

19. March 2026, Ansgar Teichgräber - Call for papers

Material Culture in Transformation: The Afterlives of Premodern Stone and Metal Objects
Third Workshop in the Series Cultures of Use and Reuse
Mainz, 12–14 April 2027

Submission Deadline: 13 April 2026

The organisers invite proposals from historians, art historians, archaeologists, epigraphists, conservators, heritage practitioners and scholars of religion and cultural studies at all career stages. Contributions should engage directly with the themes of reuse and transformation in medieval stone and/or metal, whether through detailed case studies, comparative analyses or conceptual interventions. Work that situates local or regional material within broader Mediterranean, transregional or global frameworks, or that reflects on the relationship between medieval and early modern practices, is particularly welcome.

Application
Please submit a single PDF file that contains an abstract of 300–400 words and a short biographical note of no more than 150 words. The abstract should outline your main argument, indicate the primary sources and materials you will discuss, specify the geographical and chronological focus of your paper, and explain how your contribution engages with the workshop’s interest in reuse, afterlives and material transformation in stone and metal. The biographical note should include your name, institutional affiliation and up to five relevant publications, projects or exhibitions (where applicable). If you would prefer to present a shorter, more exploratory contribution instead of a full-length paper, please indicate this clearly in your proposal.
Proposals should be sent by Monday, 13 April 2026 to: carolin.gluchowski@uni-hamburg.de, Julia.Noll@adwmainz.de and julia.von.ditfurth@kunstgeschichte.uni-freiburg.de. Applicants will be informed of the outcome by mid-May 2026. Draft versions of accepted papers of approximately 3,000–5,000 words will be circulated among all participants by the beginning of 2027 in order to facilitate substantive discussion during the workshop.

Organisation and Contact
Carolin Gluchowski (Universität Hamburg): carolin.gluchowski@uni-hamburg.de
Julia von Ditfurth (Universität Freiburg): julia.von.ditfurth@kunstgeschichte.uni-freiburg.de
Julia Noll (Akademie der Wissenschaften und Literatur Mainz): Julia.Noll@adwmainz.de

The complete Call for Papers can be found here as a PDF-Download.


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27 March 2026: AI and Humanities: Methods and Tools

18. March 2026, Ansgar Teichgräber - Veranstaltungen

AI and Humanities: Methods and Tools
Workshop
Freiburg/hybrid, 27 March 2026

The workshop will take place on 27 March 2026 at the University of Freiburg Digital Lab and online from 9.30 am to 5.00 pm. The workshop is dedicated to exploring the use of artificial intelligence in the humanities and is divided into two complementary parts.
In the morning (9.30 am–12.30 pm), a panel discussion will take place in a blended format with international scholars who will address theoretical perspectives, methodological frameworks and current debates on AI in the humanities.
The afternoon session (2.00 pm–5.00 pm) will be devoted to a practical workshop with a London-based IT expert, Max Last. This session is designed as a collaborative and participatory experience, focused on discussing concrete technical challenges and practical questions related to the use of AI in research.

Online Participation
The link for online participation will be communicated shortly; for any further information, please contact: lucia.lomazzo@outlook.it  

Organizers
Lucia Lomazzo, M.A.
Anna Donati, M. A.
Eleonora Athanasiadou, M.A.

Contact
lucia.lomazzo@outlook.it

The complete programme and further information can be found here as a PDF-Download.


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Call for Papers: FAIR 3D HERITAGE. Documentation, Publication and Preservation of the Digital 3D Heritage on the Web

18. March 2026, Ansgar Teichgräber - Call for papers

FAIR 3D HERITAGE
Documentation, Publication and Preservation of the Digital 3D Heritage on the Web
Mainz, 14–16 September 2026

Submission Deadline: 31 March 2026

The DFG 3D-Viewer Conference brings together researchers, heritage professionals, infrastructure providers and software developers to discuss how interoperable, standards-based and applicable 3D workflows can support sustainable digital heritage. We aim to address conceptual, methodological and technical challenges and to encourage exchange between communities. The conference also serves as a final presentation and critical reflection of the second funding phase of the DFG 3D-Viewer project, situating its results within the broader landscape of digital 3D heritage infrastructures.

Paper Submission
To propose a contribution, please submit an extended abstract of up to 500 words in British English (approximately one page, excluding references), including a maximum of two images and 10 references, in PDF format via our Google Form (link on the conference website). We welcome the following contribution types:

  • Oral presentations on site (15 minutes + discussion),
  • Posters (A1 Poster in the exhibition section + 6 minutes presentation/demo).

Funding & costs
Thanks to the support of the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft DFG), we can offer:

  • Travel cost reimbursement for selected speakers up to 250,00€ (according to DFG regulations).
  • Lunch, dinner and coffee breaks for the duration of the conference.
    There will be no conference fee, but registration is mandatory so that we can plan catering and event space. Registration link will be shared on conference website: https://ai-mainz.github.io/fair-3d-heritage

Contact
In case of any questions, please contact: dfg3dviewer@gmail.com 

The complete Call for Papers with the submission link can be found at the conference website.


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Call for Abstracts: Knowing by Example

18. March 2026, Ansgar Teichgräber - Call for papers

Knowing by Example
Workshop
Nuremberg, October 8–9, 2026

Submission Deadline: June 30, 2026

Focusing on ancient, medieval, and early modern materials across diverse cultural traditions, the workshop investigates how examples achieve epistemic force within different knowledge cultures. It asks how exemplary reasoning stabilizes or challenges knowledge claims, structures judgment and comparison, and shapes epistemic communities across time and cultural boundaries. How do examples foster shared modes of reasoning? How do they connect communities and stimulate further inquiry—whether through paradigmatic cases, authoritative repertoires such as the Greek paradeigma and Roman exemplum, or through hypothetical and thought examples that function as heuristics for theory formation?

The workshop combines participants’ contributions (ca. 20 minutes) — including paper presentations and impulse talks — with close readings of selected key passages from thinkers such as Aristotle, Quintilian, and Bacon. Both formats are designed to foster sustained discussion and to consolidate a shared conceptual vocabulary for analyzing exemplarity as an epistemic practice. 

Participants
The workshop warmly welcomes contributions from Classicists, Sinologists, Judaists, Medieval and Early Modern scholars, philosophers, historians of science, epistemologists, and researchers from related disciplines. We invite applications from advanced PhD candidates to senior researchers and particularly encourage contributions that engage across disciplinary and cultural boundaries.

Organization
UTN covers the costs of a round-trip to (Deutsche Bahn, 2nd class) and accommodation in Nuremberg for all participants.

Application
Please submit:
· An abstract of approximately 300 words
· A short bio (max. 150 words), including an email address
Please send submissions by June 30, 2026 to tobias.hirsch@utn.de 

Organizers
Gyburg Uhlmann, Chair and Professor of Classics, University of Technology Nuremberg (UTN)
Dana Jalobeanu, Professor of Early Modern Philosophy, UTN
Tobias Hirsch, Postdoctoral Researcher in Classics, UTN 

Contact
tobias.hirsch@utn.de

The complete Call for Abstracts can be found here as a PDF-Download.


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Call for Sessions: XVII International Numismatic Congress 2027

18. March 2026, Ansgar Teichgräber - Call for papers

XVII International Numismatic Congress 2027
Transformations and Transitions
Frankfurt am Main, 12-17 September 2027

Submission Deadline: 15 June 2026

We are delighted to announce that the Call for Sessions for the XVII International Numismatic Congress in Frankfurt 12-17 September 2027 will be open from 1 March to 15 June 2026. 
To mark the centenary of the founding of the International Numismatic Council in 1927, the Congress will have the overall theme „Transformations and Transitions“.

We invite proposals for sessions, which may be of three kinds: Regular Sessions, Round Tables and Workshops. All formats will last three hours with two 90-minute blocks and a coffee break in between.

Please note that you may be the main proposer of only one session (irrespective of the format). You may also only speak in one session as the main speaker of a paper in a Regular Session or as the main convenor of a Round Table (but you may be a panellist in a Round Table and be main speaker in a Regular Session). The submissions system does not allow multiple submissions.

Languages: Papers in regular sessions may be in any of the Congress languages (English, French, German, Italian and Spanish). Round Tables and Workshops are to be be held in only one of the congress-languages. All proposals in this call for sessions should be in English.

The Call for Sessions will end on 15 June 2026. Proposers will be informed of the results in August 2026.

All proposals are to be submitted via the online submission system.

Contact
info@inc2027.org 

The complete Call for Sessions and the submission link can be found at the conference website.


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Call for Papers: Status, Rights, and Duties of the Individual in the Communities of the Biblical World

18. March 2026, Ansgar Teichgräber - Call for papers

Status, Rights, and Duties of the Individual in the Communities of the Biblical World
Conference of the research group “Political Thought in the Hebrew Bible and New Testament and Their Cultural Contexts”
Zurich/hybrid, 9–10 April 2027

Submission Deadline: 31 August 2026

The debate concerns the relationship between the individual and the collective in the diverse social constellations from the Israelite and Judean monarchies to Christianity and Judaism in the imperial period. From a methodological point of view, the topic can be addressed from the perspective of various disciplines and under different questions: Ancient Near Eastern Studies/Ancient History, Legal History, Political Science, Sociology, Biblical Exegesis, Archaeology, and Political Anthropology.

We invite researchers from these or neighboring disciplines to submit proposals with a provisional title and a summary (200 words) before August 31, 2026, to be sent to Joachim Krause (joachim.krause@rub.de), Wolfgang Oswald (wolfgang.oswald@uni-tuebingen.de) or Stefan Krauter (stefan.krauter@uzh.ch). Papers may be given in English or German. 

The conference will be held in Zurich, April 9–10, 2027. We will cover travel and accommodation fees for accepted speakers, but please be aware that, for environmental reasons, we are not allowed to cover flight tickets. For those who want to participate from far abroad, there is the possibility to join us on Zoom.

Organisation and Contact
Joachim Krause (joachim.krause@rub.de)
Wolfgang Oswald (wolfgang.oswald@uni-tuebingen.de)
Stefan Krauter (stefan.krauter@uzh.ch)

The complete Call for Papers can be found at the conference website.


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17.-18. April 2026: Küsten – Kulturen – Konstrukte

18. March 2026, Ansgar Teichgräber - Veranstaltungen

Küsten – Kulturen – Konstrukte: Impulse junger Forschung für eine transmediterrane Perspektive
Workshop
Graz, 17.-18. April 2026

Vom 17. bis 18. April 2026 findet an der Universität Graz der interdisziplinäre Workshop  „Küsten – Kulturen – Konstrukte: Impulse junger Forschung für eine transmediterrane Perspektive“ statt. Die Veranstaltung wird im Rahmen des Doktoratsprogramms des GEWI-Schwerpunkts „Transmediterrane Verflechtungen. Bewegungen und Beziehungen im Mittelmeerraum und darüber hinaus“ organisiert. 

Der Workshop widmet sich dem Mittelmeerraum als dynamischem Kultur- und Begegnungsraum, der seit jeher ökonomische und kulturelle Austauschprozesse, Migration, politische Entwicklungen sowie vielfältige Imaginationen prägt. Ziel ist es, Nachwuchswissenschaftler:innen, Masterstudierende sowie Prae- und Postdocs, aus unterschiedlichen geisteswissenschaftlichen Disziplinen zusammenzubringen und ein Forum für Austausch und Vernetzung zu schaffen. 

Die Veranstaltung zeichnet sich besonders durch ihre interdisziplinäre Ausrichtung sowie eine breite zeitliche und geografische Spannweite der präsentierten Forschungsprojekte aus. Erwartet werden über 20 internationale Vortragende, die in ihren Forschungsprojekten einen Bezug zum Mittelmeer herstellen – von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart. Neben Vorträgen und Posterpräsentationen bietet der Workshop Raum für Diskussion und gemeinsame Reflexion. 

Veranstaltungsort
Universität Graz, HS 111.21  
Beethovenstraße 8, 2. Obergeschoß 

Das Organisationsteam:
Hannah Barmüller
Juliana Reinisch
Hans Scherer

Kontakt
transmediterranean@uni-graz.at 

Das vollständige Programm und weitere Informationen finden Sie auf der Veranstaltungswebsite.


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