History on the Edge Festival

On 11 February 2026, we hosted a new lecture at the Institute of Contemporary History as part of the History on the Edge series. In his talk “1968: The Year America Embraced Sprawl (And destroyed the planet?)”, Robert Gioielli explained how car-oriented suburbanisation became a defining feature of U.S. metropolitan areas—and a major source of …

Submissions are now open for the European Social Science History Conference 2027, organised by IISH in collaboration with ENS Lyon. The conference welcomes individual papers and panel proposals from all areas of social science history. Submission deadline: 15 April 2026. We especially welcome contributions in rural history. Within ESSHC, the Rural Network is active, and …

You are kindly invited to a new lecture in the History on the Edge series, which will take place on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at the INZ premises or via the ZOOM link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85093074535?pwd=chFdSCgScVg8fw1djh3bVz8h9gqWtm.1 . In the new season, lectures will take place at 3 p.m. and if you will be joining us in person, …