October 2025

You are kindly invited to a new lecture in the History on the Edge series, which will take place on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, at the INZ premises or via the ZOOM link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85093074535?pwd=chFdSCgScVg8fw1djh3bVz8h9gqWtm.1 . This time, the lecture will take place at 11 a.m., but if you join us in person, you’re welcome to …

On Wednesday, 22 October 2025, the Institute of Contemporary History hosted a new lecture in the History on the Edge series. The lecture was delivered by Tanja Devetak, who presented A Historical and Contextual Analysis of Slovenian Fashion, 1945–2024. In her talk, she explored the evolution of Slovenian fashion after the Second World War and …

Our colleague Dr. Bojan Godeša took part in the RTV Slovenija program Gremo v kino (“Let’s Go to the Cinema”), in the episode Olmo Omerzu with a New Film in San Sebastian and VOS, the First Slovenian TV Series by France Štiglic. Listen to the episode here: https://ars.rtvslo.si/podkast/gremo-v-kino/412/175160435 You are invited to listen!

  On Friday, October 17, the Institute of Contemporary History hosted a guest lecture by Dr. Patrick Kupper from the University of Innsbruck, titled Nuclear Energy and Social Fission: Some Preliminary Thoughts on a Book Project. The lecture, held in English, offered valuable insights into the social and environmental history of nuclear energy and sparked …

On Tuesday, 11 November 2025, at 4:00 p.m., a historical seminar titled Parliaments and Their Artists will take place at the Institute of Contemporary History of the Czech Academy of Sciences (Komunardů 1634/44, Prague 7). The event, organized by the Institute of Contemporary History of the Czech Academy of Sciences and the Office of the …

On October 10–11, 2025, Dr. Victor Strazzeri took part in the 10th annual Conference of the Danish Society for Marxist Studies – Abolition, held at Aarhus University, Denmark. In the Feminist Abolitionism section, he presented his paper “Isolating Connectivity: On the Political Economy of Capitalist Loneliness.” We’re sharing a few photo highlights from the conference. …

You are kindly invited to a new lecture in the History on the Edge series, which will take place on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, 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, …

Symposium on Totalitarianisms at the National Museum of Contemporary History of Slovenia On Tuesday, 14 October 2025, the Knight’s Hall of the National Museum of Contemporary History of Slovenia hosted the Symposium on Totalitarianisms, dedicated to exploring cases of totalitarian violence and resistance in Slovenia during the Second World War. The event brought together researchers …

On Wednesday, 15 October 2025, the first lecture of the new generation of visiting researchers took place as part of the History on the Edge / Zgodovina na Špici event series. The lecture was delivered by Marta Baradić, who spoke on the topic A Renewed Look at the Activism of Giuseppina Martinuzzi on the Centenary …

On Wednesday, 24 September 2025, the first autumn lecture in the History on the Edge series took place after the summer break. The lecture was delivered by Francesca Rolandi, who spoke on Humanitarianism, the Yugoslav Way: Cold War Divisions and Alternative Models of International Aid, highlighting Yugoslavia’s role in networks of international solidarity and aid …

In early October, Dr. Bojan Godeša took part in the television programme Mikser, produced by the RAI Regional Headquarters for Friuli Venezia Giulia. The episode marked the anniversary of the Osimo Agreement and featured a discussion with former senator Miloš Budin. You can watch the full episode here: https://www.raiplay.it/video/2025/10/watchfolder-RaiSlovenskiprogram-MIKSER-OKTOBER-2025–B-R–2400mp4-396a5d05-b841-46c1-92ad-9923232eb5b3.html We invite you to watch!

On Friday, 7 November 2025, the Institute of Contemporary History will host the event Mesec znanosti@INZ: Družbeni učinki znanosti – med ambicijo in realnostjo organized in cooperation with the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation. The event will take place from 10:00 to 15:00 in a hybrid format – in person at the Institute’s …