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Okrogla miza Political Abandonment, Silencing and Absence in Deindustrialisation

Nina Vodopivec je v okviru okrogle mize Political Abandonment, Silencing and Absence in Deindustrialisation, ki jo organizira mednarodna mreža raziskovalcev deindustralizacije (Depot), predstavila izsledke projekta Etnografija tišine. Njena predstavitev poudarja tišino v povezavi s strukturnim nasiljem: delavcem sicer ni bil odvzet glas, temveč možnost, da bi bili slišani. Napačne interpretacije njihovih zahtev kot nostalgije so diskvalificirale klice …

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CONFERENCE WE EXPLORE HISTORY. WE MAKE HISTORY

Recently, an engaging professional development event for history teachers took place, organised by Modrijan izobraževanje and Rokus Klett. The event was also attended by three colleagues from the Institute of Contemporary History (ICH): Dr Bojan Godeša, Dr Ivan Smiljanić, and Tamara Logar. The morning programme focused on myths and interpretations surrounding the end of the …

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FILIP MITRIČEVIĆ – HISTORY ON THE EDGE

25. february 2026

On 25 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 “(Beyond) Heroes and Villains: Graphic Novels and History Education, Surveying the Former Yugoslav Republics,” Filip Mitričević explored why comics and graphic novels are thriving today and highlighted the …

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ROBERT GIOIELLI – HISTORY ON THE EDGE

11. 2. 2026

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 …

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CALL FOR PAPERS: EUROPEAN SOCIAL SCIENCE HISTORY CONFERENCE 2027

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 …

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HISTORY ON THE EDGE: DATA PUBLISHING AND USE IN THE HUMANITIES: A LABS APPROACH

11. 3. 2026

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, …

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RESULTS OF THE MARIE SKŁODOWSKA-CURIE ACTIONS (MSCA) POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS CALL

We are pleased to announce that two researchers from the Institute of Contemporary History, Dr. Maja Lukanc and Dr. Isidora Grubački, have been successful in their applications for the prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowships. Dr. Maja Lukanc will carry out her project, Comparative and Entangled Histories of AIDS Care in Austria and Slovenia, …

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HISTORY ON THE EDGE: “(BEYOND) HEROES AND VILLAINS: GRAPHIC NOVELS AND HISTORY EDUCATION, SURVEYING THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLICS”

Februar 25, 2026

You are kindly invited to a new lecture in the History on the Edge series, which will take place on Wednesday, February 25, 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, …

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ANNA NAKAI – HISTORY ON THE EDGE

28. januar 2026

On 28 January 2026, we hosted a new lecture at the Institute of Contemporary History as part of the History on the Edge series. In her talk, Anna Nakai presented “Sporadic Trajectory of Eastern European Thought: Postwar Japanese Intellectuals and Their Source of Alternative Ideas,” arguing that the reception of Eastern European intellectual production in …

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Seminar Circulation of Extremist Narratives through the Parliaments: Current National and European Contexts

23. februar 2026

You are warmly invited to the seminar “Circulation of Extremist Narratives through the Parliaments: Current National and European Contexts”, taking place on Monday, 23 February 2026, at the Institute of Contemporary History (Privoz 11, Ljubljana) or via Zoom. The event is held within the ARENAS project. We will discuss the circulation of extremist narratives in …