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SMASH at INZ: Artificial Intelligence and the Humanities On Wednesday, 10 November 2025, the Institute of Contemporary History hosted an educational event within the SMASH project, dedicated to the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning in contemporary research. In the first part, Dr. Andrej Pančur and Filip Dobranić presented how INZ integrates machine learning …

Science Month @INZ: The Social Effects of Science – Between Ambition and Reality At the Institute of Contemporary History, the Science Month @INZ event titled The Social Effects of Science – Between Ambition and Reality took place on 7 November 2025. The event was dedicated to discussing the role of science in contemporary society, its …

On 5 and 6 November, the Institute of Contemporary History hosted an international conference on the education and employment of individuals with sensory disabilities during the periods of the first and second Yugoslav states (1919–1991). The event brought together researchers from various humanities and social science disciplines, who highlighted key historical shifts, challenges, and societal …

On 5 November, the workshop When Politics Meet Gender took place at the University of Bern, organized by the Gender & Political Science research network of the Swiss Association for Gender Studies (SAGS). The event was hosted by network co-coordinator Leandra Bias. Our colleague Dr. Victor Strazzeri also participated, presenting his paper “Red feminists: communist …

On 22–23 October 2025, the National Agricultural Museum in Prague hosted the international conference Agricultural Collectivization in the Soviet Sphere of Influence. Our colleague Dr. Janja Sedláček also took part, presenting her paper Yugoslav Collectivization: The Case of Slovenia. program Kolektivizace

Our colleague Dr. Aleš Gabrič took part in the French TV programme Invitation au voyage in October. The episode presents Ljubljana as a city at the crossroads of cultures and tells the story of a concert that became a symbol of the strength of national identity. You can watch the episode here: https://www.arte.tv/fr/videos/129275-000-A/en-slovenie-resister-par-la-voix/ Enjoy watching! …

You are kindly invited to a new lecture in the History on the Edge series, which will take place on Wednesday, November 26, 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, …

On 30 and 31 October 2025, Historical Institute Belgrade hosted the International Scientific Conference “Economy in Europe and the Balkans (from the Middle Ages to the Modern Times).” The conference brought together researchers from across the region to discuss long-term economic developments, connections, and transformations in Europe and the Balkans from medieval to modern times. …

From 27 to 29 October 2025, the 26th International Conference of the History of Concepts Group – Images of Historical Times: Concepts, Metaphors, and Arts took place in Bologna. The conference explored how concepts, language, and artistic expression shape our understanding of historical time. Our colleagues Tjaša Konovšek, Kristina Pahor de Maiti Tekavčič, and Vojko …

On October 23–24, 2025, the 7th Workshop on Business History in Central and Eastern Europe took place at the Institute of Contemporary History in Ljubljana, under the title Business and the Natural Environment in the History of Central and Eastern Europe. The event, organized by Dr. Ivan Smiljanić in cooperation with the European Business History …

From 22 to 24 October 2025, the 5th DARIAH-HR International Conference – Digital Humanities & Heritage 2025: Rethinking Heritage across STEM, Humanities, and Arts took place. DARIAH-SI was represented by our colleagues Katja Meden and Jurij Hadalin from the Institute of Contemporary History, along with Miha Seručnik from ZRC SAZU. They also participated in the …

On October 22–23, the fifth BeNaSta project workshop took place at Masaryk University in Brno, Czechia. The workshop featured presentations by BeNaSta team members, including our colleagues Ágoston Berecz, Oliver Pejić, Łukasz Kożuchowski, Dorota Kurek-Śliżewska, and László Vörös, who shared their latest research findings. The team extends sincere thanks to professor Denisa Nečasová for hosting, …