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On 20 January 2026, a working meeting of the SC and WG teams of the TEACH XR project took place at the Institute of Contemporary History. We reviewed the project’s progress, discussed upcoming training sessions, the preparation of materials, and the final conference. We are looking forward to presenting the project results and resources for …

On 14 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,  Dr. Inna Ganschow presented “Developing a Secure Digital Workflow for At-Risk Testimonies,” exploring how interviewees can be protected while still enabling controlled access to wartime oral testimonies during …

New episodes of the podcast Znanost brez kravate: Uvidi feministične znanosti are now available on the Strašno hudi website. The series is financially supported by ARIS: https://www.strasnohudi.si/projekti/znanost-brez-kravate The podcast explores questions of gender and scientific practice, bringing forward perspectives that are often overlooked in research—yet are essential for more inclusive and robust knowledge production. Our …

Call for Papers for a special journal issue to be submitted to History of European Ideas Subverting Hierarchies through Women’s Intellectual History in Eastern Europe in the Long Twentieth Century Editors: Isidora Grubački (Institute of Contemporary History, Ljubljana), Zsófia Lóránd (University of Vienna), Emily Steinhauer (independent scholar) Call for Papers (dovnload): WIH CfP In Eastern …

You are kindly invited to a new lecture in the History on the Edge series, which will take place on Wednesday, January 28, 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, you are welcome to a …

At the Institute of Contemporary History, we extend our gratitude to all colleagues, partners, researchers, readers and friends of our work for your support, collaboration and inspiration throughout the past year. May 2026 bring new insights, creativity, bold ideas and successful research endeavours. We look forward to future meetings, projects and shared achievements! Wishing you …

We are delighted to announce that the Institute of Contemporary History has achieved exceptional success in this year’s call by the Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency (ARIS)! Our researchers have been awarded five projects, demonstrating the excellence, innovation, and breadth of research at the INZ. The selected projects are: Towards a Holistic Approach to Women’s …

You are kindly invited to a new lecture in the History on the Edge series, which will take place on Wednesday, January 14, 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, …

A new scholarly monograph, Language, Gender and Politics in Central and Eastern Europe, edited by our colleague Dr Ksenija Bogetić, has just been published. This is the first comprehensive volume dedicated to research on language, gender and sexuality in the societies of Central and Eastern Europe. The contributions shed light on how debates on language, …

In November, the awards Excellent in Science were presented by the Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency (ARIS) as part of the ARIS Day event. We are delighted to announce that this year’s recipients include our colleagues Dr Mojca Šorn and Dr Dunja Dobaja. They received the award for their research contributions to the edited volume …

On Wednesday, 10 December 2025, the Institute of Contemporary History hosted a new lecture in the History on the Edge series. The lecture was delivered by Zachary Mazur, who presented “Beyond the Balance Sheet: A Qualitative Analysis of Monetary Trust in Interwar Poland.” He highlighted the importance of trust and the social meaning of money …

Another piece of good news! The article by our colleague Dr. Anna Kryvenko, titled ‘Maidan has become part of Ukrainian identity’: the dynamics of naming and framing civil resistance in parliamentary discourse, has been published in the journal Corpora. The article is freely accessible here: LINK Congratulations to Anna on this excellent and impactful publication! …