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We are delighted to announce the start of a new season of History on the Edge lectures! We are sharing the programme of lectures that will take place through the end of the year. The lectures will be held at the Institute of Contemporary History (Privoz 11, Ljubljana) and via Zoom. An important change this …

HISTORY ON THE EDGE: LIVING IN THE AFTERMATH: NARRATIVES OF LOSS AND VICTORY IN POSTWAR YUGOSLAVIA You are kindly invited to a new lecture in the History on the Edge series, which will take place on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, at the INZ premises or via the ZOOM link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84664422400?pwd=b61EIvRBkMcapTCUwbscnA3NtuNS6K.1 . In the new season, …

On 10 June 2026, as part of the History on the Edge lecture series, we hosted a new lecture at the Institute of Contemporary History. In his presentation, “Socializing Medicine, Making Medicine Social: East-Central Europe, Socialist Expertise and Cold War Knowledge Circulation”, José Luis Aguilar López-Barajas explored the role of socialist East-Central Europe in the …

You are kindly invited to a new lecture in the History on the Edge series, which will take place on Wednesday, May 13, 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, …

On 8 April 2026, as part of the History on the Edge lecture series, we hosted a new lecture at the Institute of Contemporary History. The speaker, Isabel Jacobs, presented the lecture “Webs of Life: A History of Symbiogenesis from Boris Kozo-Polyansky to Lynn Margulis”, exploring the development of the concept of symbiogenesis and its …

STEFAN RINDLISBACHER – HISTORY ON THE EDGE On 25 March 2026, we hosted a new lecture at the Institute of Contemporary History as part of the History on the Edge series. In his lecture “ Brown Roots of the Green Movement: The Far Right and Environmental Protection after 1945,” Stefan Rindlisbacher shed light on the …

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

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, …

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 …

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 …

On Wednesday, 26 November 2025, the Institute of Contemporary History hosted a new lecture in the History on the Edge series. The lecture was delivered by Senna Šimek, who presented “Between Judgment and Perception – The ICTY Narrative on Croatia’s Role in the War in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Domestic Reactions.” She highlighted how ICTY …

We are pleased to present the continuation of the lecture series, which will guide us through the first months of the year with new historical topics, discussions, and perspectives. Lectures take place at the Institute of Contemporary History (Privoz 11, Ljubljana) and via Zoom. In the winter part of the season, lectures will continue to …