Call for Papers

Conveners: Fiona Griffiths (Stanford University), Michael Grünbart (Universität Münster), and Simon MacLean (University of St Andrews)

Venue: GHIL

The German Historical Institutes in London and Washington, D.C., are excited to announce the fourteenth Medieval History Seminar, to be held in London from 8 to 10 October 2025. The seminar will bring together Ph.D. candidates and recent Ph.D. recipients (2024/2025) in medieval history from American, Canadian, British, Irish, and German universities for three days of scholarly discussion and collaboration. Participants will have the opportunity to present their work to their peers and distinguished scholars from both sides of the Atlantic. Conveners for the 2025 seminar will be Fiona Griffiths (Stanford University), Michael Grünbart (Universität Münster), and Simon MacLean (University of St Andrews).

The Medieval History Seminar invites proposals from all areas and periods of medieval history and is not limited to historians working on German history or German-speaking regions of Europe. All methodological approaches are welcome. Applications from neighbouring disciplines are welcome if the projects have a distinct historical focus.

The seminar is bi-lingual and papers and discussions will be conducted both in German and English. Participants must have a good reading and listening comprehension of both languages. Successful applicants must be prepared to submit a paper of approximately 5,000 words by August 15, 2025. They are also expected to act as commentator for other papers presented in the seminar.

Travel and accommodation expenses of the participants will be covered. Applications may be submitted in German or English and should include:

• a CV (including institutional affiliation, postal address, and e-mail)
• a description of the proposed paper (4–5 pages, double-spaced)
• one letter of recommendation

Please e-mail a single PDF-file with all documents to: j.triandafyllou@ghil.ac.uk

The deadline for submissions is 31 January 2025.

For further information, please contact Stephan Bruhn: s.bruhn@ghil.ac.uk

German Historical Institute
17 Bloomsbury Square
London WC1A 2NJ (UK)
Tel. +44–(0)20–7309 2050

Call for Papers (PDF File)

Conveners: Bridget Heal (University of St. Andrews), David Lederer (NUI Maynooth), Alison Rowlands (University of Essex) and Mirjam Haehnle (GHI London)

Venue: GHIL

Our first workshop ran in 2002 and has established itself as the principal forum in Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland for new research on early modern German-speaking Central Europe. It fosters exchange on work-in-progress between post-graduates and experienced scholars in a relaxed atmosphere. Previous transdisciplinary themes include artistic and literary representations, medicine, science and musicology, as well as political, social, economic, military and religious history. Contributions are also welcome from those wishing to range outside the period generally considered as ‘early modern’ and those engaged in comparative research on other parts of early modern Europe. 

The day will be organized as a series of themed workshops, each introduced by a panel chair and consisting of two to three short papers followed by discussion. The papers present key findings in summary format for discussion and/or suggestions. Each participant has 15 minutes to highlight their work-in-progress and indicate how work might develop in the future. 

The workshop is sponsored by the German History Society and the German Historical Institute London in cooperation with the GHI Washington. Participation is free, including lunch. However, participants will have to bear costs for travel and accommodation themselves. 

Doctoral students from North America (USA and Canada) who wish to present at the workshop can apply for two travel funding grants provided by the GHI Washington. Please indicate your interest in this grant in your application. 

Support for postgraduate and early career researchers from the United Kingdom and The Republic of Ireland is available on a competitive basis, subject to eligibility requirements. 

Postgraduate members of the German Historical Society currently registered for a higher degree at a university in the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland, and those who have completed a PhD within two years of the deadline for application but who have no other institutional sources of funding may apply for up to £150 for travel and accommodation expenses. Please see the GHS website for further information and application deadlines. 

If you are interested in presenting a paper, please send a short synopsis (max. 300 words) and a CV by 1 March 2025 to J.Triandafyllou@ghil.ac.uk

Call for Papers (PDF)