Background Article Gender and “the East” Gender and sexuality are critically important factors in postwar West German anticommunist and antislavic attitudes. Fantasies and fears about a reversed gendered order in ‘the East‘ significantly contributed to anti-‘Eastern‘ resentments in Adenauer-era Germany.
project funding General project funding by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media in accordance with Section 96 of the Federal Expellees Act You would like to contribute to the research, preservation or communication of the German cultural heritage in Eastern Europe? The BKM supports, among other things, research projects, conferences, publications, theater, film and exhibition productions. It also supports projects to promote cultural...
Cultural institution German Culture Forum for Central and Eastern Europe The German Culture Forum for Central and Eastern Europe works to promote cross-border communication of German culture and the history of Eastern Europe in the form of events, exhibitions, and both printed and digital publications.
Background Article How did a German Emigrant find his Way in Eastern Europe at the Beginning of the 19th Century? How someone finds their way in a foreign country can be explored in different ways. In the case of Franz Xaver Bronner's travels from Switzerland to Kazan in 1810, and his return in 1817, a geographical approach is used to provide a fact-based foundation.
Introduction Jazz in the Eastern Bloc More than just music: During the Cold War, jazz suddenly found itself between all fronts – at the same time, it served as a propaganda weapon, a symbol of freedom and a musical bridge between East and West.
Digitalization project Jewish German Bukovina 1918+ "Jewish-German Bukovina 1918+" is a digitization project of the Digital Forum Central and Eastern Europe and offers free access to historical and contemporary documents from Bukovina or related to Bukovina. The time period ranges from the end of the First World War to the present.
Journal Journal of East Central European Studies The bilingual Journal of East Central European Studies (ZfO), published by an international editorial board at the Herder Institute, is one of the most renowned specialist organs for historical research on East Central Europe. It is published quarterly in open access and features scholarly articles...
Journal Kulturkorrespondenz östliches Europa (Cultural correspondence Eastern Europe) From conversations with prominent cookbook authors to reports about Bohemian vineyards to historical articles, for example, on the tourism pioneer Carl Stangen, a kind of German Thomas Cook from Wroclaw – Kulturkorrespondenz östliches Europa (KK) offers insightful background material and a great...
Research institute | Library | Scientific infrastructure facility Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies (IOS) Understanding Eastern and Southeast Europe—creating, preserving, and communicating knowledge: This is the goal of the Regensburg-based IOS.
Research institute Leibniz Institute for Jewish History and Culture – Simon Dubnow (DI) The research focuses on Jewish life and experience, viewed in the context of non-Jewish surroundings from the Early Modern Period to the present. With a view to Central and Eastern Europe as well as the areas of emigration (USA, Palestine/Israel), the focus is on questions of political participation...
Research institute Leibniz Institute for the History and Culture of Eastern Europe (GWZO) The Leibniz Institute for the History and Culture of Eastern Europe (GWZO) focuses its research on the region between the Baltic, Black and Adriatic Sea. From Late Antiquity until the present, we examine peculiarities, transformations and interrelationships in an ever-more global world. Fundamental...
Journal Mitropa Mitropa - The journal of the GWZO is aimed at a broad, interested readership. As the annual journal of the Leibniz Institute for the History and Culture of Eastern Europe (GWZO), it provides insights into the Institute's ongoing research.
Research project Names change, places too. The Challenge of Developing Geodata-Based Gazetteer Research Technologies and Methods Using place-name directories (gazetteers) as an example, the project examines the genesis and development of geographical systems of knowledge and the impact of different actors on geographical discourses. The technical focus is on the development of a web application for the analysis of existing...
Series New Perspectives on Central and Eastern European Studies Decades after the political changes of 1989, Eastern Europe remains one of the lesser known regions of the world. The publication series “New Perspectives on Central and Eastern European Studies” therefore investigates its history with a special focus on the Baltic States, Poland, the Czech...
Library holdings Northeast Library The Northeast Library is a specialized scientific library that deals with the regional history of northern East Central Europe and the history of the Russian Germans. The total holdings comprise approximately 170,000 media units. It forms part of the library network of the University of Hamburg.
Online exhibition Of Hutsuls and Lithuanian women This digital exhibition shows historical postcards that partly exoticize, racialize and sexualize groups of people. sexualize, are shown. The aim of the exhibition is to reflect on traditional stereotypes and their historical genesis in mass media. mass media.
Online publication Online Publications The Northeast Institute publishes research articles as well as sources and documents under the heading "Online Publications", which provide uncomplicated access to selected topics in the history of Northeast Europe.
Online publication Online encyclopedia on the culture and history of Germans in Eastern Europe Scientific, reliable and informative: this is what you can expect from the online encyclopedia on the culture and history of Germans in Eastern Europe of the BKGE.
