Association of Historians Germany (VHD)
Welcome to the Department of History
Since its foundation in 1973, the Department of History has stood for theory-orientated and research-strong historical studies. Its concept in research and teaching is characterised by theory and method orientation, the overcoming of traditional epochal divisions, a broad range of topics, interdisciplinarity and lively discussion.
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Prof. Dr. Antje Flüchter elected Chairwoman of the Association of German Historians (VHD)
Prof. Dr. Antje Flüchter was elected today (19 September 2025) as Chair of the new Board of the Association of German Historians (VHD). The general meeting and election took place during the 55th German Historians' Day in Bonn.
Click here for the website of the Association of German Historians (VHD).
Congratulations!
Blog
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Podcast Recommendation by Kornelia Kończal: “Alles gesagt?” from Jochen Wegner and Christoph Amend
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15.01.2026 Martina Kessel (Universität Bielefeld) Das exkludierende Selbst: Die Moderne als Identitätspolitik in ungleicher Absicht
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13.11.2025 Claudia Opitz-Belakhal (Universität Basel) Von der Frauen- zur Geschlechtergeschichte – und zurück? Aktuelle Problemstellungen und Debatten in der Geschlechtergeschichte
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Präsentation des Sammelbandes The Lives of Soviet Secret Agents: Religion and Police Surveillance in the USSR am Exzellenzcluster „Religion und Politik“ der Universität Münster
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In accordance with the Bielefeld concept, all areas of the department deal with "general history" with particular emphasis on their respective specialisation.
- Epochs
- Systematic approaches
- Didaktik der Geschichte
- Digital History
- Geschichte moderner Gesellschaften
- Geschichte und Wissenschaftstheorie der Medizin
- Geschichtstheorie
- Geschlechtergeschichte
- Globalgeschichte – translokale Verflechtungsgeschichte
- Historische Bildwissenschaft/Kunstgeschichte
- Historische Politikforschung
- Historische Wissenschaftsforschung
- Wirtschaftsgeschichte
- Regions
