📢 Call for Papers: “Responding to Empire”
Join us on 11–13 November 2026 in Freiburg, Germany, for the fourth annual conference of the RTG 2571 Empires.
The conference explores how individuals, communities, and institutions responded to imperial structures—by defending, normalising, resisting, or paradoxically navigating empire.
Keynotes: Renate Dürr and Franco De Angelis
Accommodation is covered for speakers; travel bursaries may be available.
Please submit a 300–400 word abstract and a short bio by 13 March 2026 to:
[email protected]
Further details:
https://uni-freiburg.de/empires/annual-conference-2026/

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🚀 Now open for applications! 🚀

The DFG Research Training Group 2571 “Empires. Dynamic Change, Temporality and Post-Imperial Orders” at @unifreiburg is recruiting four three-year PhD positions (65%, TV-L E13), starting on 1 May 2026.

🗓 Application deadline: 31 December 2025
📍 Location: Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Full call and details: https://uni-freiburg.de/empires/jobs-and-opportunities/

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Join us for the next talk in our RTG 2571 “Empires” Ringvorlesung, Temporality of Imperial Violence.

🗓️ 6 November 2025, 18:00–20:00, HS 1015 (KG I).

Professor Elahe Haschemi Yekani (HU Berlin): “Archival Poetics: Containing Affects of Un/Belonging in British Memorial Culture.” Language: English. Bring your questions—discussion welcome.
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🌍 Guest Lecture Alert!
Join us on 5 December 2025 (2–4 PM, Lecture Hall 1010, KG I) for a talk by Dr Margret Frenz (Oxford/Stuttgart):
“A Part, And Apart. Transcontinental Lives in Imperial Times.”

Discover how migration, memory, and colonial entanglements shaped lives across empires — and join the discussion! ✨

All are warmly welcome.

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🚀 Exciting Opportunity Alert! 🚀
In early November, we will publish the official job postings for four new PhD positions that start on 1 May 2026.
We are especially looking for scholars who examine empires from a temporality perspective.

💡 Don’t miss out – keep an eye on our feed and hit “Follow” so you’re the first to see the details when they drop.

🔔 Stay updated!

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👀 Your PhD adventure starts here—watch this space!

🔔 Mark your calendars! Our lecture series “Temporality of Imperial Violence” is scheduled for this Winter Term 2025/26 at the University of Freiburg.

🗓️ Every Thursday, leading scholars from around the world will examine how imperial violence unfolds, persists, and is remembered across time and space. From slow violence to sudden rupture, we’ll explore the temporal logics of empire in diverse historical contexts.
📍 All sessions are open to the public. Join us for critical conversations and fresh perspectives!
📄 Full programme in the flyer below.

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🎓 Call for Papers: “Rethinking Gender in Inter- and Transimperial Contexts,” 🗓16–17 Jan 2026 at the 📍 University of Freiburg. Explore how gender shaped empire interactions beyond traditional metropole–periphery frameworks. Submissions welcome from history, sociology, anthropology, and related fields. 🚨Deadline: 31 Aug 2025. Please send a 500-word abstract + one-page CV to: [email protected]. Limited travel funding available. Supported by @dfg_public and hosted at @unifreiburg.

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African Heritage In Europe: Join a special screening of “Dahomey” and “If Objects Could Speak” on 24 July at 19:30, hosted by Kommunales Kino Freiburg (Urachstr. 40, 79102 Freiburg). Both films address the colonial appropriation of African cultural objects and pose vital questions about restitution, identity, and justice.

Afterwards, Dr. Kokou Azamede (Université Lomé, Togo) and filmmaker Elena Bauer will discuss these issues on a panel moderated by Dr. Richard Legay (ABI). This event is organised by our local partners and we highly recommend attending.

https://www.koki-freiburg.de/dahomey-if-objects-could-speak-panel/

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