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As a center for advanced historical research, the German Historical Institute Washington (GHI) has an international reputation that extends far beyond the disciplinary boundaries of history. From its two locations in Washington, DC, and Berkeley, CA, the Institute fosters innovative scholarship and dialogue that connect scholars across continents, disciplines, and generations. As a cultural ambassador, the GHI builds bridges between academic research and the public in Germany, the United States, and beyond.

Stefan Szymanski (University of Michigan) and Arpad von Klimó (The Catholic University of America) answering questions Video

Watch Stefan Szymanski's lecture on the surprising economics of soccer from our 2026 Spring Lecture Series

Samuel Jackisch (ARD German Radio and Television), Chukwuka Onwumechili (Howard University), and Steven Goff (Yahoo Sports) Video

Watch our fireside chat on global soccer with Steven Goff, Chukwuka Onwumechili, and Samuel Jackisch

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Prize

Fritz Stern Dissertation Prize

Deadline: March 1, 2027 | The Friends of the German Historical Institute are now accepting nominations for the annual Fritz Stern Dissertation Prize.…

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In memoriam Konrad Jarausch 1941-2026

The German Historical Institute mourns the death of Konrad Jarausch, who as co-founder and longtime president of the Friends of the German Historical…

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West Coast Germanists' Workshop

Ninth West Coast Germanists’ Workshop: Borders and Belonging

Deadline: November 22, 2026 | Workshop at the University of California, Berkeley, March 12-13, 2027

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Fellowship

Fritz Thyssen Pre-Dissertation Fellowship

Deadline: November 22, 2026 | For Doctoral Students in German and European History at North-American West Coast Universities

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Events & Conferences

The GHI organizes international scholarly conferences, public programs and lectures on a wide variety of historical topics.

Oct 20, 2026

All remains in the Family: A History of Inheritance in the US and Europe

Lecture at UC Berkeley (223 Philosophy Hall, UC Berkeley) | Speaker: Jürgen Dinkel (University of Leipzig)

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Oct 26, 2026

Washington-Area German History Seminar

Seminar at GHI Washington | Speaker: Andreas Greiner (GHI Washington)

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Oct 29, 2026

Manifest Destiny's Myriad Influences: Native Americans and the Rise of 20th-century Totalitarianism

40th Annual Lecture at GHI Washington | Speaker: Ned Blackhawk (Yale University)

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Nov 04, 2026

Research Seminar

Seminar at GHI Washington | Speaker: Danielle Wiggins (Georgetown University)

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Nov 12, 2026

The Transatlantic Enlightenment and the American Revolution

Roundtable at the Library of Congress (Mumford Room, James Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Avenue SE) & Online | Panelists: Jürgen Overhoff (University of Münster); Sarah Pearsall (Johns Hopkins University); Eric Slauter (University of Chicago); Moderators: Kevin Butterfield (Kluge Center, Library of Congress) and Axel Jansen (GHI Washington)

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Nov 16, 2026

Environments and Societies at the Crossroads: Socio-Environmental Justice in Europe and the Americas in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

Workshop at UC Berkeley | Convener: Simone M. Müller (University of Augsburg), Isabel Richter (German Historical Institute Washington, Pacific Office)

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Feb 25, 2027

The Violent 1950s: Towards a New History of the Global “Postwar” Decade

Conference at GHI Washington | Conveners: Andreas Greiner (GHI Washington) and Robert Kramm (University of Tübingen)

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Mar 12, 2027

Ninth West Coast Germanists’ Workshop: Borders and Belonging

Workshop at the University of California, Berkeley | Conveners: Sheer Ganor (University of Minnesota), Stefan-Ludwig Hoffmann (University of California, Berkeley), Stefan Laffin (University of California, Berkeley), and Isabel Richter (German Historical Institute Washington | Pacific Office Berkeley), in conjunction with the Townsend Working Group in German History and Culture

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Mar 18, 2027

Between Big Data and Obsolescence: Born-Digital Sources, Contemporary History, and the Politics of Access

Ninth Conference on Digital History and Digital Humanities at GHI Washington | Co-convened with the Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C2DH), the Chair for Digital History at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, the Leibniz Institute of European History (IEG) in Mainz, the Chair for Contemporary History at the University of Mannheim, and NFDI4Memory

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Jun 11, 2027

Bloodbath Nation? Political and Social Violence in U.S. History

Annual Conference of the Historians of the German Association for American Studies (GAAS) at the Akademie für Politische Bildung, Tutzing | Conveners: Raphael Rössel (GHI Washington) and Jana Dunz-Keck (GHI Washington)

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Latest Publications

Julia Lange

Identity Trouble: Deutschamerikanische Identitätspolitiken und die Erinnerung an den Holocaust

Transatlantische Historische Studien. Band 66. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner Verlag, 2026.

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Claudia Kreklau

The Making of Modern Eating: How the German Middle Class Forged the Way We Eat, 1780-1910

Studies in German History. Vol. 32. New York: Berghahn Books, 2026.

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Stephan H. Lindner

A History of the I.G. Farben Trial: Armament, Exploitation, Auschwitz

Studies in German History. Vol. 31. New York: Berghahn Books, 2025.

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