Ulrike von Hirschhausen, Director of the German Historical Institute Washington, will lead a new Transnational Research Group of the Max Weber…

If you were unable to watch the second event in our spring series "Globalizing Soccer: Clubs, Leagues, and Fan Culture between the Local and the…

GHI editor Insa Kummer recently sat down with Sara Halpern, one of our current Visiting Fellows, to talk about her academic career, her research, and…

Deadline: June 12, 2026 | Workshop at GHI Washington | February 25-26, 2027

On October 1, 2025, historian Ulrike von Hirschhausen will become director of the German Historical Institute Washington, succeeding Simone Lässig.…

If you were unable to watch our event "Empire’s Mistress: The Labor of Love in Imperial Circuits" live, it is now available on our Vimeo channel.

If you were unable to watch Peo Hansen's lecture "Eurafrica: The Colonial Origins of the European Union" live, it is now available on our Vimeo…

Conference report by Jenna M. Gibbs (GHI / Florida International University) and Sünne Juterczenka (GHI / University of Göttingen)