New Year's Seminar - Zagreb - Others in History: Images and Propaganda / January 2020
30th Annual Conference - Budapest - Recycle History / September 2010
Spring Seminar - Belgrade - "(De)Construction of Myths about Women in History" / April 2019
New Year's Seminar - Marburg - "Memory Spaces" / January 2019
Report coming soon
WWI Memorial Seminar - Ghent - "Remembering the First World War (100th Anniversary Armistice Day)" / October 2018
Autumn Seminar - Skopje - "History Through Music" / September 2018
Report coming soon
ISHA & IAPS HYPE - Bologna - "History and Physics Experience" / May 2018
Annual Conference - Maribor - "Modernisation of History" / April 2018
The Annual Conference titled ’Work in Progress’ took place between 2–8 April 2018, marking a special phase in the history of ISHA, being the first event organized jointly by two sections: those of Maribor and Graz. As it bore the sub-title ’Modernization of History’, the ten workshops dealt mainly with the auxiliary sciences of and fields connected to history.
The Opening Ceremony contained an interesting keynote lecture of high quality that dealt with the appearance of Antique history in cinematography during the 20th and 21st centuries. As for the workshops, the leaders usually put much energy into their organization. Deducing from the final conclusions, all the participants had fun and success in learning about new fields and techniques appearing during the course of modernisation.
Outside of the scientific matters, the event also provided a chance for the guests to participate in various cultural programs. It is especially worth of mentioning that both a city tour in Maribor and day trips in Graz were available – thus, the co-operation between the organizing sections had a spatial aspect as well. I also found the opportunity of attending concerts during the nights interesting and entertaining.
Finally, the election of the officials as for the next academic year also took place during the event – congratulations and good luck to future president Adam Tukovic and his colleagues! To sum it up, the section of ISHA Graz and Maribor succeeded in offering the participants experiences of both being engaged in academic matters while also having fun and getting to know each other, in the spirit of the organization represented well by the Annual Conference of 2018.
Bence Bari (ISHA Budapest)
The Opening Ceremony contained an interesting keynote lecture of high quality that dealt with the appearance of Antique history in cinematography during the 20th and 21st centuries. As for the workshops, the leaders usually put much energy into their organization. Deducing from the final conclusions, all the participants had fun and success in learning about new fields and techniques appearing during the course of modernisation.
Outside of the scientific matters, the event also provided a chance for the guests to participate in various cultural programs. It is especially worth of mentioning that both a city tour in Maribor and day trips in Graz were available – thus, the co-operation between the organizing sections had a spatial aspect as well. I also found the opportunity of attending concerts during the nights interesting and entertaining.
Finally, the election of the officials as for the next academic year also took place during the event – congratulations and good luck to future president Adam Tukovic and his colleagues! To sum it up, the section of ISHA Graz and Maribor succeeded in offering the participants experiences of both being engaged in academic matters while also having fun and getting to know each other, in the spirit of the organization represented well by the Annual Conference of 2018.
Bence Bari (ISHA Budapest)
New Year's Seminar - Zagreb - "(Re)Making Europe" / January 2018
Report coming soon
Regional Seminar - Maribor - "Ottomans and the Balkans" / October 2017
Last week I went on my first ever ISHA Seminar, in Maribor, Slovenia. This seminar focused on the influence of the Ottomans on the Balkans. I was part of the ‘Culture Shock’ workshop and I talked about the Ottoman influence on the city development and appearance of Bulgarian cities under the Ottoman yoke. Other participants in the workshops talked about Croatian dialects, music from the Ottoman empire, conversion to Islam and the influence on cultural life and architecture in Sarajevo.
But of course the seminar was more than just workshops! I met some great people and discovered more about the culture of other participants, especially on the NFDP (National Drinks and Food Party)! Rakia and borovnicevec (Slovenian blueberry-schnapps) were provided in abundance, but the real treat for me were the salami from Bulgaria and Serbia, so delicious. Other interesting things were the food (pasta with goulash?), Romanian handtwisting/dancing, being attacked by a vampire and everyone singing along to Yugoslavian songs. The most unexpected thing was definitely that drinking coffee is supposed to last more than three hours, otherwise it’s not considered as really having coffee. It’s also not about the kind of coffee or the quality of it, but the social activity of smoking and gossiping. Of course I didn’t know this and people were shocked that I suggested we could go drink a coffee in less than half an hour. Sorry guys, I know better now, I meant we could go and buy a hot beverage made of coffee beans!
In short this was an amazing experience, one I would very much like to repeat in the near future! I can definitely recommend a smaller seminar like this for a first-time ISHA experience. It’s the perfect way to learn about ISHA customs and to meet some of these (let’s be honest) crazy people!
by Charlotte Rottiers
But of course the seminar was more than just workshops! I met some great people and discovered more about the culture of other participants, especially on the NFDP (National Drinks and Food Party)! Rakia and borovnicevec (Slovenian blueberry-schnapps) were provided in abundance, but the real treat for me were the salami from Bulgaria and Serbia, so delicious. Other interesting things were the food (pasta with goulash?), Romanian handtwisting/dancing, being attacked by a vampire and everyone singing along to Yugoslavian songs. The most unexpected thing was definitely that drinking coffee is supposed to last more than three hours, otherwise it’s not considered as really having coffee. It’s also not about the kind of coffee or the quality of it, but the social activity of smoking and gossiping. Of course I didn’t know this and people were shocked that I suggested we could go drink a coffee in less than half an hour. Sorry guys, I know better now, I meant we could go and buy a hot beverage made of coffee beans!
In short this was an amazing experience, one I would very much like to repeat in the near future! I can definitely recommend a smaller seminar like this for a first-time ISHA experience. It’s the perfect way to learn about ISHA customs and to meet some of these (let’s be honest) crazy people!
by Charlotte Rottiers
Summer Seminar - Helsinki - "Historical Consciousness" / July 2017
Extra Seminar - Lausanne - "(De)Constructing Europe" / June 2017
ISHA Ghent participated in the ISHA Lausanne seminar in Switzerland.
The topic of this seminar was (De)constructing Europe and took place in the Fondation Jean Monnet pour l’Europe. We were welcomed the first day with a goodie bag that had everything in it to help us find our way in Lausanne and be prepared for the seminar. The weather was really good and we had dinner in the beautiful garden of the hostel. Around 23 people participated. To break the ice we went on a pub crawl the first evening. Situated on a hillside, we were happy to find out that after the crawl we only had to go downwards.
The following days were filled with lectures and workshops at the University of Lausanne campus, primarily about the Swiss position towards European integration and the Union and the life of Jean Monnet, the founding father of the European Union. The lectures were given by well known academics from the (Swiss) community, and in the workshops we had the opportunity to work with several sources, gather insights and draw conclusions.
We did have some spare time, to discover the city, meet the other participants and, on thursday, to have a sports activity at the university’s large sport complex, wall climbing! Together with 3 other participants, Robin Roels took the opportunity to have a nightly swim in lake Geneva, the water was surprisingly warm and sweet, and the experience and the view unforgettable. And although the weather wasn’t always that good, this summer seminar was really worth it.
The topic of this seminar was (De)constructing Europe and took place in the Fondation Jean Monnet pour l’Europe. We were welcomed the first day with a goodie bag that had everything in it to help us find our way in Lausanne and be prepared for the seminar. The weather was really good and we had dinner in the beautiful garden of the hostel. Around 23 people participated. To break the ice we went on a pub crawl the first evening. Situated on a hillside, we were happy to find out that after the crawl we only had to go downwards.
The following days were filled with lectures and workshops at the University of Lausanne campus, primarily about the Swiss position towards European integration and the Union and the life of Jean Monnet, the founding father of the European Union. The lectures were given by well known academics from the (Swiss) community, and in the workshops we had the opportunity to work with several sources, gather insights and draw conclusions.
We did have some spare time, to discover the city, meet the other participants and, on thursday, to have a sports activity at the university’s large sport complex, wall climbing! Together with 3 other participants, Robin Roels took the opportunity to have a nightly swim in lake Geneva, the water was surprisingly warm and sweet, and the experience and the view unforgettable. And although the weather wasn’t always that good, this summer seminar was really worth it.