Workshop: Making the Invisible Visible: Clarifying Roles, Assumptions and Responsibilities in your PhD
2026-04-24, 2026-04-29
A PhD is not something that simply happens to you. It is a project you actively shape. Yet at the very beginning, expectations (your own and those of others) often remain unclear, unspoken, or mismatched. This uncertainty can quietly undermine confidence and motivation. This workshop empowers you to step into your PhD with clarity and agency. You will work on the questions that define your role and your direction:\r\nWhy am I doing a PhD and what does it mean to me?What do I expect from this project and what do I expect from myself?Which assumptions influence my decisions and behavior?What expectations surround me, from colleagues, peers, and my environment?What do my supervisors expect, and how can I actively clarify this?\r\nYou will gain practical information to make expectations visible, communicate them clearly, and negotiate them confidently. By reflecting on your understanding and expressing it with intention, you strengthen your position as an active partner in your PhD and not just as a passive participant.\r\nAnyone wishing to participate in the workshop should register with hubertus.muench@unibas.ch [mailto:hubertus.muench@unibas.ch] by 12 April at the latest.

Geschichtskultur in der Pluralität der Zeiten. Zeitdifferenzerfahrungen und historisches Denken
2026-05-05 09:15 - 16:47 (Europe/Zurich)
Zeit ist als historische Kategorie derart grundlegend, dass es paradox erscheint, wenn seit einigen Jahren in der Geschichtswissenschaft von einem temporal turn die Rede ist. Im Workshop soll einerseits anhand konkreter Beispiele eine Typologie geschichtskultureller Praktiken der Zeitdifferenzverarbeitung erarbeitet und diskutiert werden, wie sie gerade mit Blick auf Themen der Vormoderne besonders relevant ist. Andererseits soll es um die Frage gehen, was historisches Denken auszeichnet und warum am Anfang historischer Denkprozesse immer Zeitdifferenzerfahrungen stehen. Der Workshop richtet sich an Promovierende aller altertumswissenschaftlichen und historischen Fächer, die sich für die theoretischen Grundlagen wie auch für die methodischen und praktischen Dimensionen historischer Zeitwahrnehmung interessieren.\r\nDie Veranstaltung richtet sich sowohl an Doktorierende als auch an MA-Studierende der Altertumswissenschaften und der Geschichte.\r\nAnmeldung erbeten bis spätestens 13. April 2026 unter: hubertus.muench@unibas.ch [mailto:hubertus.muench@unibas.ch]

Intersectionality in Ancient and Pre-Modern Contexts. Considering Aspects of Privilege and Marginalisation
2026-06-11
While intersectional approaches are well established in the social sciences, their application to ancient and pre-modern contexts remains mostly unexplored. Questions of identity and the marginalisation of specific groups are gaining increasing importance in ancient and pre-modern studies as well. The conference aims to bring together scholars who apply concepts of intersectionality to ancient and pre-modern contexts or wish to explore its potential within these often fragmentary and elite-focused sources.\r\nFurther information and the complete call for papers can be found below (the deadline for submitting presentations is September 1, 2025).
