What is History about? Dresden-Düsseldorf Talks on Past and the Present
In this format, Prof. Dr. Dagmar Ellerbrock (Chair of Modern and Contemporary History, TU Dresden) and Prof. Dr. Heiner Fangerau (Chair of History, Theory and Ethics of Medicine, HHU Düsseldorf) jointly welcome a historian who has made a name for themselves with their ideas, approaches and interpretations. What the blue sofa is for the literary world, the Dresden-Düsseldorf Talks should be for history.
We ask our guests: Why and how did they come to history? Starting from
We discuss the social significance of history and historical science based on their personal biographies and academic contributions.
The event series is organized by the TU Dresden and the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf and takes place in cooperation with the SLUB Dresden and the Haus der Universität Düsseldorf.
In the summer semester 2026 we welcome these guests :
| June 02, 2026, 7 p.m. | Prof. Dr. Christoph Cornelißen | SLUB Dresden, Klemperer Hall |
| June 16, 2026, 7 p.m. | Prof. Dr. Aleida Assmann | House of the University of Düsseldorf, Livestream: https: //www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Uxf-vngJt4 |
| June 30, 2026, 7 p.m. | Prof. Dr. Thomas Hänseroth | SLUB Dresden, Klemperer Hall |
All past dates can be found via the following links on YouTube
