The German Historical Institutes of London, Paris, Rome and Warsaw host the online seminar series “Euro-Mediterranean Entanglements in Medieval History”. Its aim is to foster the exchange of new ideas and perspectives among early career and established scholars from all fields of medieval studies. Sessions will take place every two months and provide an international and interdisciplinary forum for presenting and discussing a wide range of topics and methodological approaches. 

Organisers:  German Historical Institutes of London, Paris, Rome and Warsaw 
Location:  Online Zoom 
Date:   Academic year 2026/2027 
Language:  English 

Coordinators

• Justine Audebrand (DHI Paris),
• Thomas Kaal (GHI London),
• Romana Kálnai Petráková (DHI Warsaw),
• Kordula Wolf (DHI Rome)

Presentation

The German Historical Institutes of London, Paris, Rome and Warsaw host the online seminar series “Euro-Mediterranean Entanglements in Medieval History”. Its aim is to foster the exchange of new ideas and perspectives among early career and established scholars from all fields of medieval studies. Sessions will take place every two months and provide an international and interdisciplinary forum for presenting and discussing a wide range of topics and methodological approaches.  
Each session begins with a 10-minute keynote in which speakers present their current or recently completed research, followed by a 10-minute commentary from an invited expert. This serves as the basis for a subsequent 40-minute discussion with the online audience.  

Submission guidelines

We cordially invite interested researchers to submit an abstract (1–2 pages) and short curriculum vitae (including a list of publications, where possible) by June 8, 2026 to jaudebrand@dhiparis.fr and wolf@dhi-roma.it. 

Contact : If you have any questions about the seminar series, please contact: Kordula Wolf (DHI Rome) wolf@dhi-roma.it.

Topics 

The geographical scope is deliberately broad, encompassing Europe and the Mediterranean region in its widest sense. It also considers connections between the Euro-Mediterranean area and other world regions. The following topics are of particular interest:  

• cross-regional, transcultural, and interreligious entanglements (processes/results)
• overlapping spaces: between geographic borders and cultural contacts
• social networks and interpersonal relations
• mobility and migration
• transfer, diffusion and adaptation (of ideas, knowledge and material objects) 

Dates 

Thursdays 5.00-6.00 PM CET 
September 24, 2026 
November 26, 2026 
January 28, 2027 
March 25, 2027 
May 27, 2027 

Selection 

The selection criteria is an innovative conference topic.

Evaluation by Kordula Wolf (DHI Rome) and Justine Audebrand (DHI Paris)