{"id":10959,"date":"2025-09-25T16:04:24","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T14:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uni-freiburg.de\/frias\/?p=10959"},"modified":"2025-10-24T12:08:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T10:08:01","slug":"call-for-applications-balzan-frias-masterclass-in-global-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uni-freiburg.de\/frias\/call-for-applications-balzan-frias-masterclass-in-global-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Applications: Balzan-FRIAS Masterclass in Global History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2064\" 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(max-width: 2064px) 100vw, 2064px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Balzan-FRIAS Project in Global History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The International Balzan Foundation (Milan\/Zurich) is funding a programme in support of<br>early career researchers in the field of Global History<br>The Balzan-FRIAS Project in Gobal History is directed by J\u00fcrgen Osterhammel (Freiburg) and Stefanie G\u00e4nger (Heidelberg).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-ufr-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ufr-button\"> \n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uni-freiburg.de\/frias\/research\/group-projects\/the-balzan-frias-project-in-global-history\/\"\n\t\t\t\taria-label=\"\"\n\t\tclass=\"\n\t\tbl-text-[1.125rem] bl-leading-[1.5625rem] bl-px-[26px] bl-py-[7px] bl-border-[2px] bl-gap-[8px] !bl-decoration-2 !bl-underline-offset-[5px] focus-visible:bl-outline-offset-[6px]\t\tbl-no-underline hover:bl-underline bl-font-medium\n\t\t\n\t\tfocus-visible:bl-outline-dotted 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data-id=\"mailto:kyra.vogt@frias.uni-freiburg.de\">juergen.osterhammel@frias.uni-freiburg.de<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"[&amp;amp;&amp;gt;*]:bl-relative last:[&amp;amp;&amp;gt;*.bl-absolute]:bl-absolute\n\t\t\t[&amp;amp;&amp;gt;*]:bl-z-20 last:[&amp;amp;&amp;gt;*]:bl-z-10 bl-relative bl-overflow-x-clip\n\t\t\t[.wp-block-ufr-section_&amp;amp;]:bl-overflow-x-visible\n\t\t\tbl-bg-identity-lightblue bl-text-identity-black dark:bl-bg-identity-lightblue dark:bl-text-identity-black bl-py-[24px] alignfull wp-block-ufr-section has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-ufr-section-is-layout-constrained\">\n\n\t\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Masterclass with Professor Ulinka Rublack on Global Cultural History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong> 22-23 January 2025<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Application Deadline: 31 October 2025<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-ufr-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ufr-button\"> \n\t<a href=\"#how-to-apply-masterclass\"\n\t\t\t\taria-label=\"\"\n\t\tclass=\"\n\t\tbl-text-[1.125rem] bl-leading-[1.5625rem] bl-px-[26px] bl-py-[7px] bl-border-[2px] bl-gap-[8px] !bl-decoration-2 !bl-underline-offset-[5px] focus-visible:bl-outline-offset-[6px]\t\tbl-no-underline hover:bl-underline bl-font-medium\n\t\t\n\t\tfocus-visible:bl-outline-dotted focus-visible:bl-outline-2 bl-border-identity-black bl-text-identity-black\n\t   hover:bl-bg-identity-blue-80 hover:bl-border-identity-blue-80 hover:bl-text-pure-white\n\t   active:bl-bg-identity-blue active:bl-text-pure-white active:bl-border-identity-blue\n\t   !bl-outline-identity-black dark:!bl-border-identity-black dark:bl-text-identity-black\n\t\tdark:hover:bl-bg-identity-blue-80 dark:hover:!bl-border-identity-blue-80 dark:hover:bl-text-pure-white\n\t\tdark:active:bl-bg-identity-blue dark:active:bl-text-pure-white dark:active:!bl-border-identity-blue\n\t\tdark:!bl-outline-identity-black\t\tbl-inline-flex bl-flex-row bl-items-center motion-safe:bl-transition-colors\n\t\tmotion-safe:bl-duration-[400ms] justify-center bl-hyphens-auto\n\t\t\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bl-inline-block\">\n\t\t\tHow to Apply\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Programme<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Thursday, 22 January 2026<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>14:00: Workshop: Short presentations of individual research projects<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>16:15: The Balzan-FRIAS Lecture:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Professor Ulinka Rublack<\/strong> (University of Cambridge):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong><strong>The Triumph of Fashion: Global Convergences c. 1100-1800<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The public lecture is open to anyone with an interest in global and cultural history.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Friday, 23 January 2026<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>8:30 to 13:00: Masterclass \/ Workshop with Professor Ulinka Rublack<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The workshop builds upon a recent publication originating from the Balzan-FRIAS project:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Workshop participants will discuss both published and unpublished works by Professor Rublack, as well as texts on global cultural history suggested by the group.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-to-apply-masterclass\"><strong>How to Apply:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>PhD students and early-stage postdoctoral researchers interested in the programme are invited to apply by 31 October 2025. Applications should include a letter of intent, a CV, and a brief outline of the current research project (2\u20133 pages). In your letter, please also identify an article from a journal or a book that you believe represents global cultural history at its best, or at its most stimulating. Applications should be sent to Professor J\u00fcrgen Osterhammel (<a href=\"mailto:juergen.osterhammel@frias.uni-freiburg.de\">juergen.osterhammel@frias.uni-freiburg.de<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Balzan-FRIAS programme will cover accommodation costs (one night, or up to two nights upon special request) as well as travel expenses to and from Freiburg. Please note that funding is available for travel within Europe only.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Balzan-FRIAS Project in Global History The International Balzan Foundation (Milan\/Zurich) is funding a programme in support ofearly career researchers in the field of Global HistoryThe Balzan-FRIAS Project in Gobal History is directed by J\u00fcrgen Osterhammel (Freiburg) and Stefanie G\u00e4nger (Heidelberg). 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