Kick-off Workshop for the Academic Staff of the DFG Research Unit “Antiziganism and Ambivalence in Europe (1850–1950)"
26 March 2025 | at Europa-Universität Flensburg
As the opening event of the DFG Research Unit, the first workshop for early-career researchers took place on March 26, 2025. Nine early-career researchers are involved in the four-year project, conducting their work at Heidelberg University, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Philipps University Marburg, and Europa-Universität Flensburg. Their research focuses on two main objectives: first, examining and critically reflecting on forms of exclusion, prejudice, and stereotypes that prevailed between 1850 and 1950; and second, investigating how Sinti and Roma developed and exercised their own forms of agency during this period.
The workshop included presentations and discussions of the planned research projects, as well as an exchange on upcoming conferences. In addition, opportunities for academic career development at Europa-Universität Flensburg were presented, including the Interdisciplinary Centre for European Studies (ICES) and the Graduate Centre (GraZ). The event concluded with discussions of individual career development plans.