Shows
German Historical Institute London PodcastNina Verheyen, Mirjam Brusius and Kim König: Global rankings:Why did people in Imperial Germany became increasingly interested in their personal performance? Was there a link between global entanglements of Imperial Germany on the one hand and a rise in personal achievement culture on the other?2024-03-0414 min
German Historical Institute London PodcastKokou Azamede, Mirjam Brusius and Kim König: The restitution debate in TogoThe issue of restitution is an ongoing topic of public debate in both European and African societies. In this GHIL podcast interview, GHIL Fellow for Colonial and Global History Mirjam Brusius and PR Officer Kim König talk to Kokou Azamede, Associate Professor at the Department of German Studies at the University of Lomé, about his work with local communities in the former German colony of Togo, which assesses their knowledge and perception of colonial cultural goods and human remains from their region. Azamede’s research shows new pathways to understanding and cooperation with a view to possible restitution.2024-01-1722 min
German Historical Institute London PodcastPatrick Anthony, Mirjam Brusius and Kim König: Climate Crises and Politics in the Eighteenth CenturyWhy was the Enlightenment a turning point in the way in which humans think about climate? In what way did climate catastrophes affect revolutions and vice versa? How did climate politics emerge during this time?
In this GHIL podcast interview, Research Fellow for Colonial and Global History Mirjam Brusius and PR Officer Kim König, talk to Patrick Anthony about the research behind his GHIL lecture on Climate Crises and Politics in the Eighteenth Century.2023-07-2714 min
German Historical Institute London PodcastStefan Hanß, Mirjam Brusius and Kim König: Analysing Renaissance recipesPR Officer Kim König and Research Fellow for Colonial and Global History Mirjam Brusius talk to Stefan Hanß about his research project which uses the scientific analysis and historical contextualization of the chemical fingerprints of Renaissance recipe users to offer a new understanding of material cultures, medicine, and the history of the body in early modern Germany.2023-07-0317 min
German Historical Institute London PodcastCarsten Jahnke, Mirjam Brusius and Kim König: The Hanseatic League: a ‘secret superpower’GHIL Research Fellow for Colonial and Global History Mirjam Brusius and PR Officer Kim König speak to Carsten Jahnke (Copenhagen) about his research on the history of the Hanseatic League and how historians have used it to shape Germans’ historical understanding.2023-02-1330 minGerman Historical Institute London PodcastCarsten Jahnke, Mirjam Brusius and Kim König: The Hanseatic League: a ‘secret superpower’GHIL Research Fellow for Colonial and Global History Mirjam Brusius and PR Officer Kim König speak to Carsten Jahnke (Copenhagen) about his research on the history of the Hanseatic League and how historians have used it to shape Germans’ historical understanding.2023-02-1315 min