Department of History

Welcome to the Department of History at the University of Zurich. We research and teach history through a wide range of themes and methods. This includes the history of Switzerland from the Middle Ages to the era of globalization, the history of Europe from antiquity to the present, and the history of Africa, Asia, and the USA. This expertise has grown out of our rich research traditions in Eastern European history, social and economic history, and the history of knowledge; and it takes new forms in our department-wide research groups.

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23.9.2026, 16:30: Humility across Times and Cultures: Concepts, Practices, Artifacts

The conference is organized by Silvia Negri (Universität Zürich) and James Weaver (University of Oxford), within the framework of the project “Humility in theory and practice. Historical approaches across cultures (1250–1500)”. Further contributors: Katharina Heyden (Universität Bern), Karen Bauer (IIS London), Felix Maier (Universität Zürich), Maxim Venetskov (University of Glasgow), Maria Parani (University of Cyprus), Rebecca Sauer (Universität Zürich), Antonella Ghersetti (Università Ca’ Foscari, Venezia), Marion Katz (New York University), Gowaart van den Bossche (Universität Zürich), Catherine Hezser (SOAS, University of London), Lennart Lehmhaus (Universität Tübingen), Annette Kehnel (Universität Mannheim), Matthias Tischler (ICREA, Barcelona), Roberto Leggero (Università della Svizzera italiana), Christopher M. Bellitto (Kean University), Isabella Lazzarini (Università di Torino), Letizia Osti (Università degli Studi di Milano), Miri Rubin (Queen Mary University of London), Simon Teuscher (Universität Zürich) Evening Lectures: Beth Williamson (University of Bristol), Christopher Melchert (University of Oxford, ret.); Ort: RAA, Rämistrasse 59, 8001 Zürich; Raum: G 01

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