Global Information History Workshop
Programme Symposium 2025
Co-organised by Yuval Givon, Anja-Silvia Goeing and Philippe Bernhard Schmid. Co-hosted by the
University of Basel, Harvard University, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, LMU Munich and the
University of Zurich.
Friday, 9 May 2025
Introduction (noon–12.05pm ET / 18.00–18.05pm CET)
Opening Remarks: Philippe Bernhard Schmid (University of Basel)
Symposium (12.05–13.15pm ET / 18.05–19.15pm CET)
Chair: Yuval Givon (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
1. Vera Keller (University of Oregon): “Catalog as Tactic: Curating Misinformation in Early
Museology”
2. Markus Friedrich & Konrad Hirschler (University of Hamburg): “Rethinking Archival History
from a Transcultural Perspective”
3. Yael Sternhell (Tel Aviv University): “Archiving without an Archive: The United States in the
Aftermath of its Civil War”
Short Break (13.15–13.20pm ET / 19.15–19.20pm CET)
Commentary (13.20–13.30pm ET / 19.20–19.30pm CET)
Benjamin Steiner (University of Erfurt/LMU Munich)
Discussion (13.30–14.25pm ET / 19.30–20.25pm CET)
Chair: Anja-Silvia Goeing (Harvard University/LMU Munich/University of Zurich)
Conclusion (14.25–14.30pm ET / 20.25–20.30pm CET)
Concluding Remarks: Philippe Bernhard Schmid (University of Basel)
To receive the Zoom link, please register here or write to us at globinfohistworkshop@gmail.com .
Generously supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), grant no. 215254, project
title: SwissBritNet: Swiss-British Cultural Exchange and Knowledge Networks 1600–1780.