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  • Summerschool 2022

Assembling and Deciding: Processes of Will Formation on Day Trips in the Pre-Modern Era

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Topic

Gathering and decision-making were and are central and interrelated social processes. In the pre-modern formation of wills and decision-making of political actors, the diverse types of day trips decisively shaped the political-social events of pre-modern societies far beyond territorial borders.

The summer school invites students, doctoral candidates and early career researchers to approach the question of how pre-modern decision-making processes functioned and how we can research their functioning.

In addition to the day journeys of the Hanseatic cities, the Confederation’s Tagsatzungen, the Imperial and Imperial Cities’ Days, Landtage as well as other forms of political day journeys are put up for joint discussion.

The one-week event consists of two parts: On the first days of the summer school, participants will learn how to work with databases. In the second part, starting in the middle of the week, we turn to qualitative source analysis and comparative evaluation. Participants will first learn about the event and the decision-making process through an introductory lecture. Afterwards, the typical tradition of the corresponding types of assemblies and decision-making processes will be discussed by way of example.

More information (German, PDF)

Programme

  • Day 1 (Monday, 22nd August): Workshop: Database nodegoat
    • 14:00–14:45: Welcome, presentation round
    • 15:00–17:30: Intro (incl. break)
  • Day 2 (Tuesday, 23rd August) Workshop: Database nodegoat
    • 10:00–13:30: Workshop I (incl. break)
    • 13:30–15:00: Lunch break
    • 15:00–16:00: Guided tour through the permanent exhibition of the Hansemuseum
    • 16:00–17:30: Workshop II (incl. break)
  • Day 3 (Wednesday, 24th August): Workshop & source analysis
    • 10:00–12:00: Workshop III
    • 12:00–13:30: Lunch break
    • 13:30–15:30: Session I: 16th century Hanseatic days (Angela Huang)
    • 15:30–17:30: Workshop ‘Hanse Day 1518’
    • 18:00: Dinner
  • Day 4 (Thursday, 25th August): Source analysis
    • 10:00–12:00: Session II: Case study Dithmarschen in the 15th/16th century (Stefan Brenner)
    • 12:00–13:30: Lunch break
    • 13:30–15:30: Session III: Meetings of the 16th and 17th centuries (Thomas Lau)
    • 15:30–16:00: Break
    • 16:00–18:00: Session IV: Imperial Diet in the 15th century (Gabriele Annas)
  • Day 5 (Friday, 26th August): Source analysis
    • 10:00–12:00: Session V: Councils of the 15th century (Jörg Sonntag)
    • 12:00–13:00: Final discussion
    • 13:00–14:00: Lunch snack

    Participation

    A total of 25 places will be allocated; we are currently applying for a travel allowance of 150 EUR per participant. Interested participants are requested to submit a maximum one-page letter of motivation by 31st May 2022 in order to apply for a place and any associated funding. An acceptance will be made by 15th June 2022 at the latest.