EUROPE AND THE SEA

Conference 2nd to 4th June 2016

Europe and the sea - a relationship that is a varied and complex as the sea itself. The exhibition "Europe and the Sea" aims to offer the first comprehensive overview of the sea's significance to the development of European civilization and to the integration of Europe through the ages. A wide variety of topics will be examined: myth, shipbuilding and seafaring, maritime warfare, exploration, cultural transfer, slavery, migration, import, Trade/export, resources and the environment, knowledge and research, transcultural encounters, and tourism. These topics will be presented in connection with selected ports by way of example, because ports are the main gateways between the mainland and the sea. The exhibition also considers changes in the aesthetic perception of the sea as a natural and cultural realm and presents first-rate works of art from reputable collections.

The joint conference, held by the Deutsches Historisches Museum, the Jean-Monnet-Chair of European History at the University of Cologne, and the Ranke-Gesellschaft considers the findings of recent research in the areas listed above; it also serves as preparation and accompaniment to the eponymous exhibition that will open in June 2018 in the Deutsches Historisches Museum.

Conference languages:

English, German (simultaneous interpretation provided)

Academic head

Prof. Dr. Jürgen Elvert
Jean-Monnet-Chair of European History at the University of Cologne
T +49 (0)221 470 5782/-2100
F +49 (0)221 470 5086
jelvert@uni-koeln.de

Dorlis Blume M.A.
Deutsches Historisches Museum
T +49 (0)30 20 30 4-211
F +49 (30) 20 30 4-543
blume@dhm.de

Location

Deutsches Historisches Museum

Registration

The number of seats is limited, so registration is required.

Katharina Dembski
T +49 (0)30 20 30 4-153
F +49 (0)30 20 30 4-152
dembski@dhm.de

PROGRAMM

Thursday, 2016-06-02

9 am
Opening and Welcome
Ulrike Kretzschmar (Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin)
Jürgen Elvert (Universität zu Köln)

9.15–10.30 am
PANEL I:  MYTH
KICK-OFF PRESENTATIONS
Thomas Schmidts (Römisch Germanisches Zentralmuseum, Mainz)
Ernst Baltrusch (Freie Universität Berlin)
KOMMENTAR/COMMENT
Ulrich Fellmeth (Universität Hohenheim, Stuttgart)

10.30–11 am
Coffee break

11–12.15 am
PANEL II: SHIPBUILDING AND SEAFARING
KICK-OFF PRESENTATION
Lewis R. Fischer (Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Canada)
KOMMENTAR/COMMENT
Heinrich Walle (Universität zu Köln)

12.15 am–1.45 pm
Mittagspause / Lunch break

1.45–3.00 pm
PANEL III: MARITIME WARFARE
KICK-OFF PRESENTATIONS
Eric Grove (Liverpool Hope University)
Arne Karsten (Bergische Universität Wuppertal)
COMMENT
Christoph Schäfer (Universität Trier) 

3.00–3.30 pm
Coffee break

3.30–4.45 pm
PANEL IV: TRADE: GLOBAL MARITIME ECONOMY
KICK-OFF PRESENTATION
Klaus Weber (Europa Universität Viadrina Frankfurt/Oder)
COMMENT
Markus A. Denzel (Universität Leipzig)

4.45–5 pm
Break

5–6.15 pm
PANEL V: CULTURAL EXCHANGE
KICK-OFF PRESENTATION
Michael North (Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald)
COMMENT
Wolfgang Reinhard (Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg)

Friday, 2016-06-03

9–10 pm
PANEL VI: SLAVERY
KICK-OFF PRESENTATION
Claus Füllberg-Stolberg (Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover)
COMMENT
Michael Zeuske (Universität zu Köln)

10.15–10.45 pm
Coffee break

10.45–12 am
PANEL VII: MIGRATION
KICK-OFF PRESENTATIONS
Simone Blaschka-Eick (Deutsches Auswandererhaus, Bremerhaven)
Cord Pagenstecher (Freie Universität Berlin)
COMMENT
Jochen Oltmer (Universität Osnabrück)

12 am–1.30 pm
Lunch break

1.30–2.45 pm
PANEL VIII: IMPORTS: FOREIGN THINGS BECOME OUR OWN
KICK-OFF PRESENTATION
Jutta Wimmler (Europa Universität Viadrina Frankfurt /Oder)
COMMENT
Reinhard Wendt (FernUniversität in Hagen)

2.45–3.15 pm
Coffee break

3.15–4.30 pm
PANEL IX: EXPLORATION
KICK-OFF PRESENTATIONS
Michael Kraus (Georg-August-Universität Göttingen)
Nikolaus Böttcher (Freie Universität Berlin)     
COMMENT
Wolfgang Schmale (Universität Wien)

4.30–4.45 pm
Break

16.45–18.00 Uhr
PANEL X: RESOURCES: FROM FISH TO OIL
KICK-OFF PRESENTATIONS
Jens E. Olesen (Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald)
Laura Ohlendorf (Deutsche Bundeswehr)
COMMENT
Jens Ruppenthal (Schifffahrtsmuseum, Bremerhaven)

Saturday, 2016-06-04

9–10.15 am
PANEL XI: MARINE RESEARCH
KICK-OFF PRESENTATION
Helen Rozwadowski (University of Connecticut, Storrs, USA)
COMMENT
Gerd Hoffmann-Wieck (Geomar Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung, Kiel)

10.15–10.45 am
Coffee break

10.45–12 am
PANEL XII: TOURISM
KICK-OFF PRESENTATION
Rüdiger Hachtmann (Zentrum für Zeithistorische Forschung, Potsdam)
COMMENT
Hasso Spode (Technische Universität Berlin)

12–12.30 am
Lunch break

12.30 am –1.45 am
PANEL XIII: TRANSCULTURAL COUPLES
KICK-OFF PRESENTATIONS
Hilke Thode-Arora (Übersee-Museum, Bremen)
Heidrun Friese (Technische Universität Chemnitz)
COMMENT
Michael Jeismann (Goethe-Institut Dakar, Senegal)

1.45–2 pm
Break

2–2.30 pm
CONCLUSION
Jürgen Elvert (Universität zu Köln)