This two-day conference (April 25-26) will bring together scholars from the greater New York region and beyond to present and discuss new research in modern German history. Two public keynote lectures will highlight particularly innovative methodologies and topics: Anne Berg (University of Pennsylvania) will present her new material history of trash and recycling in the Nazi Empire, while Samuel Clowes Huneke (George Mason University) will present his forthcoming book on the history of queer women’s experiences in the Third Reich. Other sessions will workshop research in progress on topics including intellectual and conceptual history, German-Jewish history and thought, Holocaust studies, and labor and automation in modern Germany, among other topics.

12–1:40pm Friday, April 25 – Opening keynote lunch lecture: Samuel Clowes Huneke (George Mason University), “Solidarity and Persecution: Lesbian Experiences in Nazi Germany” (Rush Rhees Library, Welles-Brown Room). RSVPs appreciated: please email Jonathon Catlin (jcatlin4@ur.rochester.edu) if you plan to attend.

5–6:30pm Friday, April 25 – Public keynote lecture: Anne Berg (University of Pennsylvania), book presentation: "Empire of Rags and Bones: Waste and War in Nazi Germany” (Oxford University Press, 2024), in dialogue with Peter Christensen (Rush Rhees Library, Humanities Center Conference Room D).

The other workshop sessions (Friday afternoon and all day Saturday) will be discussions of papers to be precirculated among participants. If you would like access to the schedule and papers, please RSVP to the organizer, Jonathon Catlin (jcatlin4@ur.rochester.edu). The event will run from 12–6:30pm on Friday and 10am–5pm on Saturday. A more detailed program including the workshop papers can be found at this link.