Friends of the ZZF
The Society of Friends and Patrons of the Leibniz Centre for Contemporary History (ZZF) promotes public events that intend to bridge the gap between academia and the general public such as:
► exhibitions
► theatre performances
► panel discussions
► national and international conferences
► publications
► readings
Click here for the event archive.
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»Zeitgeschichte digital«-PreisThe prize 2023 was awarded on November 28, 2023. The Friends of the ZZF Potsdam e.V. has awarded the »Zeitgeschichte digital«-Preis annually since 2017. It is endowed with 500 euros and is the first award in Germany that is dedicated to digital publications in the historical sciences. The prize recognizes the contribution that most successfully combined digital tools and online-presentation technologies with a convincing hypothesis and surprising results.The prize is named after an internet platform of the ZZF, which, among other things, links the four online offerings developed and editorially supervised at the institute, Docupedia, Visual History, zeitgeschichte | online, and Zeithistorische Forschungen. So far, the prize has been awarded to: Raphael Rössel und Lena Herenz (2023) Rüdiger Bergien, Sophie Genske, Juliane Röleke (2022), Michael Homberg (2021) Gangolf Hübinger und Kim Christian Priemel (2020), Jutta Braun (2019), Jens Jäger (2018) und Harriet Scharnberg und Gerhard Paul (2017). Since 2022, prizes have been awarded in two categories: Science and Science Communication. Archive "Zeitgeschichte-digital-Preis" since 2017 (in German) |
Research needs good friends! Become part of an attractive network. We invite you to fill out the declaration of membership and return it to us.
As a friend you will receive:
► the ZZF’s annual report
► the annual "Zeiträume almanach", a collected volume with essays on contemporary history by scholars and fellows of the ZZF
► Invitations to cultural events and the institute’s summer party
Further information:
Flyer (in German) here
Application for Membership (in German), here
Charter of the Friends of the ZZF (pdf, in German)
Donations account:
Deutsche Bank Potsdam
IBAN: DE38 1207 0000 0300 2995 00
BIC: DEUTDEBB160
Contact
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Chairman of the sponsoring association Martin Gorholt E-Mail: freunde [at] zzf-potsdam.de |
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Secretary Dr. Jutta Braun E-Mail: freunde [at] zzf-potsdam.de |