• Jan 22
    2026: Kim Lane Scheppele, “Counter-Constitutions: On Being the Object of a Coup”

    Kim Lane Scheppele

    Senatssaal of Humboldt University, Berlin

    Humboldt University Mosse Lecture mosselectures.wisc.edu/berlin Kim Lane Scheppele, “Counter-Constitutions” Senatssaal of Humboldt University January 22, 2026 19:15 CET Moderator: Ethel Matala de Mazza (Humboldt University) The lecture will be held in English. Lecture Series Description: Writing at the beginning of the 20th century, Max Weber observed that, owing to its internally rationalized structure, the modern …

  • Jan 20
    2026: Film Screening, Nathalie Borgers, “Narben eines Putsches/Scars of a Putsch”

    Directed by Nathalie Borgers

    Zeughauskino des DHM Berlin

    Film Screening: “Narben eines Putsches/Scars of a Putsch” Directed by Nathalie Borgers 20 January, 2026, 7:00PM CET Zeughauskino des DHM Berlin (Pei Building) Languages: German, French, and Turkish Run Time: 102 minutes This viewing has been organized in partnership with the Humboldt University Mosse Lectures, for the Winter 2025/26 lecture series. Visit https://www.dhm.de/zeughauskino/ for more …

  • Dec 18
    2025: Mouhamadou El Hady Ba, “Decolonial Coups d’Etat?”

    Mouhamadou El Hady Ba

    Senatssaal of Humboldt University, Berlin

    Humboldt University Mosse Lecture mosselectures.wisc.edu/berlin Mouhamadou El Hady Ba (Dakar, Senegal), “Decolonial Coups d’Etat?” Senatssaal of Humboldt University December 18, 2025 19:15 CET Moderator: Joseph Vogl (Humboldt University) The lecture will be held in English. Lecture Series Description: Writing at the beginning of the 20th century, Max Weber observed that, owing to its internally rationalized …

  • Dec 4
    2025: Anna-Bettina Kaiser, “Staatsstreich, Ausnahmezustand, Regression”

    Anna-Bettina Kaiser

    Senatssaal of Humboldt University, Berlin

    Humboldt University Mosse Lecture mosselectures.wisc.edu/berlin Anna-Bettina Kaiser (Berlin, Germany), “Staatsstreich, Ausnahmezustand, Regression” Senatssaal of Humboldt University December 4, 2025 19:00 CET Moderator: Lothar Müller (Humboldt University) The lecture will be held in German. Der Staatsstreich als Form des Verfassungsumbruchs hat ausgedient, heute sterben Demokratien einen langsamen Tod – so lautet derzeit eine gängige Annahme. Doch …

  • May 23
    2025: Marc David Baer, “Children of Abraham: The Story of Muslim-Jewish Relations”

    Marc David Baer

    Senatssaal of Humboldt University, Berlin

    Humboldt University Mosse Lecture mosselectures.wisc.edu/berlin Marc David Baer (London School of Economics), “Children of Abraham: The Story of Muslim-Jewish Relations” Senatssaal of Humboldt University May 23, 2025 19:00 CET Respondent: Ulrike Freitag (Freie Universität Berlin) The talk presents the book, The Children of Abraham: The Story of Muslim-Jewish Relations, which explores the historical relationship between …

  • May 15
    2025: Steven E. Aschheim, “Reflections on Liberal and Humanist Nationalism in Times of War: George Mosse and the Contradictions of Jewishness, Zionism and Israel”

    Steven Ascheim

    Senatssaal of Humboldt University, Berlin

    Humboldt University Mosse Lecture mosselectures.wisc.edu/berlin Steven E. Aschheim (Hebrew University, emeritus), “Reflections on Liberal and Humanist Nationalism in Times of War: George Mosse and the Contradictions of Jewishness, Zionism and Israel” Senatssaal of Humboldt University May 15, 2025 19:00 CET With Ethel Matala de Mazza Im Sommersemesters 2025 widmen sich die Mosse Lectures dem derzeit …