Women's Challenges and Performances in Sports Competitions in Interwar Romania
During the interwar period in Romania, sport became an important arena for female participation and social transformation. Women from different social backgrounds increasingly took part in national and international competitions. The development of sports clubs and competitive events demonstrates how female athletes challenged traditional gender roles and contributed to broader processes of emancipation during this period.
Multisensory Perspectives on Central European Ceramics
The study of Central European ceramics from the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries provides new perspectives on artistic production, craftsmanship, and sensory experience. Moving beyond individual authorship, the multisensory approach highlights materials, production processes, and collaborative practices. Using Moravian ceramics as a case study, it reassesses local artistic traditions beyond national and ideological narratives.
The Hotel Lux: A Communist Contact Zone in Moscow in the 1920s
The Hotel Lux in central Moscow housed communists from around the world during the 1920s. It served as a crucial political and social contact zone, enabling the formation of international and transnational networks among its residents. The living experiences and social practices of its occupants shaped the hotel into a key hub of the Communist International.
‘We are Going far Away, but Without Separating’: The International Union of Catholic Women's Leagues (1910–1939)
The International Union of Catholic Women's Leagues was the leading international Catholic women's organization. During its first three decades, it shaped debates on women's rights, Catholicism, and morality through international conferences. Positioned at the intersection of Catholic and feminist internationalism, it actively engaged with the League of Nations, pursuing cooperation and advancing concrete proposals across multiple fields.
Notarial Archives and Social Network Analysis: Ottaviano Fregoso and the Genoese Consulate in Seville
This paper uses Social Network Analysis of notarial records to study the Genoese “merchant nation/guild” in southern Castile around 1500. Focusing on a 1520 letter from Governor Ottaviano Fregoso to Genoese merchants in Seville, it asks why only 20 received it. The article argues that dense commercial networks enabled fast communication but also challenged the guild’s formal structure.
‘I am Just a Walking Letterbox in Which They Deposit Their Complaints’: Being a Spanish Delegate for the Inspection of German Prisoner of War Camps During the First World War (1917–1919)
This article examines Spanish delegates’ roles in protecting Allied prisoners of war in Germany between 1917 and 1919. Drawing on newly discovered archives, it explores how these neutral intermediaries observed German society under wartime strain. Their correspondence reveals that humanitarian work intertwined with personal ambitions and expectations of symbolic and material rewards, shaping their actions and concerns.
Women's Challenges and Performances in Sports Competitions in Interwar Romania
During the interwar period in Romania, sport became an important arena for female participation and social transformation. Women from different social backgrounds increasingly took part in national and international competitions. The development of sports clubs and competitive events demonstrates how female athletes challenged traditional gender roles and contributed to broader processes of emancipation during this period.
Multisensory Perspectives on Central European Ceramics
The study of Central European ceramics from the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries provides new perspectives on artistic production, craftsmanship, and sensory experience. Moving beyond individual authorship, the multisensory approach highlights materials, production processes, and collaborative practices. Using Moravian ceramics as a case study, it reassesses local artistic traditions beyond national and ideological narratives.
The Hotel Lux: A Communist Contact Zone in Moscow in the 1920s
The Hotel Lux in central Moscow housed communists from around the world during the 1920s. It served as a crucial political and social contact zone, enabling the formation of international and transnational networks among its residents. The living experiences and social practices of its occupants shaped the hotel into a key hub of the Communist International.
‘We are Going far Away, but Without Separating’: The International Union of Catholic Women's Leagues (1910–1939)
The International Union of Catholic Women's Leagues was the leading international Catholic women's organization. During its first three decades, it shaped debates on women's rights, Catholicism, and morality through international conferences. Positioned at the intersection of Catholic and feminist internationalism, it actively engaged with the League of Nations, pursuing cooperation and advancing concrete proposals across multiple fields.
Notarial Archives and Social Network Analysis: Ottaviano Fregoso and the Genoese Consulate in Seville
This paper uses Social Network Analysis of notarial records to study the Genoese “merchant nation/guild” in southern Castile around 1500. Focusing on a 1520 letter from Governor Ottaviano Fregoso to Genoese merchants in Seville, it asks why only 20 received it. The article argues that dense commercial networks enabled fast communication but also challenged the guild’s formal structure.
‘I am Just a Walking Letterbox in Which They Deposit Their Complaints’: Being a Spanish Delegate for the Inspection of German Prisoner of War Camps During the First World War (1917–1919)
This article examines Spanish delegates’ roles in protecting Allied prisoners of war in Germany between 1917 and 1919. Drawing on newly discovered archives, it explores how these neutral intermediaries observed German society under wartime strain. Their correspondence reveals that humanitarian work intertwined with personal ambitions and expectations of symbolic and material rewards, shaping their actions and concerns.