H-German

Third interdisciplinary and international

Speak Up! conference:

Fake News and Hate Speech –

a Challenge for Society

Fake news and hate speech have gained significant attention in public discourse, particularly in recent years. Unfortunately, many individuals unquestioningly accept fake news as truth. And a growing number of people face various forms of hate speech in their daily lives, ranging from offensive remarks to violent acts. This is also the case in the German-speaking Community of Belgium. In response, several organizations within the German-speaking civil society came together in the

First Speak Up! Lab:

Fake News and Hate Speech –

a Challenge for Society

Fake news and hate speech remain pressing issues in East Belgium. Therefore, the Institute for Civic Education and the Speak Up! network, which emerged from an alliance of the same name, organized conferences in Eupen and Lontzen in October 2021 and 2022. These conferences provided an opportunity for people from East Belgium to engage in informal discussions with academics and practitioners from both local and international contexts.

The Speak Up! Lab

In addition to organizing a third conference this year, we are

Director, Leo Baeck Institute London / Lecturer, Birkbeck University of London

Starting salary from £48,376, depending on experience. (University of London salary scale Grade 8)

Start date: As soon as possible

The Leo Baeck Institute London is seeking a new director to lead the institute in its next exciting phase of development. The post will be held in conjunction with a part-time (30 percent) secondment as Lecturer in the School of Historical Studies, Birkbeck, University of London.

The Leo Baeck Institute, founded in 1955 and with branches in London, New York, Jerusalem and Berlin, is the

The Renaissance Society of America (RSA) has announced that it will accept proposals for individual presentation proposals and complete panels for its annual conference, to be held March 21-23, 2024, in Chicago, IL (USA).  The Journal of Jesuit Studies regularly organizes up to five panels at this conference.  We are looking to organize panels in any aspect of Jesuit studies in any region, up to the year 1700.  (Please note: submission by the JJS does not guarantee acceptance to the program, as we are not an affiliated society.)

Please submit abstracts on topics related to global Jesuit studies