27/04/2026
Zapraszamy na jutrzejszy wykład wtorkowy DHI Warschau - NIH Warszawa!
We cordially invite you to the next Tuesday Lectures of the German Historical Institute Warsaw. The semester topic is “Toxic Relations: Histories of Violence”.
💬Prof. dr Claudia Jarzebowski, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn: Violence and Emotion. Children and Youth in Early Modern Europe and beyond
🏠Wydział Historii Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, sala A //
University of Warsaw, Faculty of History, room A
🕕 godz. 18:00 // 6 p.m.
🗣 po angielsku // in English
💰 wstęp wolny // free
Children are among the most vulnerable groups in society. Throughout history they have been exposed to violence: in times of war, on migration routes, in their working environments, in slavery and serfdom, boys and girls alike. In addition, children also experienced direct physical violence in everyday life.
The contexts and practices of violence against children raise two main questions: Did people in the early modern period have any idea of the emotional impact of violence on children? And, from a methodological point of view: How can historians study such a vulnerable and often abused social group that has left behind hardly any sources about their experiences with emotional and physical violence?
This lecture advocates for a shift in perspective in the history of childhood, one that focuses more on children and their emotional capacities.
Moderator: Prof. Tomasz Wiślicz, Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla PAN
Max Weber Stiftung
