MAX-PLANCK-INSTITUT FÜR WISSENSCHAFTSGESCHICHTE Max Planck Institute for the History of Science

Event

Oct 7, 2025
The World at Their Fingertips: German Teachers and International Encounters in the GDR

We welcome our very own Leah Fischer-Swierczynski, whose Master's research draws on oral history to show how former teachers at the Dorothea Christiane Erxleben Medical School in the East German town of Quedlinburg remember their role as first contacts for students from the Global South. A microhistorical approach centers their perspectives to explore how everyday work made international solidarity tangible.

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MPIWG, Boltzmannstraße 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
Room
Room 215
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For any questions, please feel free to write to jolszynko@mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de.

About This Series

This event is part of the LIVING KNOWLEDGE Fall 2025 series. 

2025-10-07T14:00:00SAVE IN I-CAL 2025-10-07 14:00:00 2025-10-07 15:30:00 The World at Their Fingertips: German Teachers and International Encounters in the GDR We welcome our very own Leah Fischer-Swierczynski, whose Master's research draws on oral history to show how former teachers at the Dorothea Christiane Erxleben Medical School in the East German town of Quedlinburg remember their role as first contacts for students from the Global South. A microhistorical approach centers their perspectives to explore how everyday work made international solidarity tangible. MPIWG, Boltzmannstraße 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany Room 215 Jesse Olszynko-Gryn Jesse Olszynko-Gryn Europe/Berlin public