Theo Jung

2023/24 will mark the 175-year anniversary of the revolutions of 1848/49. As a first step toward the planning for the commemoration of these events, a workshop in Rastatt brings together participants from many of the major German museums, memorials, and scholarly networks focusing on the history of the revolutions.

• Gedenkort Friedhof der Märzgefallenen
• Erinnerungsstätte für die Freiheitsbewegungen in der deutschen Geschichte, Rastatt
• Gegen Vergessen – Für Demokratie e.V.
• House of European History
• Stiftung Bundespräsident Theodor-Heuss-Haus
• Gedenkstätte Deutscher Widerstand
• Förderverein Erinnerungsstätte für die Freiheitsbewegungen in der deutschen Geschichte e.V.
• Historisches Museum Frankfurt
• Offenburger Salmen
• Bundesarchiv

Together with my colleague Dr. Heléna Toth (Bamberg University), I’ve been asked to present an overview over recent developments in historiographical research on the topic. Building on my own research, I will sketch some of the ways in which the revolutions of 1848/49 have been linked to the “Age of Revolutions”, placing them in wider transnational, European, and global contexts. In addition, we will discuss the place of the revolutions within the framework of the long-term history of “democracy” and “democratization” in Germany, Europe, and beyond.

The workshop will take place in Rastatt on November 4 and 5 of this year. More information about the program and registration (all are welcome) may be found here.