Deutsche Geschichte
Book LaunchUlf Schmidt and Will Studdert, Kate Docking
11. Dezember 2026
Friday 11 December, 17:00–20:00
Vortragsraum, 1st Floor, Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek
Von-Melle-Park 3, 20146 Hamburg
The Centre for the Study of Health, Ethics and Society (CHES) at the University of Hamburg will host a Book Launch to discuss – and also to celebrate – two recently published books: Rethinking Cooperation in Cold War Europe: Difficult Friendships (edited by Ulf Schmidt and Will Studdert) and Gender and Power in a Nazi Concentration Camp: The Ravensbrück Female Medical Personnel (authored by Kate Docking).
The books have been published by Bloomsbury Academic, and both are Open Access.
17.00: Arrival
17.10: Welcome and Introduction
17.20: Panel Discussion Gender and Power in a Nazi Concentration Camp, moderated by Prof. Dr. Ulf Schmidt
17.35: Audience Q & A Session
17.55: Panel Discussion Rethinking Co-Operation in Cold War Europe, moderated by Dr. David Peace
18.10: Audience Q & A Session
18.30: Forthcoming Projects and Events
18.40: Drinks Reception
All are very welcome to attend the event. Registration is required. Please contact Dr Kate Docking (kate.docking"AT"uni-hamburg.de) to reserve your place at the event.
We would like to thank the European Research Council (ERC) for their support of both books, which are part of the project ‘Taming the European Leviathan: The Legacy of Medicine and the Common Good’.