By Johannes Jüngling (Vienna) Sometimes, the easiest solution is also the best. The simple truth behind this statement struck me once again when in the course of preparing my PhD dissertation – and a few other manuscripts – I was assessing the 4th dynasty of Egypt. Kings and Names The names of its kings, that…
Month: August 2023
Neues Buch: DDR-Geschichtspropagandisten. Berufsbiographische Interviews (1997-2001)
Ein Buch, das aus der Arbeit der Wiener Public-History-Professur in den vergangenen 1,5 Jahren entstanden ist, aber vor allem auch aus Arbeit der Jahre 1997 bis 2001, ist dieser Tage im Verlag ‘De Gruyter Oldenbourg’ erschienen. In einem Video von 19 Minuten hebt der Co-Autor Marko Demantowsky wesentliche Aspekte dieses Buches hervor. Zum Video:
Dating in Egypt’s Old Kingdom
By Johannes Jüngling (Vienna) Of the things we take for granted, time (and its measurement) probably is among the most pervasive and, yet, also the subtlest. We are so used to having our everyday lives measured and structured by clocks and calendars – from daily wake-up alarms to New Year’s celebrations – that we rarely…