When: 24 May 2019, 3pm (cum tempore) to 6pm
Where: University of Vienna, Main Building (Universitätsring 1),
Seminarraum Geschichte 2, Staircase 9, 2nd Floor
Welcome and Presentation of the Research Group
Birgitta Bader-Zaar (Institut für Geschichte)
Introductory Remarks – on “The Archeology of Human Rights”
Wolfgang Schmale (Institut für Geschichte)
Introductory Remarks – “On the Spirit of Rights”
Dan Edelstein (Stanford University)
Discussion
The discussion will be based on the pre-circulated chapters I (“How to Think about Rights in Early Modern Europe”) and VIII (“Conclusion: A Stand-in for the Universal Declaration: 1789–1948”) of Dan Edelstein’s book “On the Spirit of Rights” (Chicago: CUP 2018).
Concluding Remarks
Thomas Wallnig (Institut für Geschichte)
Rsvp (also for the pre-circulation of the chapters): menschenrechte-demokratie@univie.ac.at
We thankfully acknowledge the generous financial support granted by the Faculty of Historical and Cultural Studies for this event.
Learn more about the book: https://www.press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/O/bo29203166.html, its author: https://dlcl.stanford.edu/people/dan-edelstein, and the research group: https://menschenrechte- demokratie.univie.ac.at. Follow us: https://twitter.com/Forschungsgru13