04 March 2026
Applications for 2026 Summer School at the Institute of Reformation History in Geneva are now open. First week : 1-5 June and second week : 8-12 June.
The Institute of Reformation History (IHR) is an interdisciplinary research centre of the University of Geneva, dedicated to the history of the reforms between the 15th and 17th centuries. Research fields of its members range from intellectual history to cultural and political history, and to the history of women and gender. In addition to its research library, the Institute houses the rare book and manuscript collection of the Musée Historique de la Réformation (16,000 volumes) and is in close proximity to the University Library (over 1,5 million volumes of printed books and manuscripts) and the Geneva State Archives.
The aim of the Summer schools at the IHR is to enable participants to deepen their knowledge in a particular historical field and to familiarize themselves with the treatment of sources. Special attention is paid to learning the methods used in the study of intellectual and cultural history.
During a course, participants have direct contact with members of the teaching staff of the Institute and may ask to discuss their personal research with them. At the end of the Summer school, those who have been actively involved, especially in the afternoon seminars, will receive a certificate if they so wish.
Week 1 : Thinking High and Low: Elites, Experts, and the Masses in the Early Reformation
1 – 5 June 2026
By Giovanni Gellera and Ueli Zahnd
Week 2 : Language, Texts, Authors: Reformation Poetics in the French-speaking Territories (16th-17th Centuries)
8 – 12 June 2026
By Véronique Ferrer and Daniela
Solfaroli Camillocci
Applications are open to one or both available courses. The registration form must be completed online by 15 April.
