When does the lecture take place?

The lecture takes place on Thursday, November 5, 2026, from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM.

Where does the event take place?

The venue is the University of Bielefeld in Building X, Room X-E0-222, Universitätsstraße 25, 33615 Bielefeld.

How much does the entrance cost?

Participation in the event is free.

Who is the colloquium suitable for?

The event is aimed at educators, researchers, students, the scientific young generation, and the interested public.

What is the content about?

Elif-Nur Okcu examines the Behaim Globe of 1492 as a medium of knowledge and questions notions of space, knowledge, and globality in the late Middle Ages.

Is there information on digital participation?

Information about Zoom access can be inquired by interested parties via email at karen.gamm@uni-bielefeld.de.

Elif-Nur Okcu reads in Bielefeld 2026

Name: Elif-Nur Okcu (Bielefeld): Global Middle Ages? The Behaim Globe of 1492 as a Medium of Knowledge of Late Medieval Globality
Start: 2026-11-05T18:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-11-05T20:30:00+01:00
Location: Universität Bielefeld, Gebäude X

The Behaim Globe as a Worldview of the Late Middle Ages

How was the world conceived, organized, and depicted around 1492? In the Medieval Colloquium at the University of Bielefeld, Elif-Nur Okcu focuses on the Behaim Globe as a medium of knowledge of late medieval globality. The lecture connects historical research, object history, and global history for a precise examination of medieval notions of space, knowledge, and global interconnectedness.

A Globe Between the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Period

The Behaim Globe of 1492 stands at a threshold of European knowledge history. As a cartographic object, it consolidates geographical ideas, political order patterns, and cultural interpretations of its time. Elif-Nur Okcu questions what forms of globality can be discerned in this outstanding testament to late medieval knowledge culture.

Knowledge, Space, and Global Interconnections

The focus is on the globe not only as a representation of the Earth but as a material carrier of knowledge. The lecture illuminates how information about distant spaces circulated, how geographical knowledge was interpreted, and what narratives shaped a global world in the late Middle Ages. This opens a nuanced access to historical globality research.

A Scientific Lecture for Historical Culture

The event takes place as part of the Colloquium on the Middle Ages and Early Modern Period and is aimed at educators, researchers, students, and the scientific young generation. The public discussion promises a concentrated encounter with current research on the pre-modern era, knowledge history, and cultural exchange relationships.

Conclusion: History as a View of a Connected World

Elif-Nur Okcu's lecture invites a reevaluation of the Behaim Globe as a multifaceted testament to a changing world. Visitors can expect an insightful literary and scientific experience between object analysis, global history, and medieval knowledge culture.