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The article reports on a conference on the representation of early modern history in video games, held in Düsseldorf, Germany, from March 15-17, 2013. Topics of discussion included the "Civilization" series of video games, historical narrative and story-telling in video games, and the representation of early modern architecture and early modern urban planning in such games.

The article reports on a conference on the effect of the Internet on reading and writing, held in Gießen, Germany, from June 28-30, 2012. Topics of discussion included electronic scholarly communication, conspiracy theories about historical events available online, and the effect of electronic books and electronic publishing on narrative strategies in fiction and nonfiction writing.

The article reports on a conference on the challenges of the historical and narrative representation of the Holocaust, held from June 9-11, 2011, in Jena, Germany. The conference consisted of two panels that discussed the books "Nazi Germany and the Jews: The Years of Extermination" by Saul Friedländer and "Ordinary Men" and "Remembering Survival" by Christopher Browning. It also featured a panel discussion about the historiography of the Holocaust and 20th-century history more broadly.