Current Programme
The Centre hosts a seminar series which takes place throughout the academic year and is open to staff, students and the general public.
All ECGH events will take place as listed below 4-6pm on Wednesdays, unless otherwise stated.
Semester 1 2022/23
| Date | Speaker | Topic | Discussant/Chair | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Wed 21 Sep |
Felix Boecking, Emily Brownell, Sarah Easterby-Smith (University of St Andrews), Iona Macintyre, Nicola Perugini |
Wednesday, September 21 Welcome Event with lightning talks by ECGH members |
Meadows Lecture Theatre, Old Medical School, Doorway 4 | |
|
Wed 5 Oct |
Dr Richard Anderson (University of Aberdeen) |
'Free soil at sea? Enslaved asylum seekers and the Royal Navy' |
Dr Sonia Tycko (University of Edinburgh) |
Chrystal MacMillan Building, Seminar room 2 |
|
Wed 19 Oct |
Professor Anne Haour (University of East Anglia) |
'The Maldives in medieval global networks: Connections to Africa (and other places)' |
Dr John Giblin (National Museum of Scotland) |
Meadows Lecture Theatre, Old Medical School, Doorway 4 |
|
Wed 16 Nov |
Dr Suchitra Choudhury (University of Glasgow) Dr Sally Tuckett (University of Glasgow) | 'Scotland, textiles and the British Empire' |
|
Meadows Lecture Theatre, Old Medical School, Doorway 4 |
|
Thurs 1 Dec |
Dr Mike Carr, Dr Nik Matheou, Dr Glaire Anderson, Dr Rebecca Darley (University of Leeds), Professor Niels Gaul | 'Writing the global Middle Ages: Themes and approaches' |
NB Speakers without affiliations indicated are University of Edinburgh.
Please contact the convenor if you have any questions.
Dr Meha Priyadarshini
Director, Edinburgh Centre for Global History
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Room 00M.31, William Robertson Wing, Doorway 4, Old Medical School, Teviot Place
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