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 online at 4pm on Wednesdays, unless otherwise stated.
Semester 1 2021/22
| Date | Speaker | Topic | Discussant/Chair | Register |
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Wednesday 22 Sept |
Christopher Tounsel (Penn State, author of 'Chosen Peoples: Christianity and Political Imagination in South Sudan') |
'Political Theology in South Sudan'
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Discussant: Ismay Milford (University of Edinburgh) | Register |
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Wednesday 13 Oct |
Alex Renton (Journalist and author of 'Blood Legacy: Reckoning with a Family’s Story of Slavery') Gaiutra Bahudur (Rutgers, author of 'Coolie Woman: The Odyssey of Indenture') |
'Global Family Histories of Slavery and Indenture' |
In conversation, chaired by Diana Paton. |
Register |
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Wednesday 3 Nov |
Roundtable: Disconnection and (institutional) cooperation in Global History |
Bringing together scholars based in Edinburgh and Munich, this roundtable considers how the concept of 'disconnect' could be useful for thinking about the research agenda of global history and its relationship to the present -- and how to counter 'disconnect' at an institutional level. Confirmed speakers: Roland Wenzlhuemer, Christina Brauner, Meha Priyadarshini and Jeremy Dell. |
Chaired by Ismay Milford. Co-sponsored with the Munich Centre for Global History and the Käte Hamburger Research Centre “Dis:connectivity in Processes of Globalisation”. |
Register |
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Wednesday 17 Nov |
Rachel Silberstein (University of Puget Sound, author of 'A Fashionable Century: Textile Artistry and Commerce in the late Qing') | 'Textile Artistry and Commerce in Qing China' |
In conversation with Stana Nenadic and Stephen McDowall (both University of Edinburgh). Chaired by Meha Priyadarshini. Note: this event will take place at 5.00 pm UK time |
Register |
Please contact the convenor if you have any questions.
Professor Diana Paton (BA, PhD)
William Robertson Professor of History
- Director, Edinburgh Centre for Global History
- School of History, Classics and Archaeology
Contact details
- Work: +44 (0) 131 650 4578
- Email: Diana.Paton@ed.ac.uk
- Web: Professor Paton's staff profile
Find out what else is on
The School of History, Classics and Archaeology offers an exciting programme of seminars across many subjects areas. Visit the research seminars website to find out what else is happening.