Edinburgh Centre for Global History Graduate Workshops
The Edinburgh Centre for Global History Graduate Workshops provide an excellent opportunity for doctoral students and early career researchers to meet and discuss their research in an informal setting. They take place throughout the academic year and are open to all.
Each workshop typically lasts an hour. The registration process for these seminars will be finalised shortly, please check back for information.
Seminar description
The Graduate Workshops take place online on Wednesdays at 4pm unless otherwise stated, and will be chaired by Sam Cheney and Florian Wieser.
Event schedule
Semester 1 2022/23
| Date | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Wed 28 Sept |
Cecilia Mazzocchio (University of St Andrews) Daniel R. Quiroga-Villamarin (The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva) Chaired by Sam Cheney |
Cultural Approaches to Global History 'From local to global: The African soldier in "Jephthah" for the floor of Siena Cathedral' 'Architects of a better world: The birth of the International Parliamentary Complex (1918 - 1998)'
|
| Wed 12 Oct |
Nayanjyoti Kalita (Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Guwahati Campus, Assam) Nicolás Gómez Baeza (University of Warwick) Chaired by Florian Wieser |
Global Labour History 'Local labour, global questions: Coercive regime in the Lushai Hills at the British Empire's northeast Indian Frontier' 'British managers in Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego sheep farming industry: Global history and colonial labour regimes' |
| Wed 2 Nov |
Manaswini Sen (University of Hyderabad) Sara Zanotta (University of Pavia) Chaired by Sam Cheney |
Global Intellectual History 'The Indian Ocean and an alternative narrative of decolonisation: Transcontinental ties, spread of Communism and imperial surveillance in working-class movement of Bengal". 'The Asian "print connections" of the Iranian Constitutional Movement: A global history perspective' |
|
Wed 14 Dec |
Manaswini Sen (University of Hyderabad); Sara Zanotta (University of Pavia); Nicolás Gómez Baeza (University of Warwick); Nayanjyoti Kalita (Tata Institute of Social Sciences Guwahati Campus, Assam); Daniel R. Quiroga-Villamarin (The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva) Chaired by Florian Wieser and Sam Cheney. |
Roundtable: New Directions and 'Newness' in Global History Research |
Further information
Further information about the workshop series, and the wider work of the Centre can be found on its website, ed.ac.uk/history-classics-archaeology/centre-global-history
If you wish to speak at one of the workshops or have any questions, please email ECGHworkshop@gmail.com
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