Global History Student Conference, Friedrich-Meinecke-Institüt in Berlin
21-22 May 2016

In recent years, global history has become one of the most ambitious and most promising strands of historical research. The approach specifically targets relations, flows, and actors which transcend borders that for a long time had been assumed to be stable and impenetrable. It calls attention to the importance of trans-regional, transnational or trans-local connections and highlights the relevance of postcolonial theory to historiography.

But how can we actually “do global history” in practical terms? What are useful methods and techniques for researching and writing from a global perspective? How can global history complement but also challenge other disciplines; conversely, what critiques and new ideas can other disciplines bring to global history?

Keynote speaker: Professor Sebastian Conrad

For more information, see here, and here: CallforPapersGHSC2016

Deadline: 14 February 2016