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WiSe 17/18: Approaches to Global History

Michael Facius

Kommentar

Global history is a convenient label for scholars interested in how spatial arrangements, relations and connections on different scales impacted historical experience. As with any academic field, it encompasses a wide range of attitudes, perspectives and approaches from transnational and transcultural history via histoire croisée to the history of globalization and empire. This survey course introduces some of its most influential contributions. We will, however, not confine ourselves to studying seminal texts, but will also practice "doing" global history and look behind the scenes when others do it. We will ask "global historical" questions about current politics and explore the politics of global history. We will discover disciplinary arenas where global history is written and look for global history in the urban arena of Berlin. In doing so, the course aims to support you in developing a personal, critical stance toward the field and a basic toolbox for working in it. Please note that while the overall goals and requirements of the parallel courses are identical, there are some differences in syllabus and activities. Trying out both is perfectly acceptable. Schließen

Literaturhinweise

Sebastian Conrad, What is Global History? Princeton, 2016. Dominic Sachsenmaier, Global Perspectives on Global History. Theories and Approaches in a Connected World, Cambridge, 2011.

16 Termine

Regelmäßige Termine der Lehrveranstaltung

Mo, 14:00 - 16:00 16 Termine

Mo, 16.10.2017 14:00 - 16:00

Dozenten:
Michael Facius