The financial crisis of 2008 has dramatically changed the world. It was by far the deepest economic rupture since the Great Depression of the 1930s. This seminar explores origins, trajectories and consequences of the financial crisis in an historical perspective. This includes comparisons with past economic and financial turmoil, but also the long-term transformations of the present world economy. The course applies an interdiscplinary approach. It brings together historical and economic analysis and is particular interested in transnational and global dimensions of the crisis. Literature : Adam Tooze, Crashed. How a Decade of Financial Crisis changed the World, New York 2018 close