Graduates
World history
‘World history’ refers to a variety of theoretical approaches, united only in their rejection of ‘the nation’ as a basic unit of historical analysis. Topics covered include all aspects of colonial and post-colonial history as well as the histories of Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America c. 1750-2000. While the workshop continues to maintain a focus on histories of European expansion and imperialism, the methodology reading group and workshops have recently focused on comparative approaches to world history, including topics such as migration and trade networks, colonial and post-colonial law. If you are interested in presenting, or have any inquiries, please contact one of the below conveners.
Convenors:
Sunil Purushotham (sp536)
Faridah Zaman (fz219)
Derek L Elliott (dle29)
Elisabeth Leake (el317)
SCHEDULE FOR EASTER TERM 2012
All meetings will take place on Thursdays from 14:30-16:00 in the Ramsden Room, St. Catharine's College. All are welcome.
May 10, 2012
Tom Simpson, (Gonville and Caius College)
Farce at the Frontier: Making and Unmaking the Borders of North-Western British India
May 17, 2012
Ashley Hurst, (University of Vienna)
Imperial Power Structure as a World Historical Approach to Empires and Imperial Systems
May 24, 2012
Antonia Strachey, (Nuffield College, University of Oxford)
Caste, Public Policy and Health: Living Standards in South India 1910-1940
* External event: Conference, June 1-2, 2012
Genealogies of Colonial Violence
Hosted by the Centre of South Asian Studies and the Centre of African Studies
For more information and link to online registration:
http://www.hist.cam.ac.uk/research/conferences/genealogies-colonial-violence