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Harvard Graduate Student Conference in International History (ConIH), "Mobilities, Flows and Networks in Global History"
| Location: | Massachusetts, United States |
| Call for Papers Date: | 2010-11-20 (Archive) |
| Date Submitted: |
2010-10-08 |
| Announcement ID: |
179572 |
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Mobilities, Flows and Networks in Global History*
*The 11^th ConIH, Graduate Student Conference on International History,
Harvard University*
March 10-11, 2011
Globalization can be described and defined in myriad ways, but as a
result it has become over-used to the point of meaninglessness. ConIH
consequently invites graduate students from all continents and
disciplines to submit grounded empirical studies of three of the main
constituents of globalization: mobilities, flows and networks.
The mobilities of individuals, groups, and their ideas drive global
history. Clans and communities, pilgrims and professionals, people who
emigrated voluntarily or through coercion give a human face to these
often abstractly conceived processes.
The flows of non-human actors—ranging from germs and criminalized
substances, the demand for capital and commodities, through to the
attractiveness of alien religious and cultural practices—provide a
second point of entry to the study of a “globalized” world.
Lastly, networks are infrastructural manifestations of global history
through the proliferation of technologies, transport and communication
across the globe, the exploding number of NGOs, the legal, political and
institutional structures of global governance and diplomacy. Many of
these networks specifically addressed the problems, potential, and
promise of trans-national mobilities and flows.
While we hope this formulation encourages a more rigorous analysis of
these broad phenomena, we also welcome papers that challenge and expand
these definitions and this framework of analysis.
ConIH encourages methodologically innovative approaches and agendas
which emphasize long-distance influences, utilize multi-archival and
multi-lingual research and offer vistas for historical comparisons
across time and space. Perspectives from related disciplines such as
law, social science, economics, business or anthropology are welcome and
encouraged. Faculty from Harvard and beyond will provide commentary on
the papers. The conference will conclude with a plenary session, at
which several leading scholars in the fields of international and global
history will discuss broad issues pertaining to the themes and terms of
the conference.
Graduate students who are interested in participating in the conference
should submit a one-page paper proposal and one-page curriculum vita (in
Word, RTF, or PDF format) to conih@fas.harvard.edu
. Proposals must be received by November
20, 2010, in order to be considered. Notification of acceptance will be
made in December. For additional information about the conference,
please contact the conference organizers at conih@fas.harvard.edu
or visit the conference website at
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~conih .
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