Aalborg University, the Friis building, Room 2.39, 3rd Floor
September 28th 2012 from 08.45 to 15.30 (Lunch incl.)

Conveners:

Contemporary History, Department of Culture and Global Studies, Aalborg University

Cultural Encounters in Pre-modern Societies, Department of Culture and Global Studies, Aalborg University

Communities Comparisons Connections, University of Ghent

Aim
The intention with this workshop is to discuss how we as researchers and teachers can include ‘the global’ in our activities in a way that is both meaningful and relevant for research ‘consumers’ and researchers as well as students and teachers alike and forge transnational ties as a means to achieve this goal.

Workshop Presentations:
Professor Eric Vanhaute, CCC: ‘The frontiers of global history. About learning and doing global history’

Associate Professor Marianne Rostgaard, CEPS + CHI: ‘Colonial Encounters: A Danish planter in German East Africa and reflections on global history’

Associate Professor Bo Poulsen, CEPS + CHI: ‘Environmental history – global issues and narratives for future history’

PhD. Fellow Johan Heinsen, CEPS: ‘Dissonant Empires’

PhD. Fellow Martin O. Jørgensen, CHI: ‘Contesting the Current Paradigm of Global Governance and Western Temporal and Spatial Epistemologies through Memories and International History From Below’

Deadline for participation:
Please sign up with Senior Secretary Marianne Høgsbro by the 24th of August at the latest. Insert (kortlink.dk/bafc) into your URL and fill it out. (max. 9 more participants).