Having just written my short essay on Actor-Network Theory (ANT) and given that in our next class we will be discussing actors and networks, I thought it would be useful for us all if I wrote guide on some
Some Thoughts on National Culture
Wow I haven’t written in a while now. It’s been a hectic few weeks with the end to this half of the semester, but I wanted to get a post in before Spring Break just to keep things ticking over.
My (Very) Unsuccessful Attempt at QGIS
Class on Tuesday reminded me that I had a blogpost to write for this week, but inspiration did not hit till Wednesday. I have to admit, working on QGIS yesterday proved more challenging than I thought it would be, coming
Weak = Strong & Strong = Weak
It should be noted that this blog post will not discuss the meaning of this title statement (or distinction); but rather its usages ….for me lol. When I first approached the topic of control over information networks, I encountered a
Europe’s Place in Transnational History
Scholarly work on transnational history has often focused on a Eurocentric standpoint, and looked at how and why Europe especially fits into the transnational mold. Europe has undergone a series of border realignment, and since the 18th century there has
Transnational trafficking networks, 1940-2000
There are few instances of networks more clearly transnational than those in which human traffickers operate. Deliberately operating beyond the confines of state laws by definition, human traffickers and their victims clandestinely navigate boundaries. For this reason, the proposed project
Strategic Migration in British Empire? Yes or No?
When Giovanni Gozzini utilized the phrase ‘strategic migration’ to describe the exploits and agency of migrant workers in the 19th and 20th centuries, he knowingly confronted a long-standing historiographical viewpoint on the subject of Indenture. As Hugh Tinker’s A New
Project Proposal | Transnational Space: Agrarian Development and Circulation in India (1757-1858)
On 31 December 1600, Queen Elizabeth I presented the East India Company [EIC] with the ability to monopolise English trade in the East Indies. The Company, incentivised by the abundance of resources in India, secured a strong foothold in a
Ideas of culture, identity, and borders
The border between the United States and Mexico, which spans approximately 3 million miles of land between the two nations, has been a topic of political, economic, and migratory tension which has been heightened significantly in the age of
Let’s get transdisciplinary
‘If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?’ Let’s imagine that I go for a walk in Switzerland— in the easternmost part of the state, near the little-known
Repatriation vs Settlement or is it something else?!
After initially looking at the project proposal and the possible range of ideas I had for my final topic, I realized my main two ideas for the extended essay were actually closely related. First, I wanted to analyse the rates
The Forgotten Fourth Horseman
While doing reading for my upcoming project on the influenza pandemic of 1918-1919, I was struck by something in particular: a glaring lack of information on the subject. One would think that there would be plenty of sources to be
An Indian Villager, An American Sailor, A Frenchwoman, an Opium Trader and an African American On A Ship
Sea of Poppies is a historical novel written by Amitav Ghosh, and is an intriguing study into opium trade, and how it affected the Indians who were involved. It also focuses on indentured servitude of Indians away from the subcontinent
Where to begin?
As I sit here contemplating my project proposal, I have come to wonder exactly what my specific 5000 word essay should be on? There are a number of avenues I would like to explore, and I have