The sheer scale and ambition of transnational history initially seems to restrict the potential of the individual as a level of analysis. Though an essential part of what we can conceive as being ‘transnational’ in character is the individual human
Scoping and Framing the MO3351 Project, or: “Is 5000 Words Really Enough?”
A perennial enemy of mine the last two and a half years at St. Andrews has been the Department of History’s word count limits, which are usually set between 1500 and 2500 words. I inevitably find myself tearfully saying goodbye
Global History? Listen to Sebastian Conrad
In #week 2 we introduced you to a few books on transnational and global history. One of them was Sebastian Conrad’s (Free University Berlin) What is Global History? There is now a new podcast available via “History & Theory” with
Dear Granny…greetings from St Andrews
In #week 2 our final speed-writing exercise included a postcard to Granny. Grappling with the openness, alleged lack of definition, this is what we wrote. Dear Granny, greetings from sunny St Andrews. This semester I am doing a module on
The good, the bad, and the ugly! Habits.
Yesterday was 1917 Petrograd reloaded: Confession time! We discussed our habits, good and bad. To break them or make them. The bad ones included the usual suspects: procrastination, last minute reading for class, watching TV while reading (is that so
Why is this all strangely familiar?
When I was in school we never did European History. In elementary school we explored the history of concepts like writing and numbers. I remember carefully marking a clay tablet in cuneiform. When I switched schools in 4th grade we
Rüger’s OXO: A Victory of and for Transnational History
You are ten, maybe eleven weeks into your final semester of sub-honours-level history. And, although the town has been left feeling curiously post-apocalyptic after weeks of snow, ice, and bitter pensions disputes, you’re clinging to your last few tutorials as
Negotiating Transnationalism
I have yet to find any clear definition of transnational history, and perhaps this should come as little surprise. The ‘angle’, ‘way’, ‘perspective or ‘response’ of transnational history is relatively new: not just to me, but the wider academic community
Project Idea: What actually is the European Union? -ZS
Project Idea: What actually is the European Union? Over break, I had the privilege of interning at the EU office in Washington D.C. With the future of the EU up in the air; Brexit and the EU elections coming throwing
ITSH Events and Skills Workshops
The Institute for Transnational History (ITSH) will be running a number of events this semester including reading groups and workshops. We also have two QGIS sessions for basic map making and data visualisation running: dates are 25 February and 4