Month: March 2026

This week’s readings were particularly interesting in how they offered alternative ways of thinking about the spatialization and temporality of the slave economy through a transnational and global perspective. Indeed, such perspective allowed the authors to highlight connexions between slave

This topic is fascinating in both subject matter and its methodological approach. The opening line impressively frames the fundamental goal of the project by highlighting the simple fact that oceans “resist political boundaries,” while foregrounding how a transnational historical approach

In September of 1939, Hitler violated the German–Polish Non-Aggression Pact of 1934 through his invasion of the Polish state and thus began World War II. Hitler’s expansionist ambitions and strong belief in German Nationalism motivated him in his quest to

Wimmer and Schiller’s analysis on Methodological Nationalism provided a very interesting read, and I was interested in the role the social sciences played in developing this methodological nationalism, and the effects it had on the way migration was understood and

To me, one of the most fascinating and engaging aspects of studying history is its cooperation with a multitude of different disciplines. Anthropological, sociological, political, economic, linguistic and other writings are thus right up my alley. It is also what interested me about this history course:

This week’s readings on migration highlight how the field has been reshaped by broader historiographical shifts towards transnational and global history. Circling back to our first weeks and Clavin’s argument, she says that transnational history is less a fixed methodology

Wimmer and Schiller’s article acts as a critique of how social sciences have traditionally framed, and progressively begun to frame, migration. Their central claim is that much of twentieth century historiography operated under a belief in ‘methodological nationalism’, treating the

Crisis often always reveal how nations define belonging and this week’s readings show that policy surrounding immigration in the early 20th century was not just about control but also who counted as part of the nation. Reinecke argues that WWI

Camiscioli’s article on the French pro-natalist movement was incredibly interesting, as it showcases how the nation-state, as an organizational unit, is more fluid and unstable than our social sciences often describe. As Wimmer and Schiller discussed, narratives of the nation-state

This project investigates how Ulster unionists cultivated international support and connection during the Troubles. Transnational history has only recently gained traction in the historiography of modern Ireland. Much theoretical groundwork for the application of transnationalism was laid only in the

Wimmer and Schiller’s article offers very comprehensive information on approaching migrants historically. Indeed, migration can be seen as a disruptive force to the common assumption of the “isomorphisms between citizenry, sovereign, solidary group and nation”, not least when the migrants’

The displacement of the White Russians following the Russian Civil War produced one of the largest and earliest politically defined refugee diasporas of the interwar period. This exodus provides a vantage point on the legal status and political identity of

This project will explore the relationship between race and golf from a transnational perspective, focusing on both change and the persistence of exclusion within the sport. It asks how far the racial dynamics of golf have changed from the twentieth