Author: Bernhard Struck

(Please excuse my delay in posting this week: I was called into work unexpectedly today, otherwise this would have been published for the noon deadline.) When I was a child, I remember always, always wanting to know more about my

The 19th century Opium Trade encompasses a vast geographic area and variety of transnational actors – so much so that it is difficult to pin down a specific network or group that can encapsulate the Opium Trade’s transnational influence. Initially

A common concern among transnational historians is the use of transnational history. For many, it seems transnationalism is becoming a buzzword for a progressive perspective of history. Ulrike Lindner article “Transnational movements between colonial empires: migrant workers from the British

Reading an article published in the New York Times a few days ago reminded me of an earlier quote from Clavin, that the value of transnational history ‘lies in its openness as a historical concept’ – though arguably, it has

When my grandfather died in 2015, one of the things our family did together was clean out his flat and decide what should be kept, and by who. My cousin and I were assigned the task of going through his

Super Saturday, the last weekend of the Six Nations rugby tournament saw an explosive match between Scotland and England as the finale to an exciting tournament. Transnationalism took to centre stage during the standout highlight of the match saw Australian-Scotsman

When I opened the course handbook last week, I was glad see that the readings for our eighth tutorial really coincided well with my ongoing research. The aim of my project is to recreate and study the often-overlooked knowledge trading

I have a bit of a problem with Secord’s criticism of Sobel and hero narratives in science. First I should disclose that my mother is a scientist and a grew up around a lot of scientists. In fact my mom

Short Essay title: To what extent has the study of visual culture enriched our understanding of ‘imperial history’? As I’ve previously mentioned on these blogs, whilst I have never been particularly artistic, ‘art’ or ‘visual culture’ have always fascinated me

Over spring break, I travelled to Amsterdam and Malaga, Spain with a childhood friend. Amsterdam is one of the cultural capitals of Western Europe and had a prolific art scene throughout its history. I didn’t know much about Malaga before

Two weeks ago, spring break was upon us at last: time to visit family, take a well-deserved break… and squeeze in as much reading as is humanly possible. Feeling rebellious, and drawn by my own long-neglected bookshelves, I decided that

Thus far into my project, I am still wrapped up with the philosophical implications of identity. While taking a break from the oh so exciting preamble of the EU, I did my weekly philosophy reading. This week’s topic is focused

In the week since the infamous St Patrick’s Day celebrations, I have become increasingly intrigued by the transnational, if not global, appeal of the Irish celebration. Each year it arrives in mid-March St. Patrick’s Day sparks a sense of joy,

First I should probably explain what Polandball is and why it is relevant. Polandball is a genre of user generated internet comics where different countries are represented by balls with eyes and the national flag on them. Polandball is a

At the conclusion of today’s Unconference, after successive rounds of collaborative writing, group discussions, and an extremely valuable debate over the superior chocolate in a box of Celebrations (the revisionist position: the Bounty has been widely and quite wrongly neglected