For me, this week’s reading seems to be a dose of realism into the seemingly bright and forward-looking field of transnational history. As promising as its commitment to thinking beyond methodological nationalism and tracing mobility as well as connection may
Week 3 Blog
Readings this week illustrate the benefits of adopting a transnational lens to scrutinise national pasts. One could argue that approaching history by dividing it into compartmentalised nations can lead to two crucial omissions: first, that of the exogenous formation and
Week 2 Blog
Major takeaways from this week’s reading have all been pertinent upon the conceptualisation of transnationalism as a historiographical approach. Transnational history emphasises upon the porous boundaries between nations — namely the interactions, connections and flows that transcend national borders. However,