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This is a highly interesting project proposal. To me, it possesses a particularly sharp historiographical edge as an application of transnationalism. Immigration is, of course, a prominent subfield within transnational history, yet political exiles — such as the White Russians

These readings and their exploration of citizenship and immigration were not only interesting and also made me reflect on the current discussions concerning immigration. I was drawn to Camiscioli’s argument in particular. She argues that the French immigration policy was

Writing my short essay on the wider methodological approaches to interwar statelessness, and to an extent statelessness in general, provided me a great many insights on the best method of approaching my project on the White Russian diaspora. One particularly

Working on the short essay provided me with significant insight into the direction I want to take my broader project. One of the most valuable aspects of the process was engaging directly with Comanche Nation documents, particularly those relating to

Hello Rosie! Your proposal offers an interesting perspective on the Cold War, Eastern Europe and the collapse of the USSR which I am eager to read more about. Your focus on cultural transnational exchanges and how they interacted in Eastern

Having received feedback from my project proposal, and the conference presentation and final essay nearing closer, I thought I would take this reading week to build upon my project, analyse my feedback, and begin to delve into more detail on

irstly, I would like to say that this reads as a very interesting project proposal. It is not a topic I can personally say I have heard of before, and thus I am intrigued into how this final essay, or

This project presents an intriguing topic and nuanced approach by combining a transnational lens with an intersectional lens. By taking a transnational perspective to the study of second wave feminism, this project appears to be filling an important gap in

The events of 1968 are often remembered as a global moment of protest, where ideas, tactics and solidarities travelled across borders. Yet examining these movements more closely reveals a more complex picture, one in which transnational connections were both enabling

While it may be somewhat unfair to comment on this proposal as we were previously paired up to analyse each-others work, on second reading and with more time to reflect I have come to appreciate its contribution much more fully.

The topic selected for your project is a very interesting and under-explored one in recent historiography despite the intense grip The Troubles held over the British and Western public consciousness. What stands out is of course its emphasis of the

“Tensions of Transnationalism” by Malgorzata Fidelis was a valuable piece to consider the global influence on the formation of global movements and the gradual prominence of nationalism in legitimizing arguments against the state. Fidelis did a great job of managing

The focus of this week’s reading on Prussia is something really interesting to reflect on. When we think of eighteenth-century maritime economy and colonial ventures, it is usually Britain, France, and Spain that strike as the most prominent actors, with

I love how strong and thought out this proposal is, especially with the mapping of the historiography before moving into your own intervention. The explanation describing the shift from nationally bounded studies of second wave feminism to more transnational approaches