Approaching my final project has been a daunting task, I now know that I want to look at some aspect of transnational surrogacy, however finding an appropriate entry point into this topic is proving difficult. There are so many different
A Visual Start to the Project
I’ve always been a visual learner, and it’s no different here either. I learn by writing things, by making connections between the place on the page and the thing that’s written there, and as a result, a frequent method of
Where Are the Sources? A Discourse on the Dominance of French cuisine
After a preliminary search for the histories of such a ubiquitous spice blend such as Garam Masala. It was surprising to see that there is a distinct lack of historical sources. I believe that the overall lack of focus on
Project Beginning to Take Shape…
As we enter Week 5, I feel that I am slowly beginning to grasp the idea of producing a ‘transnational history’ of my own volition. The two sources that have been most useful in coming to grips with transnational history
Micro history in a colonial context; and a note on the readings
Andrade Tonio’s article was an interesting start to understanding the complexities of cultural exchange in a local context. In the beginning, he emphasizes the importance of small human dramas that underlie historical events that seem significant. He discusses how history
Thinking out loud… How do I even approach this long project?
Honestly, I’m a bit lost. I feel like everyone has found their footing or starting to get a grasp on their long projects, or at least found an idea, whereas I have absolutely no idea. I really liked Morven’s ideas
Project possibilities…
Having studied transnational history for 3 weeks now, I believe that I have a (hopefully!) interesting starting point for my project. By far my favourite module so far has been MO3052- the history of the library. It might not seem
Saunier ‘Opening the Door’
Following Bernhard’s solid endorsement of Pierre – Yves Saunier’s Transnational History, I endeavoured to find a cheap second-hand copy online. Through Saunier’s style of writing, a combination of this text with many of the case studies that I have read
Wales in the Context of Transnational & Global History
I’ve always been fascinated by Welsh history but have yet had an opportunity to really go into depth into the subject due to school curriculums being ‘British-centric’ with only scarce details related to Wales. I’m always amazed when I come
Thoughts on micro history, brief reflections on possible project ideas
When I was first introduced to the field of micro history last year in MI2001, I found the concept fascinating and I took great pleasure in reading Natalie Zemon Davis’ The Return of Martin Guerre. Once again, this past week,
The ‘Fetishization of Connections’
I have to admit, in all my time reading academic articles, I have yet to come across a phrase that has surprised me quite as much as this, the “fetishization of connections”. You could replace ‘connections’ with ‘mobility’ and have
Black Metal: Music Nationalism in the era of Globalisation
When coming up for a project to explore within this module I had a few ideas. For instance, I wanted to explore the reasoning behind international media reaction to Bashar al-Assad’s regime’s use of chemical weapons in the Syrian Civil
Into the wide open. Navigating the transnational ocean(s)
I has only been three weeks and three sessions with and around transnational and global history – thus far. Today we plunged into the wide Indian Ocean (with Sugata Bose, A Hundred Horizons). There is one more week to go
Dear Granny, greeting from transnational land…..
Confession up front: I am an analogue boy, i.e. growing up in the 1970s and 1980s. And I do remember sending postcards. How exciting was that. Travelling to a new place, an unknown place, then – out of sense of
Globalisation: a result of Nationalism? Or vice versa?
Definitions are tough. ‘Transnational’, ‘Global’, ‘Shared’, ‘Comparative’… the list goes on. However, Sebastian Conrad’s book Globalisation and the Nation in Imperial Germany has enlightened me on the differences between these terms. More than that, this book, particularly its introduction, has