Global History and Culture Centre Blog
Global History and Culture Centre Blog
GHCC Publication: The History of Science and the ‘Big Picture’
Dr. James Poskett presents the long-awaited publication of a special issue in The British Journal for the History of Science: Themes, collecting papers from the 2022 GHCC Annual Conference.
Travel Studies and (De)-Coloniality: The Traveller’s Tale workshop, Venice
GHCC director Guido van Meersbergen writes about a workshop that took stock of and reflected on the state of the field of travel (writing) studies in Warwick's Venice campus.
PhD studentship: Wheeler History of Travel Writing Programme
Funded by Warwick alumnus and co-founder of Lonely Planet, Tony Wheeler, the Centre will be hosting 2 new PhD students starting 2025-2026.
East-Central Europe and Global Histories: An Ambiguous Relationship (For Now)
Dr. Anca Cretu, new member of the GHCC, reflects on the relationship between East-Central Europe and global history.
Paths of Enslavement, Routes to Freedom
Dr. Camillia Cowling writes on the workshop "Paths of Enslavement, Routes to Freedom: Slavery and Mobility in the Iberian Atlantic World" sponsored by the Global History and Culture Centre and the Humanities Research Fund.
BSHS Postgraduate Conference 2024
Held on the 19th and 20th April 2024, the annual British Society for the History of Science (BSHS) Postgraduate Conference took place in the Zeeman Building.
The Marco Polo International Programme
An exciting new project celebrating the 700th anniversary of the death of one of the world’s great explorers. Alongisde 36 partners, we will be launching a diverse program focusing on travel, material culture, and cross-cultural exchange.
Exhibition Review: Collectible Minerals
Anaïs Walsdorf reviews the new ‘Collectible Minerals’ temporary exhibition at the Mineralogy Museum of Mines Paris – PSL.