Past Events

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Roundtable: Frozen Conflicts Between War and Peace
November 19, 2024
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12:30PM - 2:00PM EST
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online only
Virtual
Weatherhead Initiative on Global History Nellie Hirschhausen & Michal Smetana Harvard UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts The wars in Ukraine and Palestine have reignited debates about "frozen conflicts" in world politics. In both cases, as different as...

History of Global Capitalism Seminar: Pablo Pryluka, “A Mobile Display Window at Home”: Television, Advertising, and Markets in the Developmental Era.
Nov 18, 2024
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3:45PM EST
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Robinson Hall, 35 Quincy Street, Conference Room 125
In Person
“A Mobile Display Window at Home”: Television, Advertising, and Markets in the Developmental Era Pablo Pryluka , Postdoctoral Fellow, Weatherhead Initiative on Global History. Commentators: Dominic Sachsenmaier, Visiting Scholar, Weatherhead Research...

History of Global Capitalism Seminar: Timothy Mitchell, “Money Is No Object: How Understanding Capitalism as Capture-of-the-Future Changes the Way We Grasp its History”
November 4, 2024
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3:45PM - 5:45PM EST
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Robinson Hall, 35 Quincy Street, Conference Room 125
In Person
“Money Is No Object: How Understanding Capitalism as Capture-of-the-Future Changes the Way We Grasp its History” Timothy Mitchell , William B. Ransford Professor of Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies, Columbia University. Commentator...

Conference: Rethinking the History of Global Capitalism
Mar. 13 - Mar 15, 2024
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9:00AM - 5:00PM EDT
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
In Person
The conference urges scholars to rethink capitalism’s history from the vantage point of this new historical moment and to consider what are the most promising theoretical formulations, methodological approaches, and historical framings to define...

Global History Seminar: "A Global History of Capitalism"
February 5, 2024
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3:45PM - 5:45PM EST
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Robinson Hall, 35 Quincy Street, Conference Room 125
In Person
"A Global History of Capitalism" (selection) Sven Beckert, Laird Bell Professor of History, Harvard University Commentators: Zaib un Nisa Aziz, Postdoctoral Fellow, WIGH; Assistant Professor, Department of History, University of South Florida Matteo...

Global History Seminar: "Shadow Empires: An Alternative Imperial History"
January 22, 2024
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3:45PM - 5:45PM EST
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Robinson Hall, 35 Quincy Street, Conference Room 125
In Person
“Shadow Empires: An Alternative Imperial History” Thomas Barfield, Professor of Anthropology, Boston University Comments: Dina Hassan, PhD Candidate, Harvard University Charles Maier, Professor of History, Emeritus, Harvard University To register for the...