Herbstsemester 2019
Geschichte I: Europa (Grossbritannien, Mutterland der Moderne, 1789-1914)
Vorlesung
Mi, 15-17 Uhr, HG G 5
Fundamentale Prozesse wie die Industrialisierung, die Urbanisierung, die Demokratisierung, die Säkularisierung und die Individualisierung haben Europa seit dem 19. Jahrhundert umgepflügt. Die Vorlesung fragt, ob ein einheitlicher Modernisierungsvorgang vorliegt, oder ob lokale Sonderwege dominieren. Ein besonderes Augenmerk gilt dabei der Schweiz.
Vorlesungsverzeichnis
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The Rise of an Asian Giant: Introduction to the History of Modern India (c. 1600-2000)
Lecture
Mo, 15-17 hrs, ML E 12
The lecture offers a survey of the historical trajectories taken by the countries of the Indian subcontinent from the 17th century to the turn of the 21st century. The thematic foci include, but are not limited, to an examination of the question whether or or not there was a pre-European South Asian modernity.
Course Catalogue
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From Biographies of Scientific Objects to Global Narratives in Swiss Museums
Seminar
Mi, 15-17 hrs, IFW A 34
This seminar will explore the contemporary trend in global narratives in the history of knowledge and its relation to material culture. The focus will be placed on scientific objects and their “biographies” as a means for constructing the history of science. It involves the understanding of knowledge networks and the establishment of museums and collections as “cathedrals of science.”
Course Catalogue
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Research Colloquium. Extra-European History and Global History
Colloquium
Prof. Dr. Martin Dusinberre (UZH)
Thu/Wed, 18-20 h; venue and time see programme
The fortnightly colloquium provides a forum for PhD students and postdoctoral researchers to present and discuss their current work. Half of the slots are reserved for presentations by invited external scholars.