Weatherhead Initiative on Global History Seminar

Date and Time

May 4, 2015
04:00PM - 06:00PM EDT

Location

Robinson Hall, 35 Quincy Street, Lower Level Library

Graduate Student Presentations

"A Global History of Bretton Woods: China, Mexico, and America’s Postwar Order”

Speaker:

Manuel Rincon-Cruz, PhD Candidate in Regional Studies, East Asia, Harvard University.

Commentator:

Marcelo Ferraro, WIGH Global Fellow. PhD Candidate in History, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil.

"African Identity as Philosophy: Studying Afrocentrism and Afropolitanism as Epistemologies Regarding Race, Governance, and Modernity in the 21st Century”

Speaker:

Sarah Balakrishnan, PhD Candidate in History, Harvard University.

Commentator:

Amitava Chowdhury, WIGH Fellow. Associate Professor of History, Queen's University, Canada.

“Into a Great Nation: Mennonites and Germany in a Global Era”

Speaker:

Ben Goossen, PhD Candidate in History, Harvard University.

Commentator:

Amit Mishra, WIGH Fellow. Lecturer in History, University of Hyderabad, India.

Valuing Accessibility

The Weatherhead Center for International Affairs welcomes individuals with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you would like to request accommodations or have questions about the access provided, please get in touch with the person listed as the contact on the individual event listing in advance of your participation or visit. Requests for Sign Language interpreters and/or CART providers should be made at least two weeks in advance, if possible. Please note that the Weatherhead Center will make every effort to secure services, but that services are subject to availability.