# Harvard International and Global History Seminar ## expand\_more **This seminar is open to the public.** The Harvard International & Global History Seminar (HIGHS) is a forum for cutting-edge work in the fields of international and global history. The seminar, organized at the [Department of History](https://history.fas.harvard.edu/) and generously supported by the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, has met several times each term on Wednesday afternoons since 2003. home ### Contact **David Armitage** **Erez Manela** language [### Seminar Website ](https://highs.fas.harvard.edu/highs)Visit the Harvard International & Global History Seminar (HIGHS) website ## Chairs [### David R. Armitage ](/people/david-r-armitage) Faculty Associate; Harvard Academy Senior Scholar. Lloyd C. Blankfein Professor of History, Department of History; Chair, Committee on Degrees in Social Studies, Harvard University. **Research interests:** History of international law and international relations theory; colonialism and political theory; oceanic history; civil war; and treaties. ![Headshot of David Armitage.](/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-08/armitage_david.jpg?itok=SHXUKT-X) [### Erez Manela ](/people/erez-manela) Acting Center Director (2025–2026); Director, Graduate Student Programs; Executive Committee; Steering Committee; Faculty Associate. Francis Lee Higginson Professor of History, Department of History, Harvard University. **Research interests:** International history; evolution of international society; US foreign relations; modern Middle East; modern East Asia; and international and global health. ![Erez Manela.](/sites/g/files/omnuum8891/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-06/manela_erez.JPG?h=916f2765&itok=oiXAfyL8) ## Upcoming Seminars No upcoming events at this current time. Please check back again later. [ View All Events arrow\_circle\_right ](/events) See also:- [ Open Seminars ](/content-types/open-seminars)