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The congress will be on-site only (Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden), although panel chairs may... more The congress will be on-site only (Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden), although panel chairs may, in exceptional cases, allow participants to present their papers remotely. Under the overall theme of "Critical Global Histories" we aim to further discussion, self-reflection, and the exploration of new avenues in global history. Over the past decade, global history has expanded internally (quantitatively and thematically, as well as methodologically and theoretically) and has, in doing so, influenced many other fields of research in the humanities and social sciences. At the same time, the expansion has led to debate and criticism, not least within the field. Objections have been raised against global history's alleged macro-historical emphasis, connectivity bias, Eurocentrism, Anglophone dominance, and lack of attention to gender perspectives and Indigenous methodologies. Global history has also been accused of being imbued with neo-imperial, teleological, globalizing, exoticizing and neoliberal leanings. In recent years, decoloniality as a research practice and method has raised further questions regarding the situatedness of knowledge and the role of local sources for global history. At the same time, a current nationalist backlash in many countries has led to calls for a return to national history, thereby challenging the fundamental premises of global history.
Although the main language of the congress will be English, individual presentations and panels in other languages can be accommodated (see further below).
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The congress will be on-site only (Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden), although panel chairs may... more The congress will be on-site only (Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden), although panel chairs may, in exceptional cases, allow participants to present their papers remotely. Under the overall theme of "Critical Global Histories" we aim to further discussion, self-reflection, and the exploration of new avenues in global history. Over the past decade, global history has expanded internally (quantitatively and thematically, as well as methodologically and theoretically) and has, in doing so, influenced many other fields of research in the humanities and social sciences. At the same time, the expansion has led to debate and criticism, not least within the field. Objections have been raised against global history's alleged macro-historical emphasis, connectivity bias, Eurocentrism, Anglophone dominance, and lack of attention to gender perspectives and Indigenous methodologies. Global history has also been accused of being imbued with neo-imperial, teleological, globalizing, exoticizing and neoliberal leanings. In recent years, decoloniality as a research practice and method has raised further questions regarding the situatedness of knowledge and the role of local sources for global history. At the same time, a current nationalist backlash in many countries has led to calls for a return to national history, thereby challenging the fundamental premises of global history.
Although the main language of the congress will be English, individual presentations and panels in other languages can be accommodated (see further below).