1. Dominic Sachsenmaier Global History

2. Thinking Globally About History Terminological Options World History Transnational History International History Histoire Croisee Global History Definition of „global history“ - Through Term - Through Usage of Term

3. Global History - Facets Growing interest in bordercrossing themes Nation not as given container of the past Research on flows, exchanges & mutual reactions Beyond Area Studies Critical of Eurocentrism

4. Global History Important Research Fields in the US History of Health and the Environment Maritime History History of International Organizations Global Intellectual History Cultural History – Consumerism, Elite Culture, Faculty Club Culture Economic History – Eg history of Commodities Social History – New perspectives on migration Globalizing National History

5. Global History A Global Research Community? International Hierarchies Communication Gaps Local Differences

6. Research Landscapes of Global History Facets and Problems (I) A Global Field? – Much global exchange of concepts – Translations – Similar Methodologies Yet: Global History is not uniform &universal – Local Perspectives still matter – Factors: Intellectual Traditions Department structures Modes of Historical Memory Funding sources

7. Hierarchies of Knowledge Continued Dominance Of Anglo-American World Sociologies of Knowledge Are not Global For example: Western Scholarship often Ignores Chinese Research Chinese Research Cannot Ignore Western Scholarship

8. Hierarchies of Knowledge Most Western Historians are Mono- Cultural by Training Not outside the West Global Historical Research Needs to Become More Balanced Necessity of Dialogical Approach Linking beyond Sophia

9. Global History in US Historiography

10. US History Departments: Area Expertise

11. US Historiography Structural and Conceptual Changes Structural Widening role of the area studies – Motivated by global interests Pluralization of US campuses – Expansion of student and faculty body – Growing diversity Influence of civil rights movement Conceptual Critiques of „white national history“ – Whose history? – Emphasis on minorities Pressure on world history – Against Eurocentrism & „Western civilization courses“ Role of postmodernism – Doubts about concepts such as „progress“ or „modernity“

12. US: Diversifying Student Body

13. Berkeley University Undergraduate Student Body 19832007

14. Duke University Student Body 1960 & 2008 19602008

15. US Historiography Structural and Conceptual Changes Structural Widening role of the area studies – Motivated by global interests Pluralization of US campuses – Expansion of student and faculty body – Growing diversity Influence of civil rights movement Conceptual Critiques of „white national history“ – Whose history? – Emphasis on minorities Pressure on world history – Against Eurocentrism & „Western civilization courses“ Role of postmodernism – Doubts about concepts such as „progress“ or „modernity“

16. German Historiography

17. German History Departments Area Expertise

18. Europe-Centered Historiography Continuities and Changes Continuities - Factors European historio- graphical traditions Western orientation of postwar scholars Primacy of national problems Few migrants among faculty Fields of Change History of Migration Colonial History – Emphasis on agency European History – New global contexts Collaboration with the area studies – Foundation policies

19. Chinese Historiography Area Expertise

20. Key Facets of Global History in China -Since early 20 th century: high degree of global consciousness in Chinese historiography -World History and Chinese History were mainly separated from each other -New orientations during past 20 years -Influence of modernization paradigms -Emphasis on “Chinese Model” -Greater concern for global voice -Academic transformations -Strong growth of university sector

21. Recent Developments in China Conceptual Strong role of modernization paradigms Commitment to idea of a Chinese model Search for a Chinese view of world history Globalization as enhancement of nation Entangled Factors Intellectual politics & personal experiences Desire for recognition Professionalization of academia Changing global academic landscapes Growth of area studies

22. Global History, Globally? Potentials of Transnational Collaboration Sustained networks of collaboration New forms of interdisciplinary collaboration Dialogues with other professional realms Voice in emerging global/transnational public spheres

25. Teaching Global History General Objectives Break Through Current Hierarchies of Knowledge Awaken Interest for Different Intellectual Positions Emphasize local specificities but avoid exocticizing areas such as China Multi-Perspectivity and Self-Reflexivity