Geneva History Seminar
Geneva has attracted a growing number of historians with interests in comparative, international, and global history in recent years. With a view to establishing a scholarly forum in which we can meet and exchange ideas, we are proposing a new research seminar, the Geneva History Seminar.
The seminar series is a joint initiative of the University of Geneva Department of History and Paul Bairoch Institute of Economic History as well as the Department of International History of the Graduate Institute. Its objective is to facilitate ongoing intellectual collaboration, in Geneva and beyond, on topics that can be broadly defined as transnational history. The inaugural programme for the upcoming academic year, 2012-2013, is attached and we hope you will find it exciting. Building a vibrant intellectual community in Geneva around our various interests in comparative, international, and global history depends on your talent and enthusiasm.
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Genève a attiré durant ces dernières années un nombre croissant d'historiens qui, au sein des divers instituts et départements, travaillent dans une perspective comparative, internationale, transnationale ou globale. Le nouveau Séminaire de recherche en histoire a pour but de constituer un lieu de rencontre et de discussions pour nous toutes et tous.
Ce séminaire est une initiative conjointe de l'Institut d'histoire économique Paul Bairoch et du Département d'histoire générale de l'Université de Genève ainsi que du Département d'histoire internationale de HEID (Graduate Institute), il poursuit l'objectif de développer des synergies à long terme entre les historiens genevois (par delà leur rattachement institutionnel) et de créer des collaborations durables avec des chercheurs suisses et étrangers.
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2020-2021
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Damiano Matasci - Université de Genève, Histoire générale - 18h15-19h45, Département d'histoire générale, Rue Saint-Ours 5, salle S019 |
22 Oct. |
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Internationaliser les savoirs, moderniser le colonialisme : Edgar Barton Worthington et le Conseil scientifique pour l’Afrique (1945-1965) |
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Nathan Sussman - Zoom meeting |
19 Nov. |
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Financing the rebuilding of the City of London after the Great Fire of 1666 |
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| Jan Eckel - Universität Tübingen - 18h15-19h45, IHEID, Maison de la Paix, Auditorium A1B | 9 Dec. |
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Reflections on a History of International Politics Since the Late Nineteenth Century |
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Sabine Pitteloud - Université de Genève, Institut Paul Bairoch - 18h15-19h45, UNIMAIL, Bd du Pont d’Arve 40, room M3220 |
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Anne Schult - New York University - 16h15-17h45, IHEID, Maison de la Paix, P3–506 |
16 Mar. |
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Counting the Countless: Statistics, Demography, and the Modern Refugee |
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Lucas Müller - Université de Genève - 18h15-19h45, Département d’histoire générale, Rue Saint-Ours 5, salle S019 |
15 Apr. |
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‘Later-Generation Development Problems’: Plants, Farmers, and Markets in the 1970s |
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2019-2020
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Elizabeth Foster - Tufts University - 16h15-17h45, IHEID, Maison de la Paix, Auditorium A2 |
17 Sep. |
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African Catholic. Decolonization and the Transformation of the Church |
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Catherine Maurer - Université de Strasbourg - 18h15-19h45, Département d’histoire générale, Uni-Bastions, Rue de-Candolle 5, room B111 |
26 Nov. |
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Catholicisme et action humanitaire du milieu du XIXe siècle à 1945 : les catholiques allemands, pionniers de l‘aide internationale ? |
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| Marine Dhermy-Mairal - Université de Genève - 18h15-19h45, UNIMAIL, Bd du Pont d’Arve 40, room M5020 | 12 Dec. |
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1939: économistes et statisticiens au chevet des organisations internationales |
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Karen Gram-Skjoldager - Aarhus University - 18h15-19h45, UNIMAIL, Bd du Pont d’Arve 40, room M3220 |
05 Mar. |
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The League of Nations Secretariat: New Approaches to International Public Administration |
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Damiano Matasci - Université de Genève - 18h15-19h45, Département d’histoire générale, Rue Saint-Ours 5, salle S019 CANCELLED |
08 Apr. |
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Internationaliser les savoirs, moderniser le colonialisme : Edgar Barton Worthington et le Conseil scientifique pour l’Afrique (1945-1965) |
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Sebastian Conrad - Freie Universität Berlin - 18h15-19h45, IHEID, Maison de la Paix, Auditorium A2 CANCELLED |
07 May |
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Globalizing the Beautiful Body: Eugen Sandow, Bodybuilding, and the Ideal of Muscular Manliness at the Turn of the Twentieth Century |
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2018-2019
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Michael Catala - Université de Nantes - 18h15-19h45, UNI-BASTIONS. Bâtiment Central, Rue de Candolle 5, room B 111 |
16 Oct. |
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Pour une histoire de l’espace Schengen : de la réussite à la crise ? |
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Michael Goebel - Graduate Institute - 16h15-17h45, IHEID, Maison de la Paix, room P3 / 50 |
13 Nov. |
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Patchwork Cities: Urban Ethnic Segregation in the Global South in the Age of Steam |
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| Pilar Nogues-Marco - Université de Genève - 18h15-19h45, UNIMAIL, Bd du Pont d’Arve 40, room M5020 | 29 Nov. |
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East India Company Rule and the Drain of Wealth (1757-1858) |
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Eva-Maria Muschik - Universität Bern - 18h15-19h45, Département d’histoire générale, Rue Saint-Ours 5, salle SO 019 |
12 Mar. |
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A Global Consensus? Following the Shock Doctrine from La Paz to Warsaw in the Long 1980s |
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Nathan Marcus - Jerusalem University - 16h15-17h45, IHEID, Maison de la Paix, room P3 / 506 |
30 Apr. |
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“It Worked! So why not say so?” - The League’s intervention in Austria: 1922-1926 |
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Roberto Zaugg - Universität Bern - 18h15-19h45, UNIMAIL, Bd du Pont d’Arve 40, room M3220 |
16 May |
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Entre la péninsule italienne et le monde atlantique: pour une approche trans-impériale au commerce maritime à l’époque moderne |
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2017-2018
This seminar will take place on Thursday from 18h15 to 19h45. Please note that the locations of the talks vary.
| Sebastian Alvarez - Université de Genève |
Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017 |
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Brazilian Banks, International Financial and Debt Crisis, 1972-1982) @ Uni-Mail, Salle M5020 |
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| Nicole Bourbonnais - Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies |
Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017 |
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Women's Rights and Black Activism in the interwar Caribbean @ IHEID, Maison de la Paix, Eugène Rigot 2, room S2 |
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| Ruth Fivaz - Université de Genève |
Thursday, Dec. 07, 2017 |
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Ecrire l'histoire de la fuite des juifs en Suisse pendant les années de la «solution finale»: enjeux historiques, mémoriels, politiques" @ UniBastions, Aile Jura , A 206 |
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| Adam Mestyan - Duke University |
Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018 |
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@ IHEID, Maison de la Paix, Eugène Rigot 2, room S2 |
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| Roser Cussò - Paris I Sorbonne |
Thursday, March 01, 2018 |
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@ UniBastions, Aile Jura , A 206 |
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| Nicolas Delalande - Sciences-Po Paris |
Thursday, March 22, 2018 |
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L'Europe des travailleurs. Grèves ouvrières et solidarités transnationales à l'époque de la mondialisation du capital (1864-1914) @ Pavillon Mail, room PM 03 |
2016-2017
This seminar will take place on Tuesday or Thursday as indicated. Please note that the locations of the talks vary.
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Carolyn Biltoft - Graduate Institute, Geneva |
Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016 4:15 p.m. |
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International Organizations as Heterotopia: Global Modernity and the League of Nations Archives @ IHEID, Maison de la Paix, Eugène Rigot 2, room S6 |
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Kim Oosterlinck - Université libre de Bruxelles |
Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016 5:15 p.m. |
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@ UNIMAIL, Bd du Pont d’Arve 40, room M5020 |
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Damiano Matasci - UNIGE |
Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016 6:15 p.m. |
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Protéger l'Empire du "vent de New York". La France, l'Unesco et le développement de l'éducation en Afrique subsaharienne (1945-1960) @ UNIBASTION A 206 (Aile Jura) |
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Anaïs Fléchet - Université de Versailles St-Quentin-en-Yvelines |
Thursday, March 23, 2017 6:15 p.m. |
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Les festivals de musique : une histoire transnationale @ Département d'histoire générale, 5 Rue St-Ours, SO 019 |
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Olivier Wieviorka - ENS Paris-Saclay |
Tuesday, April 4, 2017 4:15 p.m. |
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Faire l'histoire de la résistance en Europe de l'Ouest: nouveaux enjeux, nouvelles approches @ IHEID, Maison de la Paix, Eugène Rigot 2, room S6 |
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Joel Felix - University of Reading |
Thursday, April 27, 2017 4:15 p.m. |
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Réflexions sur la guerre et son financement dans l’Europe de Louis XIV @ UNIMAIL, Bd du Pont d’Arve 40, room M3220 |
2015-2016
This seminar will take place on Tuesday or Wednesday as indicated. Please note that the locations of the talks vary.
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Corinne Pernet - Université de Basle, Université de Genève |
Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015 6:15 p.m. |
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@ Département d'histoire générale, 5 Rue St-Ours, room SO 013 |
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Amalia Ribi - HEID |
Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015 4:15 p.m. |
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"Book launch : Humanitarian Imperialism. The Politics of Anti-Slavery Activism, 1880-1940" @ IHEID, Maison de la Paix, Eugène Rigot 2, room S3 |
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Juan Flores - UNIGE |
Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015 6.15 p.m. |
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"On the Origins and Consequences of Latin America’s First Debt Crisis" -- Background paper @ UNIMAIL, Bd du Pont d’Arve 40, room M 1170 |
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Pierre-Yves Donzé - Université de Kyoto |
Tuesday, March 1, 2016 6.15 p.m. |
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"From nation-based to global competition in the watch industry (1950-2010)" @ UNIMAIL, Bd du Pont d’Arve 40, Salle MR030 |
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Geoffrey Jones - Harvard Business School |
Tuesday, April 12, 2016 4:15 p.m. |
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"Profits and Sustainability. The Historical Evolution of Green Entrepreneurship" |
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Eckart Conze - Universität Marburg |
Tuesday, April 20, 2016 6:15 p.m. |
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"War Crimes and Punishment: New Research Perspectives" @ Département d'histoire générale, 5 Rue St-Ours, SO 019 |
2014-2015
This seminar will take place on Thursday evenings from 18:15-19:45. Papers will be available a week in advance of the talk. Please note that the locations of the talks vary.
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Pierre Gervais - Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris |
October 23 |
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"Un profit sans mesure? Narrations comptables et gouvernance collective de l'économie marchande au XVIIIe siècle" Presentation PPT UNIMAIL, Bd du Pont d’Arve 40, room MR170 |
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Matthew Connelly - Columbia University, New York |
November 13 |
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"What countries really count in the Foreign Relations of the United States? Data-mining declassified documents to assess priorities in foreign policy" |
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Ludovic Tournès - UNIGE, Histoire générale |
February 26 |
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"The United States and the League of Nations" Département d'histoire générale, 5 Rue St-Ours, room S019 |
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Matthieu Leimgruber- UNIGE, Institut Paul Bairoch |
March 19 |
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"Kansas City sur Léman. Multinationales, expatriés et refuge fiscal autour de 1960" |
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Laurence Badel- Sorbonne, Paris |
April 16 |
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"Diplomatie économique, diplomatie d'entreprise: acteurs, pratiques et stratégies" |
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Davide Rodogno - IHEID/Graduate Institute, Genève |
April 30 |
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"The ingrained arrogance of humanitarianism. Instances from the early 20th century" IHEID, Maison de la Paix, Eugène Rigot 2, room A2 |
2013-2014
This seminar will take place on Thursday evenings from 18:15-19:45. Papers will be available a week in advance of the talk. Please note that the locations of the talks vary.
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Michael Huberman - Institut Paul Bairoch, Université de Genève |
October 17 |
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"Labor movements in the Age of Capital" |
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Aline Helg - Histoire générale, Université de Genève |
December 12 |
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"La liberté coûte que coûte: Réflexions sur l'achat de l'affranchissement par les esclaves des Amériques" |
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Harald Fischer-Tinné - ETHZ, Zurich |
February 27 |
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"From Liberal Anti-‐Imperialism to 'Scientific Terrorism': The Political Thought of an Indian Revolutionary in early 20th Century Geneva" Département d'histoire générale, Salle SO19, 5 rue Saint Ours |
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Patricia Clavin - University of Oxford |
March 6 |
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"Peace and the Price System": International Organizations and the Prevention of War, 1920-‐1989" |
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Ira Katznelson - Columbia University, New York |
April 3 |
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"Fear Itself : The New Deal and the Origins of Our Time" |
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Gareth Austin - International History, IHEID, Geneva |
May 8 |
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"Markets in West African History: economics, political economy, moral economy" Maison de la paix, pétale 2, auditorium A2, IHEID |
Sebastian Alvarez - Université de Genève