History in Focus

12. Transnational History

Mar 1, 2023

39:51

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The Transnational History Forum

01:20

The Importance of Relationships Between People

01:20

Introduction

3min

The History of Transnational History

3min

The Transnational History of the Pandemic

3min

The Importance of Scale and Scope in Global History

4min

The Value of Training Deeply in a Region

6min

The Struggles of a PhD Student in the US

2min

The Challenge of Defining Yourself in Graduate Applications

5min

The Dangers of Comparative Work

3min

The Importance of Diversity in Comparative and Transnational Studies

2min

10.

The Importance of the Nation State in World Affairs

3min

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The Importance of Nation States in Transnational History

5min

What does it mean to do transnational history? What has this field of research accomplished over the last few decades, and what remains to be done? Paul Chamberlin discusses the transnational history forum he convened for the AHR. And we hear from three of the forum’s contributors—Rebecca Herman, Maria John, and Hussein Fancy.