The Balzan-FRIAS Lecture: Sebastian Conrad
Writing Global History after Eurocentrism: Concepts and Narratives
A critique of Eurocentric narratives and a distancing from Eurocentric vocabularies and methodologies are among the hallmarks of Global History. The call to “decolonize” curricula, textbooks, and the conceptual apparatus of the field is ubiquitous. But what does this mean in practice? How easy is it to discard received narratives and an established terminology? What can be put in its place? Sebastian Conrad’s lecture exposes the challenges, promises and pitfalls of different strategies to escape from the Eurocentrism of the discipline.
Balzan-FRIAS Lecture
When?
25 July 2025
16:15-18:00
Where?
FRIAS seminar room, Albertstraße 19, 79104 Freiburg
Open to
FRIAS Fellows
Members of the University of Freiburg
Contact
E-Mail: FRIAS Team Events
About the project
Designed and directed by Balzan laureate Jürgen Osterhammel in conjunction with Professor Stefanie Gänger (University of Heidelberg), the Balzan-FRIAS Project in Global History aims at probing the intellectual foundations of global history as it has developed internationally as a field of historical studies during the past three decades. The project, funded by the Balzan Foundation (Milano/Zürich) as part of the Balzan Prize awarded to Jürgen Osterhammel in 2018, is a comprehensive programme rather than a sharply focussed research project. It runs from 2019 to 2025 and is directed by Osterhammel in conjunction with Prof. Dr. Stefanie Gänger (Heidelberg), a global historian and specialist on Latin American history. The programme is now in its final phase.
