research group

Transnational History, 1750–present

The research group's main focus is on modern times, and includes historical and cultural processes from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries.

Bildet viser norske seilere i Afrika, sannsynligvis Sør-Afrika tidlig 1900-tall.

The picture shows Norwegian sailors in Africa, most probably South-Africa. The second person from right is skipper Petter Maldus Danielsen (1873-1951) from Svinør in the county of West-Agder.

Photo:

Bildet er hentet fra Guldbrandsen, Ågot and Fardal Klev, Ådne, Svinør. Ryggen til Norge - Blikket mot havet, 1997

Main content

The members of the group are engaged in research on various aspects of transnational nexus and interaction.

This includes transactions and exchange of goods and services, the movement of people and transfer of culture and ideas. In short, we are looking at historical and cultural processes from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries that expedite as well as halts, and that are causes as well as consequences of internationalisation.

Program spring 2024

Our meetings and seminars are open to the public, and that definitely includs interested students! Usually we meet at 14.15 in the "Corner Rom" in Dokkeveien 2B, 2. floor, but that might sometimes change. Send an email to Ines Prodöhl to access the drafts we discuss and get the date/room confirmed.

March 6, 12.15	Nathan Hopson (UiB) The Community Nutritional Improvement Experiment of 1932 and the Limits of Government Nutritional Activism
March 21, 10.15	Trond Espen Bjoland (UiB) Sluttesminar med Nils Olav Østrem (Universitetet i Stavanger) Please contact Ines Prodöhl if you wish to receive a copy of Trond Espen's draft dissertation.
April 10, 14.15	Stephan Sander-Faes (UiB) Crime, Enlightenment, and Punishment: Bureaucratic and Scientific Change in Habsburg Austria, 1750s-1820s
April 24, 14.15	Benjamin Schmidt (University of Washington) Decorative Colonialism: Coconut Cups and the Early Modern Atlantic World
May 8, 14.15	Rolf Hobson (Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies and UiB) Geopolitikk er ingenting: Begrepsforvirring, samt mangelen på teori og metode, gjør at geopolitikk ikke eksisterer som disiplin i Norge
May 22, 14.15	Anders Fylling (UiB) Diversified Connections and Capitalised Opportunities: Alvøen Paper factory through 1871-1900

Members from other institutions of higher education

Associated PhD Candidates

Glenn-Eilif Solberg (PhD candidate; Norges idrettshøgskole)
Marte Lægreid Nesse (PhD candidate at VID, vitenskapelige høgskole Stavanger)
Monika Praczyk (PhD candidate; UiA)

External members

Fabio Ferrarini, (PhD; adjunct professor in modern and contemporary history at Università degli Studi di Milano)
Michael Hertzberg (Associate Professor; Høgskulen på Vestlandet)
Julia Christine Marinaccio (PhD; project leader FH Kärnten)
Roberto Marinaccio (PhD, postdoctoral researcher and teacher at High School "J.F. Kennedy" in Pordenone, Italy)
Olga Medvedeva (PhD; Chinese history and migration)
Per Kristian Sebak (PhD; Department Director for the Bergen Maritime Museum, Museum Vest)
Karina Hestad Skeie (Professor, Religious Studies, Høgskulen på Vestlandet)

RESEARCH GROUP LEADER

The leader and contact person for the research group is associate professor of history Ines Prodöhl.

13.03.2024