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Bill Newlin donates £1m to further travel writing research at ��TV

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:04:00 GMT

Alongside the Wheeler Travel Writing Programme, this new £1 million donation and rare collection will strengthen global history of travel writing research at ��TV and the GHCC

Canadian Mennonites in Mexico: Migration and Citizenship in a Changing World

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:48:00 GMT

Lewis Twiby explores identity politics in the Mexican border, through the lens of Canadian mennonites.

Are we living in another Migration Period? Pandemics, migration and the environmental link

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 12:28:00 GMT

How can global history help us understand the wider implications of pandemics? PGR member Gabriele Rizzi Bastiani explores this question by comparing the history of the Roman Empire to contemporary happenings.

New publication by Dr. Anca Cretu

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 16:07:00 GMT

Congratulations to Dr. Anca Cretu, whose edited volume Humanitarian mobilization in Central and Eastern Europe has just been published by Manchester University Press!

The ‘Devil in Calicut’: Hindu gods in early modern European travel writing

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 09:13:00 GMT

How did early modern travellers construct 'the Other'? UG student Rania Sivaraj explores Ludovico di Varthema's writing and his creation of the 'Devil in Calicut'.

New publications from Prof Susan Carruthers and PGR Jeremy Goh

Fri, 09 May 2025 09:18:00 GMT

'Making do: Britons and the Refashioning of the Postwar World', by Susan Carruthers, has just been published, plus a new publication by Jeremy Goh.

GHCC Annual Conference: Histories of Violence

Mon, 05 May 2025 10:34:00 GMT

Join us on the 29 and 30 May 2025 for our annual conference. In 'Global Histories of Violence', scholars will reflect on the different shapes of violence across space and time.

GHCC members recognized in ��TV research Celebration

Wed, 30 Apr 2025 10:48:00 GMT

GHCC members David Anderson and Guido van Meersbergen were recognized at ��TV's Research Celebration!

Ten types, One people: Colonial beauty in Jamaica

Thu, 10 Apr 2025 14:03:00 GMT

PGR Jade Lindo explores the entanglements of racial categories, beauty standards and nationalism in 1950s Jamaica, and how these relate to the country's colonial past.

Religion and knowledge in the Ottoman Empire: GHCC member spotlight

Fri, 28 Mar 2025 15:35:00 GMT

Dr. Henry Clements, new member of the GHCC, reflects on the path that led him to join the Centre.