Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica

Conference on the Works of Sebastian Conrad

Sessions and Topics：

Session 1, 3/1 (Wed.), 14:00–16:00: Conference Rm., Dept. of History, National Taiwan University

Reading materials: Sebastian Conrad, Globalisation and the Nation in Imperial Germany (Cambridge, 2010), Introduction & Ch. 4. (further readings: Ch. 1 & Ch. 7)

Moderator: Albert Wu (IHP, Academia Sinica)

Discussants: Chih-hung Chen (Dept. of History, NCCU) and Charles Chih-Hao Lee (IHP, Academia Sinica)

Session 2, 3/10 (Fri.), 14:00–16:00: Rm. 701, Research Bldg., IHP, Academia Sinica

Reading materials: Sebastian Conrad, What Is Global History? (Princeton, 2016). (Chinese trans.:《全球史的再思考》，台北：八旗，2016。)

Moderator: Charles Chih-Hao Lee (IHP, Academia Sinica)

Discussants: Chih-hung Chen (Dept. of History, NCCU) and Albert Wu (IHP, Academia Sinica)

Session 3, 3/15 (Wed.), 14:00–16:00: Conference Rm., Dept. of History, National Taiwan University

Reading materials:

1. Sebastian Conrad, “Greek in Their Own Way: Writing India and Japan into the World History of Architecture at the Turn of the Twentieth Century,” The American Historical Review 125.1 (Feb. 2020): 19–53.

2. Sebastian Conrad, “Enlightenment in Global History: A Historiographical Critique,” The American Historical Review 117.4 (Oct. 2012): 999–1027.

Moderator: Chih-hung Chen (Dept. of History, NCCU)

Discussants: Albert Wu (IHP, Academia Sinica) and Charles Chih-Hao Lee (IHP, Academia Sinica)

Registration Link: https://reurl.cc/DXaGAm

Conference Format: Each session will be open for discussion after opening remarks and an introduction of approximately 45 minutes by the moderator and discussants. Participants should read the specified materials and prepare questions for discussion prior to the session (there are currently no plans to open the conference for online participation).

Organizers: Cultural and Intellectual History Research Center, IHP; Custom, Religion, and Daily Life Research Center, IHP, Academia Sinica

Co-organizers: Dept. of History, National Taiwan University; Taiwan World History Group

Contact: Mr. Wang Yanxiang (cihasihp@gmail.com)