Transnationalising the Humanities
We live in an entangled world in which the local, regional, national and global are interconnected through
intricate networks and loops of exchange. The analysis of the multidirectional movement of people, languages, ideas, knowledge, and things requires innovative methodological perspectives that are capable of capturing all kinds of spatial and temporal practices. Transnationalism is often associated with an emancipatory politics of resistance as manifest in hybrid or creolized communities which often engender forms of agency that ‘deterritorialize the nation state’.
On the other hand, the history of transnational exchange and contact also includes the history of empires, warfare, colonisation, slavery, the global exploitation of natural resources, and climate change. In the light of this intrinsic tension, the research strand on Transnationalising the Humanities explores methodological issues alongside specific case studies of transnational and transcultural practices, both from historical and contemporary perspectives.
Theme Members
Theme Lead:
- Diana Battaglia
- Jenny Bond
- Marc Caball
- Bianca Rita Cataldi
- Regina Uí Chollatáin
- Danielle Clarke
- Derval Conroy
- Sharae Deckard
- Treasa de Loughry
- Alexandra Lourenco Dias
- Helen Dixon
- Stephan Ehrig
- Ursula Fanning
- Christopher Farrell
- Enrica Ferrara
- Kelly Fitzgerald
- Anne Fogarty
- Mary Gallagher
- Jane Grogan
- Kathleen James-Chakraborty
- Roisin Kennedy
- Stephen Lucek
- Samantha Martin-Mcauliffe
- Bettina Migge
- William Mulligan
- Patrick Nickleson
- Mike Norris
- Cormac O'Brien
- Hussein Omar
- Sarah Prescott
- Gillian Pye
- Douglas Smith
- Alexander Thein
- Joseph Twist
- Zhengfeng Wang
- Aoife Whelan
- Rui Zhao
Projects, News and Events
- Historial Futures: Apprehending the Past and Anticipating the Future Workshop
- 'Being in the Air: A Short History of Climate Modulation', Professor Eva Horn (University of Vienna)
- Transnationalising the Humanities (TNH) PhD Network Update
- Professor Kathleen James-Chakraborty awarded ERC Advanced Grant
- Transnational Humanities: Concept and Praxis
- Past Postcolonialism: Indigenous Methodologies as Trans-Indigenous Studies
- Webinar: 'Transnationalising the Humanities: Research Perspectives, Approaches and Methodologies'
- UCD Humanities Institute and IMLR (SAS, University of London) will hold a Joint Research Workshop