Coloniality & Global Encounters in Romance Cultural History

Coloniality & Global Encounters in Romance Cultural History

Organizer
Adrian Masters and Romana Radlwimmer (University of Tübingen)
Venue
Online via Zoom
ZIP
72074
Location
Tübingen
Country
Germany
From - Until
21.10.2021 - 22.10.2021
By
Connections Redaktion, Leipzig Research Centre Global Dynamics, Universität Leipzig

This international and interdisciplinary online workshop on the topic of early modern European globalization focuses on Iberian conquests and expansion in the early modern period. Its focal point is the so-called 'First Globalization,' in which early-modern Romance-speaking European polities dominated many global economic, political, intellectual, literary and cultural networks.

Coloniality & Global Encounters in Romance Cultural History

Today's world is largely shaped by the Anglo American order. This predominance has frequently prevented us from grasping the legacies of other dynamics of European globalization. Coloniality and Global Encounters in Romance Cultural History is an interdisciplinary reflection on the epistemological grids which have for centuries structured information and knowledge on early globalization. Its focal point is the so-called 'First Globalization,' in which early-modern Romance-speaking European polities dominated many global economic, political, intellectual, literary and cultural networks. Portuguese, Spanish, French, Italian, and other groups encountered local communities and understandings of the world in what we call today America, Asia, Africa and Oceania. There, Europeans variously combated, erased, integrated, or encouraged non European practices, while local actors correspondingly resisted, accepted, or subverted such endeavors. The ensuing distant negotiations or in-person encounters, cultural and linguistic translations, exchanges, remembering, and forgettings marked emerging world cultures, history, and forms of knowledge in ways scholars are only gradually uncovering. These processes and their legacies are the themes of the conference, whose participants hail from disciplines including literature, anthropology, theology, history, law, area studies, and beyond.

Invited speakers as well as scholars from the University of Tübingen will share their expertise on topics concerning Europe's early modern global engagements. These will include Spanish medical cultures vis-à-vis indigenous botanical practices, knowledge transfers from China to Europe, post-colonial memories of French occupation in African literature, and reflections on the University of Tübingen's own centuries-old entanglements with European overseas conquests and expansions.

This workshop is open to the public, will take place in Central European Time, and will be in English (Romance languages and German also welcome in Q&A, etc.). We look forward to seeing you there!

Programm

With distinguished guest speakers (in alphabetical order):

- Allison Bigelow, Associate Professor of Spanish, Univ. of Virginia
- Adma Fadul Muhana, Professor for Portuguese Literature, Univ. of São Paulo
- Mark Thurner, Professor of Latin American Studies, Univ. of London
- Roberto A. Valdeón, Professor in English Studies, Univ. of Oviedo

Contact (announcement)

Dr. Adrian Masters, University of Tübingen, Special Research Cluster SFB-923
adrianmmasters@gmail.com

Dr. Romana Radlwimmer, University of Tübingen, Researcher, Romance Literature and Culture
romana.radlwimmer@uni-tuebingen.de

https://uni-tuebingen.de/en/excellence-strategy/research/platforms/global-encounters/funded-workshops-1st-round/#null
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Published on
15.10.2021
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English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
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