History, Community, Memory in the Transimperial Era

"Empires (un)bound" - ReCentGlobe's summer semester programme published

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In the Summer Semester of 2025, the Leipzig Research Centre Global Dynamics (ReCentGlobe) will explore how (trans)imperial structures and transnational entanglements have historically emerged and continue to influence politics, society, and culture today. Focusing on transimperial structures allows the integration of perspectives from global history, empire studies, and postcolonial theory. This approach aims to analyze various empires through their mutual interconnections, thereby decentralizing and invigorating traditionally nation-centered historical research.

Empires (un)bound

History, Community, Memory in the Transimperial Era

Contributions across ReCentGlobe's diverse formats will bridge discussions on collective memory discourses and new research approaches towards imperial pasts, as well as address contemporary issues of social cohesion and geopolitical tensions. Within the new ReCentGlobe Colloquium, new studies and methodological approaches will be discussed to better comprehend global dynamics of the transimperial age, also in the context of current issues. The program is developed in close collaboration with university institutes and external partners.

The events of the GlobeColloquium take place every Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m. in room 5.55 at Strohsackpassage (Nikolaistraße 6-10).