International Workshop
Towards a Global History of Appeasement: Munich 1938
International Workshop organised by the Research Institute Global Dynamics and the GWZO.
Instead of repeating the familiar “Chamberlain vs. Hitler” story, the workshop will uncover new ground because of its approach at the crossroads of global and transimperial history. The workshop will relate attempts to appease Hitler to the global clash between fascist expansionism on the one hand and the attempt of France and Britain to preserve their empires.
This timely workshop brings together international scholars to explore the global dynamics of interwar appeasement and its legacies for the present world.
Program
13.45-14.00 Welcome & Introduction
Daniel Hedinger (Leipzig University)/
Christian Goeschel (University of Manchester)
14.00-16.00 Panel
Chair: Frank Hadler (GWZO)/Katja Castryck-Naumann (GWZO)
Norman Domeier (Charles University, Prague):“The Munich Conference 1938 and the Role of the Global Media”
Leslie James (Queen Mary, University of London): “Caribbean and West African anti-colonial Networks and Appeasement”
Daniel Hedinger (Leipzig University): “Appeasement, Axis, and War in East Asia”
Christian Goeschel (University of Manchester): “Fascist Italy, the Mediterranean, and the Munich Moment”
16.00-16.30 Coffee break
16.30-17.30 Discussion (all participants) “Global Appeasement: Past, Present, and Future”
Contact/Infos/Registration: transimperial(at)uni-leipzig.de