The second session of the GlobalMed network research seminar will be held on 16 May 2025 at the École française d’Athènes, starting at 14:30 EEST (Eastern European Summer Time). Organised in hybrid format, it is accessible by videoconference upon registration (see link or QR Code on the attached programme).
This session, co-organised with the École française d’Athènes and the University of Macedonia, will focus on the theme of ‘Imperialism’.
The aim of this session is to take account of the historiographical and epistemological dynamism surrounding the notions of empire and imperialism, and its effects on Mediterranean studies. By examining situations spread over the long term, whether they place the Mediterranean in relation to the rest of the world or call for comparisons between the Mediterranean and other areas, we will address the dual question of the universal nature of the notions of empire and imperialism (are their definitions valid in all times and places?) and the reasons for their mobilization in certain situations and under certain conditions in the production of knowledge about history and societies. We will also examine the relationship between the notions of empire and imperialism and other categories (kingdom, nation and nationalism, capitalism, colonies and colonialism), and question the discrepancy – where tension does not exclude porosity – between their use as descriptive or analytical categories on the one hand, and as categories of political action on the other.
You are cordially invited to attend and take part in the debates.