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- Feed Preview Globalisation during the Cold War: Culture, New Geopolitics and Che Guevara – WeberWorldCafé
“It’s Like Speed Dating But Without Finding Your Academic Soul Mate”
by Katrin Nahidi Thanks to the Max Weber Foundation and the Forum Transregionale Studien, I had the opportunity to participate as a science reporter in the WeberWorldCafé Globalisation during th...
Bone Music
Western vinyl records were highly sought after in the former Soviet Union, despite or maybe because they were forbidden. But in a time when music still depended on physical records,...
Putting It on the Table: The Fourth WeberWorldCafé (Photo Gallery)
In case you missed our WeberWorldCafé “Globalization during the Cold War” or want to refresh your memory of all the things we talked about take a look at our table...
Capitalism vs Communism: Showdown in the Kitchen
During the summer of 1959, the American government sponsored an exhibition in Moscow, showcasing the great achievements of American capitalism by exhibiting consumer goods, from soda to dish wa...
Table Topics “Decolonization and Postcolonial Solidarity”
Leslie James (University of Birmingham) and Elisabeth Leake (University of London) will talk about Decolonization and Postcolonial Solidarity. At this table, we will reflect on the rise and spre...
“The Eurocentric Nature of the World Heritage List” – Interview with Corinne Geering
“World Heritage sites” are defined as “heritage of mankind as a whole” by UNESCO in the World Heritage Convention from 1972. European countries have by far more sites than for...
Thomas Sankara: un espoir pour le peuple burkinabè
English Abstract: Thomas Sankara: a Hope for Burkinabe’s People The resumption of investigations about the circumstances of Thomas Sankara’s death last spring highlighted the high-reputatio...
Table Topics “Youth Movements, the ‘Third World’ and the Radical Left”
The table on Youth Movements, the “Third World” and the Radical Left will be hosted by Quinn Slobodian (Wellesley College) and Hector Perla Jr. (University of California Santa Cruz). Quinn ...
Table Topics “Art, Literature and Propaganda”
What role did the arts play during the Cold War? Elizabeth Holt (Bard College) and Yang-Wen Zheng (University of Manchester) will discuss Art, Literature and Propaganda at their table, from bo...
Table Topics “International and Regional Organisations”
At their table, Léonie Maes (UNU CRIS) and Jorge Garzón (GIGA Hamburg) will talk about International and Regional Organizations and their role during the Cold War. “There is no reason why a...