The Global History Seminar Series LAUGH presents Asta Mønsted (University of Copenhagen) and Natalie Körner (PRIVACY): From Shared Spaces to Private Rooms: The Architecture of Privacy in Greenlandic Inuit Homes of the 19th Century Together, we explore how privacy was organized and experienced in 19th-century Greenlandic Inuit communal houses. We show how the spatial layout of the shared winter house, with its partitioned family areas, reflected a social contract of privacy that carried across seasons and dwelling types. Meanwhile, this social and spatial order was profoundly disrupted in the 1830s and 40s with the arrival of European materials and technologies

Interest in broadening the historical perspective beyond national borders has grown since the early 1990s. Several researchers have spoken of a “world historical turn” or a “transnational trend”. The shift in perspective can be encompassed by concepts such as global history, world history, transnational history, comparative history, histoire croisée and entangled history. With this seminar we want to highlight ongoing research in the field and discuss the relationship between theory and empiricism and how these perspectives affect our view of the past.

We welcome all interested parties, students and researchers alike.

The seminars are typically held both in person and on Zoom. Contact Cecilia Lundström for Zoom link.

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