Presenter: Paris Papamichos-Chronakis (Royal Holloway, London)
Topic: “Dark Cosmopolitanism: Greek Αntisemitism in Mediterranean Perspective, 1840-1914”
Respondent: Louis Fishman (CUNY)
Abstract: This paper reconstructs the neglected history of antisemitism in the late modern Eastern Mediterranean, with particular attention to anti-Jewish violence associated with Greek migrant populations. It documents the frequency, geography, and dynamics of blood libel accusations in Ottoman and Egyptian port cities, tracing the circulation of antisemitic narratives through migration, print culture, and rumour. Addressing the absence of trans-Mediterranean studies of antisemitism, the paper adopts a transnational and “glocal” perspective, examining how local incidents were embedded in cross-regional networks of people, publications, and other forms of communication. It situates Greek antisemitic violence within the multi-ethnic settings of semi-colonial port cities, emphasising the roles of diaspora nationalism, capitulation regimes, and inter-migrant rivalries. Drawing on unstudied multilingual sources, the paper reveals a denser, interconnected history of antisemitism and advances the concept of “Mediterranean antisemitism” as a distinct, regionally produced variant of modern antisemitism shaped by mobility across maritime spaces.
About the International, Global, and Transnational History Workshop
We are thrilled to announce that the International, Global, and Transnational History Workshop will be supported by ISERP, along with Professors Mark Mazower, Adam Tooze, and Matthew Connelly.
This newly designed workshop builds on its earlier version (International History Workshop) but aims to expand its scope - geographically, chronologically, and methodologically. A key new feature is the inclusion of a respondent for each guest speaker, fostering deeper engagement with the presented work.
Our goal is to bring together a diverse group of graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and faculty members interested in comparative, transnational, global, and international subjects. The workshop will meet weekly on Wednesdays, from 5:00–6:30pm, in Fayerweather Hall, Room 413 unless otherwise specified, and will serve as a forum for discussing work-in-progress.
We hope you will find this schedule as engaging as we do and that many of you will join us this semester! To receive the paper (which will be distributed approximately a week in advance), please RSVP using this link. Only registered participants will receive the papers.
April 15th
Presenter: Hongyi Yu (Columbia University)
Topic: “The Revival of the Interpersonal Propaganda Against the Backdrop of Cinematic Exchange Between Socialist China and North Korea in the 1960s”
Respondent: Elidor Mëhilli (Hunter College, CUNY)
April 22nd
Presenter: Patrick Cohrs (University of Florence)
Topic: “Transformative Learning: The Remaking of World Order in the Long 20th Century”
Respondent: Adam Tooze (Columbia University)
April 29th
Presenter: Glenda Sluga (European University Institute)
Topic: “What Does International, Global, and Transnational History Really Mean?”
Respondent: Matthew Connelly, Mark Mazower, and Susan Pedersen (Columbia University)
