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Das Europainstitut begrüsst Moritz von Brescius als neuen SNF-Professor
Prof. Dr. Moritz von Brescius hat ein SNF Consolidator Grant für das Projekt „The Battle of Materials: Commodity ‘Research and Propaganda’ and the Road to Immoderate Consumption, 1900–1980“ erhalten und beginnt damit ab 01. Juli 2025 als…
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The Plumbing of Empire: Corey Ross at DAI Freiburg
On May 8, 2025, Corey Ross gave a lecture at the Deutsch-Amerikanisches Institut Freiburg. In his talk titled "The Plumbing of Empire. Urban Waterworks in the Colonial World – and After", he examined how colonial powers built and maintained…
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Grillfest zum 10-jährigen Jubiläum des MA European Global Studies
Am Dienstag, 20. Mai 2025, lud das Europainstitut zum traditionellen Grillfest in den Garten der Sandgrube ein – in diesem Jahr aus einem besonderen Anlass: dem 10-jährigen Jubiläum des Masterstudiengangs European Global Studies. Gegen 100…Stay Connected – The Social Media Channels of the Institute
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Research Project on the Chinese Room
The Global History of the Sandgrube
In a new research project at the Institute for European Global Studies, the research groups "Global History of Europe" and "Digital Humanities" explore the Sandgrube's Chinese Room. Using the Sandgrube, where the Institute has been located since 2019, as a material artefact, the groups investigate the traces left by centuries of global exchange in a local Basel environment.
Visit the project website: Basel's Global Paradise - Research in virtual reality and global history
FOCAL: The Asia Directories Database
Explore the Asia Directories and Chronicles
A new tool, the Asia Directories Database, now offers access to the names of approximately one million persons registered in The Foreign Residents Lists of the Asia Directories and Chronicles. Covering the entire area of East Asia and nearly one century (1863 to 1941), this publicly available data resource offers a unique insight into the dynamics and shifting societies formed by (primarily Western) foreign residents.
Learn more about the project and visit FOCAL: The Asia Directories Database
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E-Journal "Global Europe – Basel Papers on Europe in a Global Perspective"
