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Rainer Buschmann on Iberian Visions
Iberian Visions of the Pacific is the topic of a research project by Visiting Fellow Rainer F. Buschmann. The scholar is one of several Visiting Fellows researching at the Institute for European Global Studies in this year.
During his stay in Basel, Rainer F. Buschmann intends to continue his study on the Iberian visions of the Pacific. He is currently in the process of finishing a book on the Spanish Lake for a new Pacific series issued by Palgrave Macmillan. He argues that the Iberian perspective on the Pacific contrasts sharply with the accepted Anglo-French views on this largest geographical feature on earth. In 2013, he started a new project focusing on Portugal and the Pacific while serving as a Visiting Fellow in the Institute of Social Science at the University of Lisbon.
Rainer F. Buschmann is Professor of History at the California State University Channel Islands, USA. At Channel Islands, he was a founding faculty member of the history program. His research interests include European perceptions of the Pacific Ocean, with in-depth analyses on the oceans’ global history. He holds a doctoral degree in history and a master degree in anthropology from the University of Hawaii.
Every year, the Institute for European Global Studies invites selected scholars to join as Visiting Fellows and to work on specific projects related to the overall research approach of the institute. Visiting Fellows provide impulses to their field of expertise and share their ideas about research in and on a Global Europe with colleagues.
In the upcoming weeks and months, we publish a news series introducing all new Visiting Fellows. Shortly before their stay at the Institute of European Global Studies, a short interview will be available on this website. Learn more about the new Visiting Fellows when they present their research project during a Working Lunch.