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GHC 2015年度サマースクール公募 (〆切 2月15日 / 開催 9月7日(月)~13日(日))

 本研究所に拠点を置く「新しい世界史/グローバルヒストリー共同研究(Global History Collaborative)」では、この国際共同研究に参加する4つの研究機関(ベルリン・フンボルト大学・ベルリン自由大学、フランス社会科学高等研究院、プリンストン大学、東京大学)が順次主宰して、博士論文を執筆中の大学院学生を対象とするサマースクールを年1回開催する予定です。
 第1回のサマースクールは、東京大学が主催し、来年9月7日(月)~13日(日)に日本で開催されます。グローバルヒストリー研究の分野で世界をリードする研究者の指導の下、若い仲間と研鑽できる貴重な機会です。参加者を公募しますので、ふるってご応募下さい。 サマースクールの趣旨などの詳細は、この下に記す英文の案内をご参照下さい。日本語では、以下に東京大学拠点を通じてこのサマースクールに参加を希望する学生に必要な情報のみを記します。


1.このサマースクールには、日本の大学などの研究機関で、広く歴史に関わる博士論文(地域や時代、分野は問わない)を準備している大学院学生が参加できます。

2.サマースクール参加希望者は、次の2点の書類を準備し、GHC事務局までemailで申し込んで下さい。応募締切は、2015年2月15日(日)とします。
・履歴・業績書
・研究テーマの概要(A4で2枚以内。日本語でも英語でも可)

3.応募者多数の場合は、書類選考を行います。必要に応じて面接選考を実施する場合もあります。

4.東京大学でのサマースクール開催期間中は、東大拠点の学生も海外の学生と同じ宿舎に滞在します。宿泊費用は、東大拠点が負担します。首都圏以外からの参加学生の交通費は、東大拠点が負担します。

5.東大拠点の学生の北海道への移動費用、札幌での宿泊費用は、東大拠点が負担します。

6.サマースクールは英語で行われます。英語が特別に流暢である必要はありませんが、自分の考えを英語で伝えることのできる人が応募して下さい。

7.このサマースクールは、原則として正規の参加者のみで開催されます。特別な事情がある場合を除き、オブザーバー参加は認めません。

8.サマースクールへの参加者は、以後、「新しい世界史/グローバルヒストリー共同研究構築」のジュニア・メンバーとして、東大拠点の活動に積極的に参加することが求められます。


問い合わせ先、書類送付先:
新しい世界史/グローバルヒストリー共同研究拠点の構築(Global History Collaborative)事務局:ghc[at]ioc.u-tokyo.ac.jp

GHC (Global History Collaborative) First Annual Summer School September 7-13, 2015 Outline

Overall Title: The Question of Scale in Global History

Concept and Objective:
In global history studies that are not entrenched in the conventional frameworks of historical research, it is important to keep three “scales” in mind. These are the temporal scale, spatial scale and the scale of the subject.

What is the appropriate time scale for discussing a specific research topic? The time scale can range from the entire history of the universe or the Earth, and thus from an emphasis on the very longue durée, to events and specific moments, and thus to a focus on the synchronicity. Every topic can be studied using different temporal frames depending on the questions we ask. What scale is the most appropriate for our own topic and questions? How should the periodization used in national or regional histories be treated in global history? Is a different periodization needed in global history?

The question of what is the appropriate spatial scale for discussing a specific research topic is also a challenging one. The spatial scale can range from the entire Earth or regions of the Earth to villages or towns. Global history, by definition, should be concerned with the “world.” But, the scale of the “world” varies. Sometimes, one can see the world in an island, or a person, or an institution. Sometimes, it is planetary. Sometimes, a single unit can cross scales from the micro to the macro levels. Indeed, one important turn in global history has been towards tracking subjects across a variety of scales to overcome the dichotomous tendency to go global for “context” or go local for “detail”. As far as issues of space are concerned, it is helpful to differentiate between units and scales. Within the field of global history, historians have begun to explore alternative spaces beyond the nation states, ranging from oceans and large regions to networks and to micro-histories. But, whatever the unit of enquiry, historians can relate their unit of analysis to a variety of scales: local, national, regional, trans-oceanic, global. What are the advantages of opting for specific analysis of units? What are the effects of referencing multiple scales? To what extent do we locate causality on a global scale?

Furthermore, what is the appropriate scale of the subject being studied in a given research project? The subject of research can range from plants, animals, or individual or groups of people to the Earth as whole. It is possible to seek historical understanding and descriptions of a wide variety of subjects. Accordingly, the methods for understanding and writing historical narratives will inevitably differ by scale of the subject.

The question of scale is closely linked to the question of what the researcher wants to elucidate. In that sense, the question of scale is a shared concern for all global history researchers, irrespective of their specific research themes.

The objective of the summer school is to enable participants to gain new insight and knowledge and to produce high-level research through the exchange of ideas and information related to their individual research topics while paying sufficient attention to these three “scales.”

Faculty members of GHC institutions will attend the school to and discuss with students.


Dates: September 7 (Monday) to 13 (Sunday), 2015

Locations:
Sep.7 to 9: The University of Tokyo, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia
Sep.10, 11: Hokkaido UniversitySep.12, 13: Excursion. Visiting historical sites related to scale issues of global history in Hokkaido


Faculty members expected to attend the school:
Andreas Eckert (Berlin-Humboldt University)
Sebastian Conrad (Berlin Free University)
Antonella Romano (Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris)
Alessandro Stanziani (Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris)
Silvia Sebastiani (Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris)
Jeremy Adelman (Princeton University)
Haneda Masashi (The University of Tokyo)
Kuroda Akinobu (The University of Tokyo)

Eligibility: PhD candidates who are currently writing dissertations related to global history.

Number of participants: 5 students from each of four institutions (It depends on each institution’s condition. Please ask detailed conditions to the responsible persons of the institution you are affiliated with).

Conditions for participation:
  1). Interested individuals must submit a synopsis of their own research (maximum of 15 A4-sized pages) in English to the program office by July 20, 2015.
  2). Participants must read the other participants’ synopses prior to attending the summer school.
  3). Each student’s institution will be responsible for covering all transportation and lodging expenses.

Further information and Contact:
http://ghc.wp.ehess.fr/
http://coretocore.ioc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/
GHC summer school program office: ghc[at]ioc.u-tokyo.ac.jp



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