EIHS Workshop: Scales of Movement: Beyond Humans and the Problem of Agency
Grant Halliday, Ismael Pardo, Qingyi Zeng, Yipeng Zhou, Douglas Northrop (moderator)
Inspired by Bathsheba Demuth's work, this workshop builds a broader environmental and ecological context around narratives of home, exile, and migration: one that shows humans as well as states operating in a larger, multifaceted ecology of agency. Our four panelists will explore the movement and management of dolphins, minerals, cattle, and wheat as they trace the ways in which the material and the beyond-human circumscribe the agencies of humans as they enact their own. As they go beyond the “human” in our search for historical actors, this panel will also consider how this shift in understanding who is able to exert historical agency may also necessitate a shift in scale and methodology.
Panelists:
Grant Halliday (Graduate Student, History, University of Michigan)
Ismael Pardo (Graduate Student, History, University of Michigan)
Qingyi Zeng (Graduate Student, Comparative Literature, University of Michigan)
Yipeng Zhou (Graduate Student, History, University of Michigan)
Douglas Northrop (Professor; History, Middle East Studies; University of Michigan; moderator)
This event presented by the Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies. It is made possible in part by a generous contribution from Kenneth and Frances Aftel Eisenberg.
Panelists:
Grant Halliday (Graduate Student, History, University of Michigan)
Ismael Pardo (Graduate Student, History, University of Michigan)
Qingyi Zeng (Graduate Student, Comparative Literature, University of Michigan)
Yipeng Zhou (Graduate Student, History, University of Michigan)
Douglas Northrop (Professor; History, Middle East Studies; University of Michigan; moderator)
This event presented by the Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies. It is made possible in part by a generous contribution from Kenneth and Frances Aftel Eisenberg.
| Building: | Tisch Hall |
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| Event Type: | Workshop / Seminar |
| Tags: | History |
| Source: | Happening @ Michigan from Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies, Department of History |
The Thursday Series is the core of the institute's scholarly program, hosting distinguished guests who examine methodological, analytical, and theoretical issues in the field of history.
The Friday Series consists mostly of panel-style workshops highlighting U-M graduate students. On occasion, events may include lectures, seminars, or other programs presented by visiting scholars.
The insitute also hosts other historical programming, including lectures, film screenings, author appearances, and similar events aimed at a broader public audience.
