Territory’s Value: An Interdisciplinary Workshop with Charles Maier
14 February 2018
Time: 1:00 - 5:00pm
Venue: Room 3.26, Francis Bancroft Building, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS
A half-day symposium bringing together scholars from across London and the UK to discuss themes of territory and its relationship to political struggle and to the history of the political more broadly. From empire to secessionism to populism, what work does territory do? How is it imagined and reconstructed over time? Professor Maier will respond to the papers presented.
Co-hosted by the Schools of History, Law and Geography and the QMUL Centres for Law and Society in a Global Context (CLGSC) and History of Political Thought (CHPT).
Chaired by Simon Reid-Henry (QMUL)
Participants
- Territory and States - Joe Painter (Durham)
- Territory beyond Terra - Phil Steinberg (Durham)
- Territory and Shakespeare - Stuart Elden (Warwick)
- Territory and the International - Benno Teschke (Sussex)
- Territory and Contingent Sovereignty - Sara Kendall (Kent)
- Territory and Colonialism - Gerry Kearns (Maynooth)
- Territory and Borders - Henry Jones (Durham)
- Response - Charles Maier (Harvard).
Directions
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How to book
This event is free but prior booking is required. Register online via Eventbrite.
Contact
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