European Master in Global Studies

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Websites for academic community affected by the war in Ukraine

The EMGS programme provides a home to a vivid international body of students and lecturers. The EMGS programme faculty and organizers herewith would like to express that we are aghast by the Russian aggression against Ukraine and express our deepest sympathy for all people who are suffering from the

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Postcards from… (2): Santa Barbara

In our new section EMGS students from all over the world send postcards to the EMGS family. Today we are excited about a postcard from Danuta who has just recently finished her semester at Santa Barbara University in California! Voriger Nächster

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EMGS Consortium Promotional video

Learn more about the Master Programme „Global Studies – A European Perspective“ (EMGS) in the following video.

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Cultural Transfer Transnational Seminar

We are happy to announce a new promotional video for the Cultural Transfer Transnational Seminar! Organized by Prof. Michel Espagne, Prof. Matthias Middell, Dr. Pascale Rabault-Feuerhahn, and Dr. Ninja Steinbach-Hüther, the seminar brings together researchers from all over the world studying cultural transfers and transnational entanglements. https://youtu.be/peBAiY4gBSE

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Call for application – Master in Global Studies

The 2022 application round for the Master’s course in ‚Global Studies – A European Perspective‘ AND the Erasmus Mundus grant is now open and therefore we herewith would like to encourage all suitable candidates to apply for the programme. The Master’s course combines approaches from Global History and International

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On the Road Again: EMGS students publish transnational podcast, „Northcountry: ein deutsch-amerikanischer Streifzug durch Montana.“

The first day I met Constantin, we were attending an EMGS introductory event. We sat in folding chairs, nibbling on sandwiches and sipping wine in a sunny classroom on the Emil-Fuchs Straße in Leipzig. Students attending this event, an internationally diverse group, marveled at the strangeness of our circumstances.

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Stories of Resistance and Hope: Insights into my Field Work Experience for my Master’s Thesis

A bit nervous, full of curiosity and not sure what to expect in the following seven weeks, I set off for my field research on the politicization of female bodies in Nigeria. I had already made a few preparations in Vienna, but I was also aware that I would

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Book Publication by Arkaprabha Pal on the British Empire’s Rationale to Invest In The Railways in India

Arkaprabha Pal, EMGS alumni, currently working with the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, has recently self-published a book entitled: WHY AND HOW DID THE BRITISH EMPIRE INVEST IN THE RAILWAYS IN INDIA (1858-1947)? On the backdrop of powerful narratives on colonialism and its impact on colonial societies gaining popularity

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