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Emotion in Motion: Early Modern Families and Communities in Transnational and Global Historical Perspective

International Conference at the Department of History and Cultural Studies, Freie Universität Berlin, on May 24 and 25, 2018

№ 106/2018 from May 18, 2018

A conference on “Emotion in Motion” will address the significance of emotions for societal transformation processes from a historical perspective. The conference will take place at the Department of History and Cultural Studies, Freie Universität Berlin, on May 24 and 25, 2018. The focus of the English-language conference will be on separations and long distances affected families during the early modern period. The conference will be officially opened by Prof. Dr. Claudia Jarzebowski, Freie Universität, and Prof. Margaret Hunt, University of Uppsala. It is open to the public. Registration is not required.

Emotions are dependent on time and place. Their feelings and perceptions are influenced by culture. Nowadays people separated from their families for a long time can keep in touch by phone and via the Internet. There were no such technical possibilities in early modern times, and global and transnational movements disrupted existing family communities. Participants attending the conference on “Emotion in Motion! Early Modern Families and Communities in Transnational and Global Historical Perspective” will examine historical phenomena such as the colonialization processes in the 17th and 18th centuries. The participants will discuss the influence of these processes on the structures and functions of families and other communities. The conference was organized jointly by Freie Universität and the University of Uppsala and received funding from the Margherita von Brentano Center.

Time and Location

  • Thursday, May 24, 2018, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., Room JK 26-140 (Silberlaube), Habelschwerdter Allee 45, 14195 Berlin; subway station: Dahlem-Dorf (U3)
  • Friday, May 25, 2018, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Room 2.2059 (Holzlaube), Fabeckstraße 23/25, 14195 Berlin; subway station: Dahlem-Dorf (U3)

Contact

Prof. Dr. Claudia Jarzebowski, Department of History and Cultural Studies, Freie Universität Berlin, Email: claudia.jarzebowski@fu-berlin.de

Program

http://www.geschkult.fu-berlin.de/e/fmi/institut/mitglieder/ressourcen/dokumente/Emotion-in-Motion.pdf