The Comparative Social and Cultural History Seminar at Cambridge is a fortnightly seminar which has been running for decades. This year's theme is exile, building upon the current interest in the transformative and dynamic nature of dislocation, dispersion, and mobility.
Elizabeth Evenden discusses the early modern perceptions of historical relations between Britain, Portugal, and Spain.
Professor Terpstra calls for an alternative history of the reformation, one which put the concerns with purification, expulsion, and exclusion at its heart. This opens up new avenues and moves the starting date of the reformation from 1517 to 1492.
Three key scholars working on the Ottoman empire discuss the impact of exile in its history.
Nil Palabiyik brings back to light the Greek figures who were active participants in Late Humanism.
What do the French Wars of Religion look like when we add the perspective of exile, both external and internal.
Marc Saperstein discusses the complexities of Jewish exile through the medium of poems.
Discussion of recent thinking about the history of exile, and prospect of future publications on the impact of exile on the creation of knowledge.
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