Historical Practice of Diversity

Dirk Hoerder teaches history at the University of Bremen and has taught at universities in Northamerica. He has completed a survey of worldwide migrations from the 11th to 20th century.

• Revising the Monocultural Nation-State Paradigm: An Introduction to Transcultural Perspectives; 1.Transcultural States, Nations, and People. Part I: Transcultural Pasts in the Mediterranean World and Transalpine Europe; 2.A Legendary Place of Encounter: The Convivencia of Moors, Jews, and Christians in Medieval Spain; 3.Religious Communities and Ethnic Groups under Imperial Sway: Ottoman and Habsburg Lands in Comparison; 4.National Movements and Imperial Ethnic Hegemonies in Austria, 1867-1918. Part II: Global Interconnections: Black Atlantic, Chinese Diaspora, White Empire; 5.The Black Atlantic in the Construction of the "Western" World: Alternative Approaches to the "Europeanization" of the Americas; 6.Chinese Diaspora in Occidental Societies: Canada and Europe; 7.Labor Diasporas in Comparative Perspective: Polish and Italian Migrants Workers in the Atlantic World between the 1870s and the 1920s; 8. Dialectics of Empire and Complexities of Culture: British Men in India, Indian Experiences of Britain. Part III: Cultural Belongings and Citizenship; 9.From State Constructions to Individual Opportunities: The Historical Development of Citizenship in Europe; 10.Place-Sensitive Citizenship: The Canadian Citizenship Regime until 1945; 11.The Diversification of Canadian Literature in English.