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Welcome to the Scottish Centre for Global History at the University of Dundee
The Scottish Centre for Global History brings together members of the School of Humanities and other academic schools at the University of Dundee with interests in the development of Global History. Our interests span the globe from India to South America, from Canada to South Africa and range from the sixteenth to the twentieth century.
The painting above shows a Hindu princess committing suttee against the wishes of the Emperor Akbar but with his reluctant consent. 18th century By: Mohammad Rizā Naw’ī. Credit: Wellcome Library, London. Wellcome Images, images@wellcome.ac.uk, http://wellcomeimages.org
Featured News
- Global History research Seminar: 19th February
On Wednesday 19th February at 4.30pm, Dr Samiksha Sehrawat (Newcastle Uni) will speak on:
‘Writing histories of the globalization of biomedicine: Colonial hospitals and their legacies for the Global South‘
Fairlie Room, Main Library 4.30-6pm. All welcome
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