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History of the Americas & Transatlantic History

From an initial focus on North American history and the history of the transatlantic relations, the GHI has broadened the scope of its core research agenda to encompass the Americas as a whole. Its long engagement with the histories of the United States, Canada, and North American-European ties is the point of departure for its new initiatives in the history of the Americas. GHI-supported projects are exploring the myriad entanglements linking the societies of North America, Latin America, and the Caribbean to each other and societies across the globe. The interconnections of the Atlantic and Pacific worlds are focal point of the research program of the GHI’s Pacific Regional Office in Berkeley.

Photo Credit: Electronic Superhighway: Continental U.S., Alaska, Hawaii, 1995. © Nam June Paik Estate, SAAM. 

Team

Projects

German Heritage in Letters

German Heritage in Letters is a project to create a digital collection of German-language correspondence currently held in private hands, by archives, by special collection libraries, museums, and other institutions.

Politicizing Science: The Stem Cell Debates

Axel Jansen

Libertarian Welfare: The Concept of an Unconditional Basic Income in U.S. Public Debate and Policy, 1945-75

Axel Jansen

Land of Dollars: Money in the Minds of American Immigrants, 1870-1935

Atiba Pertilla

Connecting the Americas: Pan-Americanism, Mobility, and Knowledge

Mario Peters

Hazing: Violence and Elitism at US Colleges, 1850s-1930s

Raphael Rössel

Working with Chinese Hands: Extractivism, Development, and Worldmaking in Latin America (1840s-1920s)

Nino Vallen

Events & Conferences

Oct 21, 2024

Young Scholars Forum: Histories of Migration - Transatlantic and Global Perspectives

Eighth Annual Young Scholars Forum | Pacific Office of the GHI in Berkeley | Conveners: Isabel Richter (GHI Pacific Office Berkeley) and Benno Gammerl (European University Institute Florence)

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Publications

Bulletin 73 (Spring 2024)

Forum: Antisemitism and Sexualities

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Maximilian Klose

Why They Gave: CARE and American Aid for Germany after 1945

Transatlantische Historische Studien. Band 63. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner Verlag, 2024.

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Jan C. Jansen & Kirsten McKenzie, eds.

Mobility and Coercion in an Age of Wars and Revolutions

Publications of the German Historical Institute. Cambridge University Press, 2024.

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Bulletin 72 (Fall 2023)

Forum: The German Treatment of Soviet Prisoners of War During The Second World War

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Bulletin 70 (Fall 2022)

Forum: Rethinking Cross-Border Connections

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Anna Corsten

Unbequeme Erinnerer: Emigrierte Historiker in der westdeutschen und US-amerikanischen NS- und Holocaust-Forschung, 1945–1998

Transatlantische Historische Studien. Band 62. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner Verlag, 2022.

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Bulletin 69 (Fall 2021 & Spring 2022)

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Latest News

Prize

Franz Steiner Prize 2024

Deadline: September 15, 2024 | The Franz Steiner Verlag and the German Historical Institute Washington (GHI) award the Franz Steiner Prize in…

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New Publication

Spring 2024 Bulletin (73) issue published and available for download

The latest issue of the Bulletin is now available online for download as well as in print.

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Fellowship

2025 Gerald D. Feldman Travel Grants

Deadline: October 6, 2024 | The Max Weber Stiftung's Gerald D. Feldman Travel Grants provide funding up to 3 months travel funding for junior scholars…

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Video

Watch recording of our event "Voting Authoritarians into Power"

If you were unable to watch our event "Voting Authoritarians into Power" live, it is now available on our Vimeo channel.

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Watch recording of our event "Civil War – Isolationism – Trumpism: Challenges to Democracy in American History and Politics"

If you were unable to watch our event "Civil War – Isolationism – Trumpism: Challenges to Democracy in American History and Politics" live, it is now…

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