Areas and Disciplines: Lessons from Internationalization Initiatives in the Humanities and Social Sciences in Germany

In Germany, academia has undergone substantial processes of reform and internationalization which have affected the humanities, social sciences and area studies in particular ways. As a result of those processes, concepts such as transregional studies, comparative area studies, global studies and postcolonial perspectives have become more prominent in the humanities and social sciences. Although some of these notions are often used interchangeably, the terminological plurality indicates divergent views of how to conceptualize research and teaching perspectives beyond static national or cultural frames.
It is by convening this conference that the Max Weber Stiftung - Deutsche Geistes-wissenschaftliche Institute im Ausland and the FORUM TRANSREGIONALE STUDIEN seek to readdress the status of the humanities and social sciences in an increasingly globalized academic landscape.

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http://www.forum-transregionale-studien.de/de/forum/veranstaltungen/konferenzen/2013-areas-and-disciplines.html