Past Associated Fellows 2021 Archive - global dis:connect

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In Past Associated Fellows 2021

Nathan McDonald

Nathan MacDonald was a short-term fellow in global history at global dis:connect. Nathan is professor of the interpretation of the Old Testament at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of St John’s College. Nathan joined global dis:connect funded by the Munich Centre for Global History.

Project

At global dis:connect, he worked on the transformations that occurred to the Jerusalem priesthood and its rituals as the small kingdom of Judah experienced dramatic changes during the late first millennium.

Contact

Click HERE to mail Nathan and HERE for a list of his publications.

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11 March 2025

In Past Associated Fellows 2021

Bernhard Schär

Bernhard joined global dis:connect as an ERC Marie Curie fellow.

European Mercenaries in the Dutch Empire. A connected History of Imperial Europe and Colonial Indonesia, c. 1800-1900

Find out more about the workshop Bernard organized during his fellowship together with Mikko Toivanen.

Contact

Click HERE to mail Bernhard and HERE for a list of his publications.

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11 March 2025

In Past Associated Fellows 2021

Mikko Tovianen

Mikko Toivanen joined global dis:connect funded by the Osk. Huttunen Foundation.

Staging a Colonial Capital: The Construction of Public Space in Singapore and Batavia through Spectacle and Ceremony, 1845-1870

The project examines the development of urban culture and ceremonial use of public space in Southeast Asia in the late 19th century, while seeking to address contemporary debates about imperial legacies in postcolonial urban landscapes.

Find out more about the workshop Mikko organized during his fellowship together with Bernhard Schär.

Contact

Click HERE to mail Mikko and HERE for a list of his publications.

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11 March 2025