PAN-MOVEMENTS, REGENERATION AND MODERNITY

The convenors are delighted to announce the upcoming conference “Pan-Movements, Regeneration, and Modernity,” which will take place at the University of Ghent, Camelot Room (3.30) on October 29th, From 9:00 to 17:30. The conference is co-organised by Ghent University and the University of Lisbon and is financed by a grant from the Flemish Research Fund FWO.

The conference investigates the global development of pan-movements from the late nineteenth century to the interwar period, including pan-Africanism, pan-Asianism, pan-Europeanism, pan-Islamism, pan-Latinism, and pan-Slavism. These movements aimed to shape communities beyond the borders of individual nation-states, comprising individuals of different nationalities who allegedly shared a common history, race, religion, and needed to engage in a common historical mission. Building on recent scholarship across various pan-ideologies, the conference will examine how localized pan-movements contributed to a global discourse on regeneration and identity in modernity. Scholars from diverse disciplines will discuss the intersections between (trans)nationalism, (anti-)imperialism, and globalization, investigating how pan-movements attempted to redefine identities in a rapidly changing world.

Entrance is free. You can also attend the conference online via Teams. To receive the meeting link and consult the program, please contact the organisers: Francesco.Campagnola[at]edu.ulisboa.pt