Non-European Approaches in European Academia: Strategies for De-Europeanizing Research

“Non-European Approaches in European Academia: Strategies for De-Europeanizing Research” which will take place on 16 April 2026 at the Tadeusz Manteuffel Institute of History, Polish Academy of Sciences (Rynek Starego Miasta 29/31, Warsaw). This event is organized within the framework of the project “Next Generation PhDs – Innovations” (BPI/STE/2024/1/00016/DEC/1), co-funded by the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA) under the STER program “Internationalization of Doctoral Schools.”

We are honored to welcome our guest speakers who will open the session with reflections and case studies on de-Europeanizing research practices:

1. Danai-Maria Kontou (Institute for Environmental Studies, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

2. Guillaume Candela (College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Cardiff University): Mapping Enslavement and Forced Labour in Colonial Paraguay: Using AI to Unveil Hidden Slavery Sites and Experiences.

3. Natalia Królikowska  (Faculty of History, University of Warsaw): The Human Landscape of the Black Sea–Caspian Region in European and Non-European Sources from the Early Modern Period.

4. Torsten dos Santos Arnold (Faculty of History, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen): Voyages of „Discoveries“ -  Europe and South East Asia in the Early Modern World

5. Miguel Bandeira (Department of History, European Studies, Archaeology, and Arts, University of Coimbra) - With, Along, Against? The Politics of Method in Colonial Archives”

Following the invited talks, you will present your research projects. Each doctoral presentation should last around 20-25 minutes.

Organizer:

Dr Agata Błoch