Dear Colleagues,

Please join the Transnational Approaches to Modern Europe Workshop next Wednesday, February 23rd from 4:30-6:00 pm CST for our fourth session of Winter Quarter 2022. We are excited to have Ben Van Zee, PhD candidate in the History Department, who will be presenting his paper, “The Polish Peasants and ‘The White Man’s Burden’: The Scramble for Africa, The Polish Struggle for Independence, and the ‘Standard of Civilization’ in International Law, 1795- 1885.” Sarath Pillai, PhD Candidate in the History Department, will serve as the respondent.

Ben’s paper is available on the TAMEW Canvas page, as well as on our website under the heading “Current Paper” (Password: HopeFranklin). Should you have any difficulties in accessing the paper, please contact us at either ehoffenberg@uchicago.edu or mradams@uchicago.edu.

Our meeting this week will be held over Zoom. The meeting link will be provided via our listserv and Canvas page. If you are interested in attending but are not subscribed to the workshop’s email list or Canvas page, please contact us over email.

We’re looking forward to seeing everyone Wednesday!

Kind regards,

Madeline Adams and Elena Hoffenberg