Harvard International and Global History Seminar
This seminar is open to the public.
The Harvard International & Global History Seminar (HIGHS) is a forum for cutting-edge work in the fields of international and global history.
The seminar, organized at the Department of History and generously supported by the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, has met several times each term on Wednesday afternoons since 2003.
Chairs
David R. Armitage
armitage@fas.harvard.eduFaculty Associate; Harvard Academy Senior Scholar.
Lloyd C. Blankfein Professor of History, Department of History; Chair, Committee on Degrees in Social Studies, Harvard University.
Research interests: History of international law and international relations theory; colonialism and political theory; oceanic history; civil war; and treaties.
Erez Manela
manela@fas.harvard.eduActing Center Director (2025–2026); Director, Graduate Student Programs; Executive Committee; Steering Committee; Faculty Associate.
Francis Lee Higginson Professor of History, Department of History, Harvard University.
Research interests: International history; evolution of international society; US foreign relations; modern Middle East; modern East Asia; and international and global health.
