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SUMMARY:The Black Sea in Trans-Imperial and Trans-National History
DESCRIPTION:As a zone of contact between the Russian and Ottoman Empires\, 
 the Black Sea representsa primesubject of historical research. People\,
  goods\,commodities\, and ideastraveled and circulated easily through net
 works along the shores and across the sea. During the nineteenthcentury\
 , mutual interactions between port cities and regions intensified yet aga
 in\, both in quantitative and qualitative terms. This was duein partto n
 ew technologiesand the onset ofthe steamshipage\, whichheralded reduced t
 ravel timesand shorterroutes.We would like to usethisworkshop as an oppro
 tunityto approach the modern history of the Black Sea regionfromdifferent
  perspectives. Main topics include\\r\\nThe ambivalences inherent in a t
 ransnational zone of contact that was simultaneouslydominated by interi
 mperial competitionThe cultural effects ofeconomic integration inthe Bla
 ck Sea regionThe possible applicability of new methodological or theoretic
 al approaches to thestudy of the region’seconomic\, social and cultural 
 history.
X-ALT-DESC:As a zone of contact between the Russian and Ottoman Empires\, t
 he Black Sea&nbsp\;representsa&nbsp\;primesubject of historical research.&
 nbsp\;People\, goods\,commodities\, and ideastraveled and circulated&nbsp\
 ;easily through networks&nbsp\;along the shores and across the sea. During
  the&nbsp\;nineteenthcentury\, mutual interactions between port cities and
  regions intensified&nbsp\;yet again\,&nbsp\;both in quantitative and qual
 itative&nbsp\;terms. This was duein partto new technologiesand the onset o
 fthe steamshipage\, whichheralded&nbsp\;reduced travel timesand shorterrou
 tes.We would like to usethisworkshop&nbsp\;as an opprotunityto approach th
 e&nbsp\;modern history of the Black Sea regionfromdifferent perspectives. 
 Main topics include\n<ul><li>The ambivalences&nbsp\;inherent in&nbsp\;a tr
 ansnational&nbsp\;zone of&nbsp\;contact&nbsp\;that was simultaneouslydomin
 ated by interimperial&nbsp\;competition</li><li>The cultural effects ofeco
 nomic integration&nbsp\;inthe Black Sea region</li><li>The possible applic
 ability of new methodological or theoretical approaches to thestudy of the
  region’seconomic\, social and cultural history.</li></ul>
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