This public panel is part of a workshop hosted by Bo Strath, John Noyes & Dominic Sachsenmaier. It will discuss some of the major themes, contours, contexts, interventions, challenges, or potential pitfalls of the humanities understood as a planetary endeavor. The two panels (about one hour each) will be broadcast on youtube livestream.

Part One: June 24th, 16.00-17.15 Central European Time

Chair: Selcuk Esenbel (Bogazici University)

– Dipesh Chakrabarty (University of Chicago)
– Rochona Majumdar (University of Chicago)
– Walter Mignolo (Duke University)
– Henning Trüper (Free University Berlin)
– Achille Mbembe (University of the Witwatersrand)

Livestream: https://youtu.be/ugLel0HrieA

Part Two: June 25h, 9.00-10.15 am Central European Time

Chair: Dominic Sachsenmaier (Göttingen University)

– Wang Hui (Tsinghua University)
– Selcuk Esenbel (Bogazici University)
– Nkatha Kabira (University of Nairobi)
– Hsiung Ping-Chen (Academia Sinica)
– Premesh Lalu (University of the Western Cape)

Livestream: http://youtu.be/rmUbJfWL5HQ