The Hispanic-Anglosphere …
A research network of scholars and non-academic partners from all around the world who are tracing curious and long-enduring entanglements of the global Hispanic and Anglo worlds, particularly in relation to the British Isles (Cornwall, England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man)
Reminder: The Birth of Primary Schooling in Chile (online event / Wednesday)
Just a quick reminder that you are warmly invited to attend the following online event organized by the Modern History Research Centre at Winchester:
Date: Wednesday 2nd March, 16:30 (UK time); 13:30 (Chile)
Location: online (join by clicking this Teams link)
“The Birth of Primary Schooling in Chile: the role of the Hispanic-Anglosphere”
Speaker: Dr Andrés Baeza Ruz (Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Chile)
This talk will trace the origins of primary schooling in Chile focusing on the interplay between the State and the society at large in the provision of education. It will argue that despite the prominent role played by the State in running elite-oriented institutions as a legacy of Spanish educational policy, its role in providing elementary education for all children was weak, mainly because it relied on non-state actors (parishes, religious orders, priests, cabildos and philanthropic societies). The Monitorial system of education developed in the British Isles and adopted in Chile in 1821 provided a new organization for a pre-existent reality. Its modus-operandi of establishing, running, and funding schools on the grounds of philanthropy fitted well in a context where local communities were accustomed to being co-opted and often forcedto cooperate in the provision of education. The discussion will draw from recently published work of the international research network ‘The Hispanic-Anglosphere: transnational networks, global communities (late 18th-20th centuries)’ funded by the AHRC and the University of Winchester in partnership with the National Trust Tyntesfield. It will also be the inaugural activity of the Chilean chapter of this international research network based the Centro de Estudios Americanos (Center of American Studies) of the Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (Chile).
Dr Andrés Baeza Ruz is Assistant Professor at the Department of History and Social Sciences (Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Chile). He holds a PhD in Latin American History from the University of Bristol and was Postdoctoral Research Fellow on transnational education at the Institute of History of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. His book Contacts, Collisions and Relationships: Britons and Chileans in the Independence Era, 1806-1831 was published by Liverpool University Press in 2019.
Chair and discussant: Dr Graciela Iglesias-Rogers (University of Winchester).
This event is free and open to the public
For more information on the event, please email mhrc@winchester.ac.uk
Talk: The Birth of Primary Schooling in Chile / 2 March (online)
We are delighted to announce that our international research network has now a Chilean chapter at the Centro de Estudios Americanos (Center of American Studies) of the Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (Chile). To mark the occasion, we are warmly inviting you to attend the following online event organized by the Modern History Research Centre at Winchester:
Date: Wednesday 2nd March, 16:30-18:00 (UK time) 13:30-15:00 (Chile time)
Location: online (join by clicking this Teams link)
“The Birth of Primary Schooling in Chile: the role of the Hispanic-Anglosphere”
Speaker: Dr Andrés Baeza Ruz (Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Chile)
This talk will trace the origins of primary schooling in Chile focusing on the interplay between the State and the society at large in the provision of education. It will argue that despite the prominent role played by the State in running elite-oriented institutions as a legacy of Spanish educational policy, its role in providing elementary education for all children was weak, mainly because it relied on non-state actors (parishes, religious orders, priests, cabildos and philanthropic societies). The Monitorial system of education developed in the British Isles and adopted in Chile in 1821 provided a new organization for a pre-existent reality. Its modus-operandi of establishing, running, and funding schools on the grounds of philanthropy fitted well in a context where local communities were accustomed to being co-opted and often forcedto cooperate in the provision of education. The discussion will draw from recently published work of the international research network ‘The Hispanic-Anglosphere: transnational networks, global communities (late 18th-20th centuries)’ funded by the AHRC and the University of Winchester in partnership with the National Trust Tyntesfield. It will also be the inaugural activity of the Chilean chapter of this international research network based the Centro de Estudios Americanos (Center of American Studies) of the Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (Chile).
Dr Andrés Baeza Ruz is Assistant Professor at the Department of History and Social Sciences (Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Chile). He holds a PhD in Latin American History from the University of Bristol and was Postdoctoral Research Fellow on transnational education at the Institute of History of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. His book Contacts, Collisions and Relationships: Britons and Chileans in the Independence Era, 1806-1831 was published by Liverpool University Press in 2019.
Chair and discussant: Dr Graciela Iglesias-Rogers (University of Winchester).
This event is free and open to the public
For more information on the event, please email mhrc@winchester.ac.uk
Video: Pandemics and global entrepreneurship
If you missed the talk ‘Pandemics and global entrepreneurship: a case from the Hispanic-Anglosphere’ by Dr Graciela Iglesias-Rogers followed by a Q&A session (17th November 2021), here is the full video. This was the first hybrid event organized by the Modern History Research Centre of the University of Winchester.
For more information on the Modern History Research Centre, visit their page (click on the image):
TOMORROW: Pandemics and global entrepreneurship
Just a quick reminder ot the hybrid event below organized by the Modern History Research Centre (MHRC) at the University of Winchester(MHRC).
Wednesday 17th November, 16:30-18:00 (UK time)
Pandemics and global entrepreneurship: a case from the Hispanic-Anglosphere
Speaker: Dr Graciela Iglesias-Rogers (University of Winchester)
St. Alphege Building (SAB) 004,
King Alfred Quarter, University of Winchester
To attend online click this link: Join conversation (microsoft.com)
As we grappled with the implications of the Covid-19 crisis on the global economy, it seems natural to turn to the past in search of clues and answers. This talk will explore the role played by pandemics in shaping the destiny of a man once described as ‘the richest commoner in England’ and the company that he directed: William ‘Guillermo’ Gibbs (1790–1875). Particular attention will be paid to his formative years in Spain and the measures he undertook hand-in-hand with his brother George Henry Gibbs to transform the family company Antony Gibbs & Sons into a global commercial powerhouse with permanent agents in Europe and the Americas – all before acquiring a spectacular country house near Bristol, Tyntesfield, now under the care of the National Trust. The discussion will be a follow up to one of the chapters in the recently published book Graciela Iglesias-Rogers, ed. The Hispanic-Anglosphere from the Eighteenth to the Twentieth Century – An Introduction (New York and London: Routledge, 2021) that emanated from the work of the international research network ‘The Hispanic-Anglosphere: transnational networks, global communities (late 18th-20th centuries)’ funded by the AHRC and the University of Winchester in partnership with the National Trust Tyntesfield.
Chair and discussant: Professor Chris Aldous (University of Winchester).
This event is free and open to the public
For more information about the MHRC, please contact Professor Chris Aldous and/or Dr Graciela Iglesias-Rogers at MHRC@winchester.ac.uk
Talk: Pandemics and global entrepreneurship
You are all most cordially invited to attend this event organized by the Modern History Research Centre (MHRC) of the University of Winchester. It will take place both in campus and online. The talk will be in English, the Q&A in both English and Spanish.
Wednesday 17th November, 16:30-18:00 (UK time)
Pandemics and global entrepreneurship: a case from the Hispanic-Anglosphere
Speaker: Dr Graciela Iglesias-Rogers (University of Winchester)
St. Alphege Building (SAB) 004,
King Alfred Quarter, University of Winchester
To attend online click this link: Join conversation (microsoft.com)
As we grappled with the implications of the Covid-19 crisis on the global economy, it seems natural to turn to the past in search of clues and answers. This talk will explore the role played by pandemics in shaping the destiny of a man once described as ‘the richest commoner in England’ and the company that he directed: William ‘Guillermo’ Gibbs (1790–1875). Particular attention will be paid to his formative years in Spain and the measures he undertook hand-in-hand with his brother George Henry Gibbs to transform the family company Antony Gibbs & Sons into a global commercial powerhouse with permanent agents in Europe and the Americas – all before acquiring a spectacular country house near Bristol, Tyntesfield, now under the care of the National Trust. The discussion will be a follow up to one of the chapters in the recently published book Graciela Iglesias-Rogers, ed. The Hispanic-Anglosphere from the Eighteenth to the Twentieth Century – An Introduction (New York and London: Routledge, 2021) that emanated from the work of the international research network ‘The Hispanic-Anglosphere: transnational networks, global communities (late 18th-20th centuries)’ funded by the AHRC and the University of Winchester in partnership with the National Trust Tyntesfield.
Chair and discussant: Professor Chris Aldous (University of Winchester).
This event is free and open to the public
For more information about the MHRC, please contact Professor Chris Aldous (Chris.Aldous@winchester.ac.uk) and/or Dr Graciela Iglesias-Rogers (g.iglesiasrogers@winchester.ac.uk).
CFP: Political mistrust and global pandemics
We are organizing a panel addressing the theme of the Society of Latin American Studies conference (SLAS, Bath, 21-22 April 2022) “Political mistrust and global pandemics” – from a historical perspective. We welcome original proposals on any topic or theme relating to the past and relevant to any point of the global Hispanic world (i.e. Spain, Spanish America including Hispanic US, Spanish Asia, Spanish Africa, etc) and particularly to the Hispanic-Anglosphere. For example, the Balmis expedition to inoculate the global Hispanic world with the smallpox vaccine developed by English physician Edward Jenner amid the Napoleonic wars; the rise of the trade on quinine during the Latin American wars of independence; politics and cholera epidemics in the nineteenth century, etc.
We have already three speakers and a discussant (Prof. Matthew Brown) in the panel, but we would like to hear more voices so if you want to join us, just email a title of your proposed paper with a few explanatory lines to hispanicanglosphere@gmail.com before Tuesday 28th September. We welcome papers in English and Spanish. Please make sure to also include the following information: preferred presentation format (in person and/or virtual), your full name, institutional affiliation and email address. Please feel free to include your preferred pronouns, as well.
New: John Parish Robertson (1792-1843)
Check the biography of John Parish Robertson (1792-1843), political agent, writer, and merchant. Scottish by birth, Robertson developed a wide web of interests in Argentina, Chile, Peru, and was among the first traders to operate in post-revolutionary Paraguay.
This entry is the latest addition to our list of Individuals where we have so far identified 96 key men and women who operated and/or contributed to the Hispanic-Anglosphere and where we are aiming to provide evidence-based, peer-reviewed biographical information such as this text prepared by a new member of our international research network Dr Alex Middleton.
Enjoy!
The Hispanic-Anglosphere @ Chile / video and report available
If you missed the Zoom talk about the Hispanic-Anglosphere and the recently published book The Hispanic-Anglosphere from the Eighteenth to the Twentieth Century – An Introduction (New York and London: Routledge, 2021) at the Centro de Estudios Americanos (Centre of American Studies) of the Universidad Adolfo Ibañez in Chile last month, you can now watch the whole event and/or read a very good report produced in Spanish by the team of Noticias UAI.
The video of the event is available below and also through this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVIVmpEGots
The Hispanic-Anglosphere @ Chile TOMORROW
A quick reminder of the Zoom talk about the Hispanic-Anglosphere and the recently published book The Hispanic-Anglosphere from the Eighteenth to the Twentieth Century – An Introduction (New York and London: Routledge, 2021) at the Centro de Estudios Americanos (Centre of American Studies) of the Universidad Adolfo Ibañez in Chile TOMORROW at 11 am (Chile time), 16:00 pm (British Isles time), 17:00 pm (mainland Europe).
Dr Manuel Llorca-Jaña and Dr Graciela Iglesias-Rogers will share the panel. All are very welcomed to join us. You just need to register here in advance to receive the Zoom link on the day: https://mkg.uai.cl/postgrados-nuevo/charlas/hispanic-anglosphere-reflexiones/page/contact?utm_source=BaseInterna&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Charla&utm_term=Julio_2021
You´ll find further details below and in this webpage (in Spanish): https://pro-bee-beepro-messages.s3.amazonaws.com/65016/40311/1104626/6282245.html
The initial conversation will be in Spanish, but the Q&A will be in both Spanish and English.
Talk: The Hispanic-Anglosphere @ Chile on Thursday
A quick reminder that our colleague Dr Andrés Baeza Ruz has organized a Zoom talk about the Hispanic-Anglosphere and the recently published book The Hispanic-Anglosphere from the Eighteenth to the Twentieth Century – An Introduction (New York and London: Routledge, 2021) at the Centro de Estudios Americanos (Centre of American Studies) of the Universidad Adolfo Ibañez in Chile.
It will take place on Thursday at 11 am (Chile time), 16:00 pm (British Isles time), 17:00 pm (mainland Europe). Dr Manuel Llorca-Jaña and Dr Graciela Iglesias-Rogers will share the panel. All are very welcomed to join us. You just need to register here in advance to receive the Zoom link on the day: https://mkg.uai.cl/postgrados-nuevo/charlas/hispanic-anglosphere-reflexiones/page/contact?utm_source=BaseInterna&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Charla&utm_term=Julio_2021
You´ll find further details below and in this webpage (in Spanish): https://pro-bee-beepro-messages.s3.amazonaws.com/65016/40311/1104626/6282245.html
The initial conversation will be in Spanish, but the Q&A will be in both Spanish and English.
Talk: The Hispanic-Anglosphere @ Chile / Thursday 8th July
Our colleague Dr Andrés Baeza Ruz has organized a Zoom talk about the Hispanic-Anglosphere and the recently published book The Hispanic-Anglosphere from the Eighteenth to the Twentieth Century – An Introduction (New York and London: Routledge, 2021) at the Centro de Estudios Americanos (Centre of American Studies) of the Universidad Adolfo Ibañez in Chile.
It will take place on Thursday 8th July at 11 am (Chile time), 16:00 pm (British Isles time), 17:00 pm (mainland Europe). Dr Manuel Llorca-Jaña and Dr Graciela Iglesias-Rogers will share the panel. All are very welcomed to join us. You just need to register here in advance to receive the Zoom link on the day: https://mkg.uai.cl/postgrados-nuevo/charlas/hispanic-anglosphere-reflexiones/page/contact?utm_source=BaseInterna&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Charla&utm_term=Julio_2021
You´ll find further details below and in this webpage (in Spanish): https://pro-bee-beepro-messages.s3.amazonaws.com/65016/40311/1104626/6282245.html .
The initial conversation will be in Spanish, but the Q&A will be in both Spanish and English.
Blog @ UKLAH
If you want a quick overview of the book The Hispanic-Anglosphere from the Eighteenth to the Twentieth Century – An Introduction, ed. Graciela Iglesias-Rogers (London and New York: Routledge, 2021) don’t miss the blog published in the online platform of the United Kingdom Latin American History Network (UKLAH): https://uklah.wordpress.com/2021/05/18/uklah-blog-post-12-graciela-iglesias-rogers-on-the-hispanic-anglosphere/
The UKLAH’s mission is to raise the profile of Latin American history in the UK, “moving it from the neglected margins to its rightful place in dialogue with and as an integral part of the mainstream of historical debate in classrooms, institutions and the media”.
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