Revisiting 1968 and the Global Sixties

As the fiftieth anniversary of 1968 approaches, this international conference reassesses the global causes, themes, forms, and legacies of that tumultuous period. Topics range from the economy, decolonization, and higher education, to forms of protest, transnational relations, and the politics of memory, with a main focus on Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe. The conference balances the local/regional, as well as national causes and manifestations of the sixties with transnational and intellectual linkages, and debates how structural similarities and postwar conjunctural trends triggered potentially similar or different responses. Image: Students at Lovanium Univesity (Kinshasa) commemorating the second anniversary of the massacre of June 4 1969 (Image courtesy of Alexandre Luba Ntambo) (REVISION - LISA) As the fiftieth anniversary of 1968 approaches, this international conference reassesses the global causes, themes, forms, and legacies of that tumultuous period. The topics range from the economy, decolonization, and higher education to forms of protest, transnational relations, and the politics of memory with the main focus being on Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe. The conference seeks to balance the local/regional as well as national causes and manifestations of the sixties with the transnational and intellectual linkages (such as transmission of knowledge via media, tourism, student exchanges, migrant/guest workers, etc.) and debate how structural similarities and postwar conjunctural trends potentially triggered potentially similar or different responses. Image: Students at Lovanium Univesity (Kinshasa) commemorating the second anniversary of the massacre of June 4 1969 (Image courtesy of Alexandre Luba Ntambo) (ORIGINAL) Convened by

• Jian Chen, Distinguished Global Network Professor of History, NYU Shanghai
• Mary Nolan, Professor Emerita of History, NYU New York
• Joanna Waley-Cohen, Julius Silver Professor of History and Provost, NYU Shanghai
• Marilyn Young, XE: Experimental Humanities & Social Engagement
• Masha Kirasirova, Faculty Fellow in Arts and Humanities, NYUAD
• Martin Klimke, Vice Provost for Academic Policies and Governance, Program Head/Associate Professor of History, NYU Abu Dhabi

Hosted by

• NYU Abu Dhabi Institute