Global Revolution(s) in the Long 1960s
Connected Histories of Decolonisation, Third Worldism, and the New Radical Left

Seminar series 2026-2027

The GLOBALREV seminar series will produce a comprehensive map of the connected histories of decolonisation, Third Worldism, and the New Radical Left in Western Europe. Its main hypothesis is that Third Worldism had a defining impact on the new political cultures that flourished during the long 1960s (mid-1950s to mid-1970s), associating a renewed anti-fascism with anti-colonial struggles and a brand new theorisation of feminism. Moving beyond standard histories of political parties or international relations, GLOBALREV aims at addressing the ‘cultural history of politics’ in a global perspective, encompassing local, national and transnational events, actors and networks.

Progetti di ricerca di Ateneo (PI Andrea Brazzoduro)

https://www.unior.it/it/eventi/global-revolutions-long-1960s-seminar-series-2026-2027

Università di Napoli L’Orientale – Dipartimento di scienze umane e sociali

21 April, 12:30-2:30pm – Aula 2.1
Luca Peretti (Cambridge)
La battaglia di Algeri e il cinema anticoloniale italiano: micro e macrostorie

4 May 2026, 12:30-2:30pm – Aula dottorato
Sune Haugbolle (Roskilde)
The European New Left and the Emergence of Palestine Solidarity in the Long 1960s
(In collaborazione con il Seminario permanente Global Palestine)

12 May 2026, 12:30-2:30pm – Aula dottorato
Damiano Matasci (Genève)
I ‘Settanta sovversivi’ dell’attivismo educativo. Il Consiglio ecumenico delle Chiese, la decolonizzazione e la genesi dell’antirazzismo globale

Teams link: contattare andrea.brazzoduro@unior.it

Nell’ambito dei corsi di
Storia sociale (prof Andrea Brazzoduro)
Storia contemporanea (prof Alessandra Gissi)

Progetto in collaborazione con
University of Cambridge – Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics
Centro Nazionale delle Ricerche – Istituto di studi sul Mediterraneo