Hosted by Birmingham Research Institute for History and Cultures and the Centre for Reformation and Early Modern Studies, this conference will explore the relationship between land and ocean in the Early Modern period (c.1500 to c.1800).
The conference will explore the relationship between land and ocean in the Early Modern period (c.1500 to c.1800), examining the way in which oceans, once they were seen as a connecting space, became key to social, cultural, economic, and political relationships.