IHS Roundtable: 500 Years Since the First Circumnavigation of the World

2021 marks 500 years since Ferdinand Magellan’s circumnavigation of the planet. Is there anything to “commemorate”? The date does mark a major event in global history that we ignore at our peril. Presented by the Institute of Historical Studies, this roundtable discussion seeks to elucidate the ways that circumnavigation transformed the world and why it demands attention.

An interdisciplinary panel of historians will explore how Magellan's route across the Pacific radicalized ideas about global oceanic space. Panelists will examine the resulting geopolitical transformations and their impact in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas.

Featured Panelists:
Dr. Daniel B. Domingues da Silva
Associate professor of history at Rice University
"Slavery and the Slave Trade since Magellan"

Dr. Alida Metcalf
Harris Masterson, Jr., professor of history at Rice University
"Magellan, the Circumnavigation, and Maps"

Dr. Mark Ravina
Professor of history and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Chair in Japanese Studies at UT Austin
"Explorer or Invader? Magellan as Seen from Japan"

Moderator:
Dr. Jorge Cañizares-Esguerra
Alice Drysdale Sheffield Professor of History and Director of the Institute of Historical Studies 2021-2023 at UT Austin

This event will take place in a hybrid format, both in person and virtual:

• In-person seating is limited at Hotel Ella, 1900 Rio Grande St.
  RSVP required: cmeador@austin.utexas.edu.
• To attend virtually via Zoom, please register to receive the access link.