German Historians' Day, University of Leipzig, Leipzig
Organisers: Verband der Historiker und Historikerinnen Deutschlands e.V.
Dr. Khalil Dahbi (Speaker), Dr. Thiago Prates (Speaker)
This presentation investigates the discourses produced by the radical left in the Maghreb and Latin America. Drawing on publications from Morocco, Tunisia, and Uruguay we analyse two main discursive dimensions: Mutual coverage, exploring representations that actors had of each other, and global level issues, focused on a topic of great significance to the left, the Vietnam War. We assess production contexts in a comparative fashion to highlight recurrences, similarities and differences in imaginaries, practices and theoretical frames. We hope this hints at a need for more complex explorations of the “Global” character of the radical left in the Long 1960s.