Patrick Manning is Andrew W. Mellon professor of World History at the University of Pittsburgh. He is a specialist in world history and African history. His current research addresses global historiography, early human history, migration in world history, the African diaspora, and the demography of African slavery.

Key publications include: P. Manning, (2003). Navigating world history. Historians create a global past. New York, Palgrave MacMillan; P. Manning, (2005). Migration in world history. New York and London, Routledge; P. Manning, (2006). "Homo sapiens populates the earth: A provisional synthesis, privileging linguistic evidence." Journal of World History 17(2): 115-158; P. Manning, (2006). "Cross-Community Migration: A Distinctive Human Pattern." Social Evolution and History 5(2): 24-54; J. Lucassen, L. Lucassen, and Patrick Manning, Eds. (2010). Migration History in World History. Multidisciplinary approaches. Leiden and Boston, Brill.

This masterclass gives four to five PhD students of the Posthumus Institute, working on a research project related to global history the opportunity to present their project and discuss their work with Manning without an audience. Depending on the stage of their research, participants can choose to present either a detailed research outline, a paper or a first draft of an article or a chapter of their dissertation. The texts will be circulated in advance.

The masterclass will take place at Leiden University. To apply, please send a short proposal (about 200 words) to Ariadne Schmidt as soon as possible, but no later than 1 September.