{"id":45214,"date":"2025-01-25T06:07:48","date_gmt":"2025-01-25T06:07:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/royalhistsoc.org\/?p=45214"},"modified":"2025-10-17T13:41:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T12:41:24","slug":"rhs-ghil-global-history-lecture-2025-raise-reuse-recycle-global-history-and-marine-salvage-in-the-nineteenth-and-early-twentieth-century","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/royalhistsoc.org\/rhs-ghil-global-history-lecture-2025-raise-reuse-recycle-global-history-and-marine-salvage-in-the-nineteenth-and-early-twentieth-century\/","title":{"rendered":"RHS \/ GHIL Global History Lecture 2025: ‘Raise, Reuse, Recycle: Global History and Marine Salvage in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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About the event<\/span><\/h3>\n

Oceans and seas have long been a focal point in historiography, particularly in the field of global history, which emphasises the connective power of these vast bodies of water.<\/p>\n

This focus naturally extends to the study of seafaring, shipbuilding, and maritime infrastructures. Yet while global history highlights oceanic linkages, it has also acknowledged the inherent dangers and uncertainties of seafaring, from the so-called Age of Exploration through to the twentieth century. Shipwrecks\u2014ranging from minor groundings to catastrophic maritime disasters \u2014have always played a central role in maritime history. Historians of this field have recognised the disruptive effects of these wrecks and have examined the development of maritime security and insurance systems designed to mitigate risks, safeguarding both passengers and investors alike.<\/p>\n

But what of the wrecked ship itself, its lost cargo, and the tragic fate of its crew? What about the environmental or navigational hazards posed by these wrecks? And what of the symbolic weight that many sunken ships carry? This talk turns the spotlight on marine salvage and its significance in global history. Salvage operations, as ancient as seafaring itself, primarily aim to recover valuable resources or clear hazardous wreckage. At times, they also seek to uncover the causes of maritime accidents or to retrieve vessels of particular symbolic importance. Salvage work is a complex endeavour, fraught with nautical, technical, environmental, and legal challenges. Studying this practice offers valuable insights into the intricate dynamics of global connections and disconnections\u2014insights this 2025 RHS \/ GHIL Global History Lecture aims to explore.<\/p>\n

Speaker<\/span><\/h3>\n

Roland Wenzlhuemer<\/strong> is Professor for Modern History at the University of Munich and one of the directors of the K\u00e4te Hamburger Research Centre global dis:connect. His research focuses on global and colonial history. He has conducted studies on nineteenth-century colonial export economies, the history of global communication networks, and the history of shipping.<\/p>\n

Listen to the lecture<\/span><\/h3>\n

An audio recording of ‘Raise, Reuse, Recycle: Global History and Marine Salvage in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century’<\/strong> is available here<\/strong><\/a> via the German Historical Institute, London’s podcast.<\/p>\n

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