Microhistory

In this interview, Carlo Ginzburg discusses the formation of microhistory and its methods. Reflecting on a lifetime of historical research, he considers philology and the practice of slow reading, generalisation, case studies, and the relationship between history, narrative and literature.
Felestine Square in Tehran and its monument have long served as a stage for state-organised demonstrations against Israel. Through the histories surrounding the monument and the shifting relationship between Iran and Palestine, Behzad Khosravi Noori asks how meaningful solidarity with Palestine can be articulated without reproducing the propaganda of another regime.