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Staff Review and Development (Academic)
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Name: Hanna Hodacs
Position: Research Fellow (on “Europe’s Asian Centuries. Trading Eurasia 16001830” and “Social Mobility and the Mobility of Science – Swedish naturalists in
London 1760-1810”*)
Reviewer’s name: Giorgio Riello
Date of previous review: Last annual review 15th of March 2012, have also had
reviews with Maxine in June and December 2012
Date of review: 6th of March 2013
*) Note in 2011 and 2012 I divided my time between the Warwick project (60%) and my Stockholm project (40%).
Due to sickness/recovery from operations I was off work for 4.5 months in 2011 and one month in 2012. In 2013 I will
work 80% on the Warwick project and 20% on the Stockholm project. In 2014 I will work exclusively on the Warwick
project up until August 2014. After August 2014 I will work full time on the Swedish project for approximately a year.
Once your reviewer (who will be a senior member of your department) has contacted you to
arrange a meeting, you should complete Part 1 of this form. If your reviewer has highlighted
any issues that they wish to discuss then you may find it helpful to bear these in mind when
completing the form.
You should pass a copy of the completed form to your reviewer at least a week before your
meeting, along with an up-to-date CV, highlight changes/additions from your previous CV
(ideally use the University’s standard format, see the document ‘CV Guidelines’ at:
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/humanresources/newpolicies/academic_promotions).
You may wish to include an additional summary of various activities that would not normally
feature on your CV, e.g. academic visits, grants applied for (even if not awarded – you can
access this information from RSS) administrative duties, new collaborations that have not yet
resulted in publications, etc. This is your opportunity to inform your head of department (via
your reviewer) about all aspects of your work over the past year.
The factual information provided by your CV and the more subjective comments you can give
on this form will provide the basis for your subsequent discussion.
Just as you have the opportunity to highlight any issues that you would particularly like to
discuss, you should expect to hear briefly from your reviewer at least three working days in
advance of the meeting about any issues that they would like to raise.
At the end of your meeting you and your reviewer should write and agree a short summary of
your discussion and list any matters that may need further attention. These might include
preferences and requests for the coming year and should be recorded on Part 2.
Include any identified development needs in Part 2. It will be your personal record and can be
retained to inform the following year’s review.
Page 1 of 8
The form will be passed to your head of department and retained in your confidential file.
PART 1
You should complete this section and pass the whole form to your reviewer at least
seven days before your meeting, along with an up-to-date CV. This information,
along with your responses to the questions that follow, will allow for an informed and
wide-ranging review discussion.
TAKING STOCK
Summarise your plans and aspirations as expressed in your previous review.
If this is your first review, please summarise your main areas of activity over the year.
In my previous annual review I mentioned plans for papers I was working on (or
planning) in 2012. The topic of these papers were: colours of Chinese silk;
auctions/public sales, merchant network, information exchange, understanding of
qualities and types of tea, a survey article. I also discussed plans for papers for my
Swedish project on global knowledge and Swedish naturalists in London. I also
mentioned plans to visit the National Archive in Stockholm (Riksarkivet). The report
also included a very first draft of a book proposal.
How did what you accomplished last year compare to these plans and
aspirations?
What went well, and what went less well?
My colour/silk research has progressed most. I have presented papers at four
occasions:
 Global colours: Theories, Materials and Colouring Agents in Global History,
Warwick, April 2012.
 Innovation before the Modern. Cloth and Clothing in the Earl Modern World,
Nordiska Museet, Stockholm, September 2012.
 Comparative Histories of Asia Seminar, IHR, London, November 2012
(together with Maxine Berg).
 Global perspective on colours. Symposium at the Royal College of Art,
February 2013.
The paper has evolved in several different ways, first of all a wider range of primary
material has been included (it now covers 20 years of sale catalogue material from
the Swedish East India Company, which Sheila Holmes has helped me compile). I
have also started to compare who bought tea with who bought silk. The last version
of the paper (presented at the RCA recently) included an analysis of Swedish dye
handbooks from the 18th century and discussions of domestic versus exotic dye
material and textiles mediums, and ultimately a discussion of 18th century political
economy and natural history. I found this turn very interesting since it allows me to
think about the immaterial impact of the goods from the East on Swedish
consumption and production.
All in all I think I am quite ready to start writing the silk chapter for the book
(see book proposal, chapter 4). In order to turn this paper into a chapter for the book
I need to do some more work in the Danish archives on the silk import to
Copenhagen. I am planning to visit the Danish archive in mid-April (for three days).
So far my work on auctions/public sales, merchant networks and tea qualities has
resulted in one paper, written together with Leos Müller, and presented at the Goods
from the East Conference in Venice in January.
 “The European market for teas and the Swedish East India Company, c.
1730-1760” (together with Leos Müller), Goods from the East Conference,
Venice, January 2013.
Part of this paper is going into the edited volume/conference proceeding (a
substantially shortened version). Part of it is going into chapter 3 (on the import and
re-export of tea to and from Scandinavia) and part of it is going into Chapter 2 (on
auction and merchant networks).
More work on the Danish material, establishing what teas the Danish company
imported is needed, again something I will start in April, after my visit to Rigsarkivet in
Copenhagen.
My work on my Swedish project has resulted in two papers presented at two
conferences/workshops:
 Linnaean Worlds: Global Scientific Practice during the Great Divergence,
1750-1850, Pittsburgh, 2012.
 A Global History of Linnaean Science, 1750–1820, Center for History of
Science, Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences, Stockholm.
The book plan for the Warwick project is progressing, I have written a detailed book
proposal (included).
I have not progressed with the survey article, in fact it is still very much on the back
burner. My only defence is that I have written the article for Oxford Bibliography Online instead.
I have visited Swedish archives three times since my last review, in June (National
Archive in Stockholm); in September (Landsarkivet in Gothenburg) and in February
(Uppsala University Library). I have not visited the Danish archive again, although
such plans were discussed in June 2012.
In addition to the plans for 2012 discussed in the last annual review I also want to
mention that I have organised a workshop (A Global History of Linnaean Science,
1750–1820), in Stockholm together with Kenneth Nyberg in October 2012.
I have written two book reviews (for Historisk Tidskrift, and Lychnos). I have also
refereed an article for Journal of Global History and Nordic Yearbook for Eighteencentury Studies.
I have also together with David Lambert and Bronwen Everill been engaged in
applying for an IAS fellowship for Professor Deidre Coleman from Melbourne.
In terms of teaching I have together with Felicia and Chris delivered teaching for the
course “World of Consumption” (I give six lectures and five seminars on this course).
In addition to that I have also delivered a lecture for the new first year course “The
Enlightenment”, and a lecture for “Galleons and Caravan”. In the autumn I also sat in
on one of the seminars for the Master course in Global History.
In addition to the marking of a third of the essays and exam scripts for the World of
Consumption I also marked a third of the essays and exam scripts for the Galleons
and Caravan course in the spring of 2012.
I also took part in a workshop on teaching Global History.
Were there any factors that inhibited you achieving your goals?
These could be structural problems (at the University or departmental level), lack of
resources, or inter-personal problems.
In general I think Maxine Berg, Anna Boneham, the Centre for Global History and
Culture and the History Department provide me with a lot of support and resources
which enables me to progress with my work. I do quite easily get stressed, in many
cases this is positive stress, I get things done when I am under pressure. Sometimes
it does however have negative consequences, in combination with periods of
insomnia I have occasionally struggled coping with the work load this last year.
I have mentioned my insomnia to Maxine and Anna, and I think they are very
understanding. They are also aware, and up to date, on issues to do with my health
and changing personal circumstances, both of which have impacted on my ability to
work (in both negative and positive ways).
Did you undertake any training over the last year? If so, in what ways did it
prove useful?
I participated in one training session organised with Liese Perrin on funding
applications in the spring of 2012, it was helpful in terms of orientating me what sort
of funding there is and how Liese and her team can provide help.
In October 2012 I also signed up for the PCAPP course on teaching, I have so far
been an introduction meeting and one workshop on engaging students. I don’t feel I
can yet say how it has impacted positively on my role as a teacher.
PLANNING AHEAD
What are your plans and aspirations for the future?
Consider research, teaching, and administration. If you have particular requests for
next year’s teaching or administrative duties, please note them here. If you are
planning to take study leave, please mention this here.
Research
The main project for the next 18 months will be to edit the papers on the section on
the tea trade for the Venice conference volume (Global Goods) and to write the
monograph (Silk and Tea in the North – Scandinavian Trade and the Market for
Asian Goods in Eighteenth Century Europe) for the Warwick project.
Next to reading and writing this will involve at least two more visits to Copenhagen.
One I have already planned (mid-April), one is yet to be organised, maybe for May or
June 2013.
I am lined up to give papers relating to my Warwick project at two different events
this year:
 Conference on Political Economy/East India Companies, 3-6th of May, Yale
 ICHSTM (International Congress History of Science, Technology and
Medicine), 22-28 of July, Manchester ("Understanding tea from China in 18th
century Europe", in Session: ‘Putting Chinese natural knowledge to work in
the long eighteenth century’.
I have also been invited to give papers on three different workshops-symposiums
relating to my Stockholm project:
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Workshop on early modern collection building, 15-16th of April, Copenhagen
Symposium on "Travel, Agency, and the Circulation of Knowledge", 5-7 of
September, Rostock
Re:production of knowledge, Symposium: Dept. for History of Science and
Ideas, Uppsala University, Oct 2013
I am currently co-organising (or attempting to) two workshops and one conference
panel.
 A follow up workshop of the “A Global History of Linnaean Science, 1750–
1820” in Florence spring 2014, together with Kenneth Nyberg and Stephane
van Damme
 A one day workshop on Scandinavian East India Companies in May 2014,
together Jacqueline Van Gent (Australia) and Ulf Andersson in Gothenburg.
 A panel on 18th century silk together with Ben March, Stirling, for the
Economic History Conference in Warwick 2014.
Teaching
This is the last year we are teaching the World of Consumption, I envision I will give
the lectures on Galleons and Caravans and the Enlightenment course next year. If
the MA on 18th century Consumption is on next year I will probably also teach the
seminar I gave on it in 2010 and 2011.
If Anne Gerritsen agrees I might also teach one of the seminars on the Global History
MA course next year (I will offer to teach the session on Cosmopolitanism that I sat in
on this year).
In general I am keen to get a bit more experience teaching, since I think this will
improve my chances of getting a job, particularly if I was to apply for jobs in Sweden.
This is also the main reason for why I have signed up for the PCAPP course.
Working environment
Do you have any comments about your working environment, including working
relationships that concern you? Is there any way in which the department or
University could better support you?
See above, I feel I have a good relationship with Anna and Maxine, as well as Chris
and Felicia, and the rest of the team.
Staff development
Is there any training that you think would be useful for you in any aspect of your job?
In order that you and your reviewer are clear on what happens next, it may help you
to specify how the training will be supplied, who will be responsible for organising
this, by when, and what you wish to achieve by taking part.
See discussions above and below, I am quite keen to broaden my experience of
teaching, this involves both doing the PCAPP course and doing a bit more teaching,
particularly at master level and above.
Career development
What are your longer term plans in terms of promotion and career development?
Between my two projects I have funding to last me to approximately August 2015. I
am currently considering what options I have to gain a more long term employment
beyond this point.
One option is to apply for jobs in Sweden. I think I have reasonable chances getting a
job in Sweden. Last year I was approached by the Linnaeus University (by Professor
Gunlög Fur) to apply for a position there. After some hesitation I did apply, I knew I
had only slim chances given my weak records teaching post graduate students (the
position was a Chair). Although I was not shortlisted for the job due to lack of
qualifications I got reasonably positive response from the short listening committee. It
also became clear to me that I need to improve my teaching qualifications in order to
improve my chances of getting a job.
I have since then not applied for another job in Sweden but I have been told that the
History department in Gothenburg is interested in me applying for positions that will
be advertised there in the next year. There are also options in Uppsala, in the
Department for Intellectual History, where there are interests to start of a project on
Linnaeus.
If it was up to me I would prefer to stay in Britain, I find the academic environment
and particularly Warwick much more intellectually stimulating. I am however worried
that there will be few jobs on the market following the REF. I would like to discuss
this further at the meeting if there is time.
PARTICULAR ISSUES TO DISCUSS AT THE REVIEW MEETING
If you wish to highlight any issues that you would particularly like to discuss during
your review (even if already mentioned above), please do so here.
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Future job prospects, how can I improve my chances of getting a job in
Sweden or Britain?
Once they have received this form, your reviewer should let you know at least three
working days before the meeting if there are any issues that they would particularly
like to discuss. A brief email may be the most appropriate way to do this, but they
should also make a note of them here.
PART 2
At the end of your discussion you should complete this section of the form and then
pass the whole form to your reviewer for him/her to agree the outcomes of the
meeting. The whole form should then be passed to your Head of Department (if he or
she is not your reviewer).
This section should be an agreed summary of your discussion and will provide you
and your reviewer with a useful record of your conversation. You may find it useful to
couch this in the context of previous reviews. Include any discussions about future
plans including, if appropriate, teaching preferences, request for study leave etc.
If you are unable to agree on a summary of the discussion, this should be noted by
both parties on the form with the areas of disagreement recorded.
Name: Hanna Hodacs
Department: History
Reviewer: Giorgio Riello
Date: 6 March 2013
Agreed summary of discussion
Hanna Hodacs’ CV and annual review’s report show that during the period
from March 2012 to March 2013 she has accomplished a great deal. Her book
proposal for the project ‘Europe’s Asian Centuries’ is now in its second draft
and will be submitted to the Publisher in late April 2013. Hannah’s research
covers tea, silk and merchants, all research areas in which Hanna has
produced and presented papers at international conferences and workshops
in the UK and Continental Europe. Hanna has been employed at 80% in her
current position and had to recover from illness.
We discussed her future plans in terms of research and teaching. From a
research point of view, Hanna plans to continue to present her research at
major conferences and is co-organising panels and sessions at conferences
such as the Economic History Conference to be held at Warwick in March
2014 and a conference at the EUI in Spring 2014. In terms of publications,
Hanna would like to complete a substantial part of her book by Spring 2014.
We also discussed the publication of articles in peer-reviewed journals. Hanna
would like to submit an article (co-authored) with Leos Muller to a journal. She
will consider also the possibility of submitting a further article to a journal such
as the Journal of Global History in the next 12 months. Hanna will also
contribute and co-edit a volume from the Project’s conference held in Venice
in January 2013.
Hanna is very keen to develop her teaching skills. She is currently enrolled in
PCAPP and plans to finish the course in the next year. She has also been coteaching the course ‘A World of Goods’ and contributing sessions and
seminars at UG and MA level. In the next year she would like to acquire more
experience at MA level by contributing to the Global History core course and
to the Global MA option courses.
Teaching is particularly important for Hanna’s future career in academia either
in the UK or in Sweden. We discussed her plans beyond the end of her
contract at Warwick and the areas of her CV that need to be strengthened.
Hanna is very satisfied with the support provided by the Department, the
Global Centre and the Project and the opportunities offered in terms of
personal and professional development.
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