Anjuli Webster
@anjuliwebster.bsky.social
Writer and historian. Empire, environment, and racial capitalism in southern Africa.
Lecturer, Department of Liberation Studies, University of Fort Hare.
Lecturer, Department of Liberation Studies, University of Fort Hare.
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To paraphrase Walter Rodney: international law is white law.
What we need is the dismantling of the european white supremacist global order and its replacement by truly global systems organized by the global majority
What we need is the dismantling of the european white supremacist global order and its replacement by truly global systems organized by the global majority
Deputy Minister Alvin Botes 🇿🇦 calls for unified global action to defend international law against hypocrisy and impunity. Available in EN, ES, FR, DE, IT, HI, TU, RU and BE.
"The defence of international law must be realised through coordinated and courageous action."
Deputy Minister Alvin Botes calls for unified global action to defend international law against hypocrisy and impunity.
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November 27, 2025 at 6:59 AM
To paraphrase Walter Rodney: international law is white law.
What we need is the dismantling of the european white supremacist global order and its replacement by truly global systems organized by the global majority
What we need is the dismantling of the european white supremacist global order and its replacement by truly global systems organized by the global majority
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Someone in the replies claims China's clean energy development is only for export. This is false. China is installing more clean energy capacity than the rest of the world combined, while *also* exporting clean energy tech that's helping the rest of the world decarbonize.
November 27, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Someone in the replies claims China's clean energy development is only for export. This is false. China is installing more clean energy capacity than the rest of the world combined, while *also* exporting clean energy tech that's helping the rest of the world decarbonize.
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“Ancient boundaries were more ambiguous than what is often shown in historical maps.
While the modern understanding of borders relies on recent concepts of territorial sovereignty, the frontiers of pre-modern states were fluid and frequently contested.”
www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/african-ot...
While the modern understanding of borders relies on recent concepts of territorial sovereignty, the frontiers of pre-modern states were fluid and frequently contested.”
www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/african-ot...
November 23, 2025 at 5:47 PM
“Ancient boundaries were more ambiguous than what is often shown in historical maps.
While the modern understanding of borders relies on recent concepts of territorial sovereignty, the frontiers of pre-modern states were fluid and frequently contested.”
www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/african-ot...
While the modern understanding of borders relies on recent concepts of territorial sovereignty, the frontiers of pre-modern states were fluid and frequently contested.”
www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/african-ot...
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At the African Studies Association meeting in Atlanta this year? We hope to see you there! Explore our featured books and get 30% off & free US shipping with promo code EX58096 at our virtual exhibit: bit.ly/UCPEXAFS #ASA2025
November 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
At the African Studies Association meeting in Atlanta this year? We hope to see you there! Explore our featured books and get 30% off & free US shipping with promo code EX58096 at our virtual exhibit: bit.ly/UCPEXAFS #ASA2025
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We are running a search for an Associate Professorship (or Professorship) in Modern Middle Eastern History 1830-1970, with expertise in across key regions, including Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Turkey, Egypt, and the Maghreb.
www.trinity.ox.ac.uk/vacancies
www.trinity.ox.ac.uk/vacancies
November 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
We are running a search for an Associate Professorship (or Professorship) in Modern Middle Eastern History 1830-1970, with expertise in across key regions, including Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Turkey, Egypt, and the Maghreb.
www.trinity.ox.ac.uk/vacancies
www.trinity.ox.ac.uk/vacancies
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The Authoritarian Stack: how tech billionaires are building a post-democratic America and why Europe is next.
My new project is an interactive investigation and open data platform to expose tech authoritarianism and mobilize collective power for democratic alternatives.
www.authoritarian-stack.info
My new project is an interactive investigation and open data platform to expose tech authoritarianism and mobilize collective power for democratic alternatives.
www.authoritarian-stack.info
The Authoritarian Stack
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next
www.authoritarian-stack.info
November 17, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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Celebrating the life and eternal work of the master myth-maker!
November 16, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Celebrating the life and eternal work of the master myth-maker!
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The next Makerere History Seminar will be on Tuesday 18 Nov at 2:30pm (Kampala time). Simon Werner @eui-eu.bsky.social will present "Social science between Busoga and Chicago: Lloyd Fallers, the East African Institute of Social Research, and the colonial networks of Cold War knowledge". See poster
November 15, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The next Makerere History Seminar will be on Tuesday 18 Nov at 2:30pm (Kampala time). Simon Werner @eui-eu.bsky.social will present "Social science between Busoga and Chicago: Lloyd Fallers, the East African Institute of Social Research, and the colonial networks of Cold War knowledge". See poster
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I am thrilled to share the cover of my forthcoming book, I Have Avenged America: Jean-Jacques Dessalines and Haiti’s Fight for Freedom (June 2025 @yalepress.bsky.social)
The stunning painting is by Haitian-American artist Ulrick Jean-Pierre (ulrickjeanpierre.com)
yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
The stunning painting is by Haitian-American artist Ulrick Jean-Pierre (ulrickjeanpierre.com)
yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
November 19, 2024 at 6:05 PM
I am thrilled to share the cover of my forthcoming book, I Have Avenged America: Jean-Jacques Dessalines and Haiti’s Fight for Freedom (June 2025 @yalepress.bsky.social)
The stunning painting is by Haitian-American artist Ulrick Jean-Pierre (ulrickjeanpierre.com)
yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
The stunning painting is by Haitian-American artist Ulrick Jean-Pierre (ulrickjeanpierre.com)
yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
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I wrote about this last year: hitting all the markers of adulthood (and middle age!) while still being precariously employed. It’s not good for anyone. williamcarruthers.wordpress.com/2024/04/17/p...
November 12, 2025 at 10:26 AM
I wrote about this last year: hitting all the markers of adulthood (and middle age!) while still being precariously employed. It’s not good for anyone. williamcarruthers.wordpress.com/2024/04/17/p...
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Attending @asanewsonline.bsky.social 2025 Annual Meeting in Atlanta? Keep an eye out for AEH Editor and 2023 ASA Best Book Prize winner Mariana Candido. Inquire about submitting the work you'll be presenting to AEH and organising special issues with us! We hope to see you there!
November 11, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Attending @asanewsonline.bsky.social 2025 Annual Meeting in Atlanta? Keep an eye out for AEH Editor and 2023 ASA Best Book Prize winner Mariana Candido. Inquire about submitting the work you'll be presenting to AEH and organising special issues with us! We hope to see you there!
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Shout-out to all the students still writing papers the old fashioned way; reading them feels like reaching an oasis of humanity in a desert of AI-generated slop.
November 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Shout-out to all the students still writing papers the old fashioned way; reading them feels like reaching an oasis of humanity in a desert of AI-generated slop.
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Read Leigh Gardner's article, "Trade and Money in British West Africa" a monetary history of the seasonal demand for currency and how multiple currencies existed in West Africa beyond the establishment of colonial rule and colonial currencies.
The article appears in our #OpenAccess issue 53.1.
The article appears in our #OpenAccess issue 53.1.
November 7, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Read Leigh Gardner's article, "Trade and Money in British West Africa" a monetary history of the seasonal demand for currency and how multiple currencies existed in West Africa beyond the establishment of colonial rule and colonial currencies.
The article appears in our #OpenAccess issue 53.1.
The article appears in our #OpenAccess issue 53.1.
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Excited to join historians @araujohistorian.bsky.social
Ana Lucia Araujo and Toby Green as the new series editors of UGA’s fantastic, long-running “Race in the Atlantic World” Series. Please spread the word. We’ve expanded the geographical & chronological scope w/RAW 2.0 & welcome your proposals!
Ana Lucia Araujo and Toby Green as the new series editors of UGA’s fantastic, long-running “Race in the Atlantic World” Series. Please spread the word. We’ve expanded the geographical & chronological scope w/RAW 2.0 & welcome your proposals!
November 5, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Excited to join historians @araujohistorian.bsky.social
Ana Lucia Araujo and Toby Green as the new series editors of UGA’s fantastic, long-running “Race in the Atlantic World” Series. Please spread the word. We’ve expanded the geographical & chronological scope w/RAW 2.0 & welcome your proposals!
Ana Lucia Araujo and Toby Green as the new series editors of UGA’s fantastic, long-running “Race in the Atlantic World” Series. Please spread the word. We’ve expanded the geographical & chronological scope w/RAW 2.0 & welcome your proposals!
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"As lungs need air, so the U.S. economy needs Latin American minerals."
—Eduardo Galeano, Open Veins of Latin America
—Eduardo Galeano, Open Veins of Latin America
October 31, 2025 at 6:40 PM
"As lungs need air, so the U.S. economy needs Latin American minerals."
—Eduardo Galeano, Open Veins of Latin America
—Eduardo Galeano, Open Veins of Latin America
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As we continue to spotlight work from our latest #OpenAccess issue 53.1, please make sure to submit your work in African Economic History to AEH! We would like to publish your work! We publish in English, French, and Portuguese!
Submit your work to African Economic History!
CFP: AEH welcomes submissions in English, French and Portuguese from all disciplines that relate to the economic history of African societies from precolonial times to the present. AEH is also interested in proposals for thematic special issues.
CFP: AEH welcomes submissions in English, French and Portuguese from all disciplines that relate to the economic history of African societies from precolonial times to the present. AEH is also interested in proposals for thematic special issues.
October 13, 2025 at 1:23 PM
As we continue to spotlight work from our latest #OpenAccess issue 53.1, please make sure to submit your work in African Economic History to AEH! We would like to publish your work! We publish in English, French, and Portuguese!
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We're gearing up for the 18th Annual Meeting of the African Economic History Network in Maseru🇱🇸 from 30-31st Oct next week! Our editorial assistant Rene Odanga (LEFT) will be there looking forward to meeting with scholars of African Economic History. Reach out to him about submitting work to AEH!
October 24, 2025 at 4:21 PM
We're gearing up for the 18th Annual Meeting of the African Economic History Network in Maseru🇱🇸 from 30-31st Oct next week! Our editorial assistant Rene Odanga (LEFT) will be there looking forward to meeting with scholars of African Economic History. Reach out to him about submitting work to AEH!
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"We understand the world better if we tremble with it. Because the world trembles every which way. It trembles organically and geologically...with the climate—that we know. But the world also trembles through the relations that we have with each other. "
- Édouard Glissant, One World in Relation
- Édouard Glissant, One World in Relation
October 12, 2023 at 1:30 PM
"We understand the world better if we tremble with it. Because the world trembles every which way. It trembles organically and geologically...with the climate—that we know. But the world also trembles through the relations that we have with each other. "
- Édouard Glissant, One World in Relation
- Édouard Glissant, One World in Relation
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I hate to be "that girl" again but as an early English scholar who has studied and written abt Tolkien's racism extensively (my field could have had Stuart Hall as a medievalist if not for Tolkein's discouragement), our fave South African scholar would have been quite comfortable w/ Musk's racism.
Tolkien fought in the Battle of the Somme. He saw the horrors of war, and the moments of bravery and fear within it up close.
And after all that. ALL that. He wrote Lord of the Rings. He declared true bravery and masculinity to be love, friendship and humbleness.
Musk is everything he hated.
And after all that. ALL that. He wrote Lord of the Rings. He declared true bravery and masculinity to be love, friendship and humbleness.
Musk is everything he hated.
October 30, 2025 at 10:27 AM
I hate to be "that girl" again but as an early English scholar who has studied and written abt Tolkien's racism extensively (my field could have had Stuart Hall as a medievalist if not for Tolkein's discouragement), our fave South African scholar would have been quite comfortable w/ Musk's racism.
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They're lying about #Venezuela as well.
#QuestionTheOfficialNarrative
#HandsOffVenezuela
#HandsOffColombia
#HandsOffLatinAmerica
#QuestionTheOfficialNarrative
#HandsOffVenezuela
#HandsOffColombia
#HandsOffLatinAmerica
October 28, 2025 at 4:59 AM
They're lying about #Venezuela as well.
#QuestionTheOfficialNarrative
#HandsOffVenezuela
#HandsOffColombia
#HandsOffLatinAmerica
#QuestionTheOfficialNarrative
#HandsOffVenezuela
#HandsOffColombia
#HandsOffLatinAmerica
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Jamaica contributes 0.02% to global greenhouse gas emissions even thought it is 0.03% of the global population.
Meaning JA emits 33% less than its population share would predict.
Meanwhile it’s facing a historic hurricane caused disproportionately by emissions from high income countries.
Meaning JA emits 33% less than its population share would predict.
Meanwhile it’s facing a historic hurricane caused disproportionately by emissions from high income countries.
Melissa strengthens to a Category 5 hurricane and is forecast to make landfall in Jamaica
Hurricane Melissa has intensified to a Category 5 storm as it nears Jamaica. On Monday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center reported that Melissa is expected to make landfall on the island Tuesday, bri...
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October 27, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Jamaica contributes 0.02% to global greenhouse gas emissions even thought it is 0.03% of the global population.
Meaning JA emits 33% less than its population share would predict.
Meanwhile it’s facing a historic hurricane caused disproportionately by emissions from high income countries.
Meaning JA emits 33% less than its population share would predict.
Meanwhile it’s facing a historic hurricane caused disproportionately by emissions from high income countries.
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For the 38th anniversary of Thomas Sankara’s murder, Amber Murrey speaks with Burkinabè geographer Lazare Ki-Zerbo, who explains how a “political geography of insubordination” shapes Burkina Faso’s historical struggles and today's wartime Pan-Africanism. buff.ly/6G4IS0k
On ‘wartime Pan-Africanisms’ and insurgent geographies – An interview with Lazare Ki-Zerbo - ROAPE
In light of the 38th anniversary of Thomas Sankara’s assassination, Amber Murrey interviews Burkinabe geographer and Pan-African activist Lazare Ki-Zerbo, who builds on the intellectual legacy of his…
roape.net
October 15, 2025 at 10:04 AM
For the 38th anniversary of Thomas Sankara’s murder, Amber Murrey speaks with Burkinabè geographer Lazare Ki-Zerbo, who explains how a “political geography of insubordination” shapes Burkina Faso’s historical struggles and today's wartime Pan-Africanism. buff.ly/6G4IS0k
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FT reminding us why we should not take them seriously. Cause they act as stenographers for genocidaires.
FT didn’t tell you, of course, that Israel has violated the ceasefire 48 times, killed 38 people (including a family of 11, 9 of them children), and that the Rafah crossing is still closed
FT didn’t tell you, of course, that Israel has violated the ceasefire 48 times, killed 38 people (including a family of 11, 9 of them children), and that the Rafah crossing is still closed
US says Hamas could breach ceasefire with attack on Palestinians on.ft.com/4ortEg3
US says Hamas could breach ceasefire with attack on Palestinians
State department said it would take measures to protect civilians in Gaza if the militant group took planned action
on.ft.com
October 19, 2025 at 12:26 AM
FT reminding us why we should not take them seriously. Cause they act as stenographers for genocidaires.
FT didn’t tell you, of course, that Israel has violated the ceasefire 48 times, killed 38 people (including a family of 11, 9 of them children), and that the Rafah crossing is still closed
FT didn’t tell you, of course, that Israel has violated the ceasefire 48 times, killed 38 people (including a family of 11, 9 of them children), and that the Rafah crossing is still closed
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Project MUSE - African Economic History-Volume 53, Number 1, 2025
muse.jhu.edu
October 8, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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We are pleased to announce our new Special Issue 53.1 which is #OpenAccess thanks to support from Kanazawa University Our guest editors @gareth-austin.bsky.social and @toyomumasaki.bsky.social on Currency Transitions in West Africa. We will be highlighting articles from it in the coming days!
October 8, 2025 at 3:19 PM
We are pleased to announce our new Special Issue 53.1 which is #OpenAccess thanks to support from Kanazawa University Our guest editors @gareth-austin.bsky.social and @toyomumasaki.bsky.social on Currency Transitions in West Africa. We will be highlighting articles from it in the coming days!