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Norman Aselmeyer
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Historian @Wadhamcollege.bsky.social
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Excited to share that we’re hiring! We are now accepting applications for two full-time Research Fellow positions in modern/contemporary history in Washington, to begin in June 2026. More details available here: www.ghi-dc.org/news-show/tw...
Two Research Fellow Positions in Modern and Contemporary History – GHI Washington
www.ghi-dc.org
November 25, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Listen to Lemarti's (Maasai/Samburu) song, a lament about the scars left by conservation:
"Our land's wildlife feeds the world, but for the ones who guard it, life is still a struggle"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PB_...
@susanna-nordlund.bsky.social @gfbv.de @survivalinternational.de
November 23, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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“Contested Past and Present: Colonial Imaginaries and their Long Temporalities in German History”

This Tues 25 Nov, Prof Anja Laukötter delivers the Gerda Henkel Foundation Visiting Professorship Lecture.

Event details and registration: www.lse.ac.uk/Internationa...

#events #lse
November 21, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Please join the Northeast Africa Forum on 25 Nov, 4pm UK time. We're hosting a book launch & discussion for:
'Historical Dictionary of South Sudan'
With Douglas Johnson, Nicki Kindersley & Scopas Poggo.

*Hybrid event* Full details & webinar registration: talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/3b5...
November 20, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Die intellektuelle Dürftigkeit des Kulturstaatsministers Weimer erkennt man daran, dass er den #Kolonialismus u.a. darum aus dem Gedenkstättenkonzept streicht, weil er nicht "auf deutschem Boden stattgefunden hat". Dieser Logik zufolge müsste man auch den #Holocaust herausnehmen.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:13 AM
2 Stellen am DHI London: Britische Geschichte und Kolonial-/Globalgeschichte
Job: 2 Wiss. Mitarb. (w/m/d) "Britische Geschichte des späten 18. bis 21. Jahrhunderts" (DHI London)

https://www.hsozkult.de/job/id/job-158833

London, 01.04.2026, Deutsches Historisches Institut London, Bewerbungsschluss: 05.01.2026
www.hsozkult.de
November 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
"Lea Wesemann, eine junge Historikerin, gewinnt den renommierten Bremer Heimatpreis. Ihre Bachelorarbeit über die Ausbeutung der deutschen Gebiete im Südwestpazifik hat die Jury beeindruckt."
www.kreiszeitung.de/lokales/verd...
„Das hätte ich nicht gedacht ...“: Lea Wesemann aus Langwedelermoor bekommt den Bremer Heimatpreis
Lea Wesemann, eine junge Historikerin, gewinnt den renommierten Bremer Heimatpreis. Ihre Bachelorarbeit über die Ausbeutung der deutschen Gebiete im Südwestpazifik hat die Jury beeindruckt.
www.kreiszeitung.de
November 13, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Job: David Richards Junior Research Fellowship "Economic History" (Wadham College, Univ. of Oxford)

https://www.hsozkult.de/job/id/job-158498

Oxford, 01.09.2026, Wadham College, University of Oxford, Bewerbungsschluss: 01.12.2025
www.hsozkult.de
November 11, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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CFP: Colonial Violence, Resistance and Legacy in Africa: Perspectives and Critiques

https://www.hsozkult.de/event/id/event-158639

Lomé, 21.04.2026-23.04.2026, Association des Historiens et des Archéologues du Togo, Bewerbungsschluss: 31.12.2025
www.hsozkult.de
November 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Mahmood Mamdani: "In the world we grew up in, the idea was that the wider society could claim free speech but only the university could claim academic freedom. And academic freedom was broader and stronger and deeper than free speech. Now it’s the reverse."
November 9, 2025 at 11:56 PM
🚨 Call for Papers 🚨
The Association of Historians and Archaeologists of Togo invites submissions for its upcoming conference on Colonialism, Resistance, and Legacy, to be held at the University of Lomé from 21 to 23 April 2026. Deadline for abstracts: 31 December 2025.
November 5, 2025 at 11:05 PM
In der globalen Anti-Apartheid-Bewegung spielte Namibia nur eine Nebenrolle. Das mag ein Grund sein, warum auch die Forschung der internationalen Solidarität mit dem namibischen Befreiungskampf bisher wenig Aufmerksamkeit geschenkt hat. Unser Band „Solidarity with Namibia“ 1/3
October 31, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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October 31, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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🚨We’re hiring a Junior Research Fellow in Economic History (Sept 2026–Aug 2029) at Wadham College, University of Oxford. It’s a genuinely supportive place to work. Happy to answer any questions. Spread the word!

www.wadham.ox.ac.uk/about/the-da...
The David Richards Junior Research Fellowship in Economic History
Wadham College invites applications for a fixed-term Junior Research Fellowship in Economic History, named the David Richards Fellowship, September 2026 – August 2029.
www.wadham.ox.ac.uk
October 29, 2025 at 11:43 AM
@wadhamcollege.bsky.social (University of Oxford) is recruiting a Junior Research Fellow in Economic History (beginning from 1 September 2026). Open to all subfields and time periods. Join us! www.wadham.ox.ac.uk/about/the-da...
The David Richards Junior Research Fellowship in Economic History
Wadham College invites applications for a fixed-term Junior Research Fellowship in Economic History, named the David Richards Fellowship, September 2026 – August 2029.
www.wadham.ox.ac.uk
October 29, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Great #JobOffer in #History at #UniInnsbruck in the ASTRA-Projekt “Provincializing #Coloniality. A Global History of Twentieth Century Tyrol”. One #PostDoc position and two doctoral postitions. Deadline is November 25, 2025:
www.hsozkult.de/opportunity/...
1 Postdoc + 2x 0,75 Dissertationsstellen "Provincializing Coloniality. A Global History of Twentieth Century Tyrol" (Univ. Innsbruck)
1 Postdoc + 2 Doc Stellen im Forschungsprojekt "Provincializing Coloniality. A Global History of Twentieth Century Tyrol" (Institut für Zeitgeschichte, Universität Innsbruck)
www.hsozkult.de
October 28, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Für die Bremer/innen: Am 1.11. liest Virginie aus unserem Buch „Stadt der Kolonien“ im Kwanzaa Bookshop Bremen
October 27, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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What a great cover for the forthcoming publication "The Politics of Culture. Far-right, Feminist, and “Immigrant” Movements in France, ca. 1965 to 1985" by my friend @christianjacobs.bsky.social! You can pre-order the book for your local library here:
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/isb...
October 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Nigerian Modernism at Tate Modern: power, texture, sound, fury, beauty, grace, pride & much more ... Phew what a journey!
On until May 2026.
www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tat...
October 18, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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October 16, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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In Bremen hat der rot-grün-rote (!) Senat unter Bovenschulte sich nicht an das Versprechen gehalten, ein Dokumentationszentrum Kolonialismus einzurichten. Stattdessen "entsorgt" man das Afrika Archiv nach Namibia und verkleidet dies rhetorisch als "Restitution".

www.weser-kurier.de/bremen/breme...
October 15, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Die Rückgabe nach Namibia war "eine bequeme Möglichkeit für die Stadt und den Senat, diese Sammlung endlich loszuwerden." Zum Ende des Bremer Afrika Archivs berichtet heute der Weser-Kurier. www.weser-kurier.de/bremen/breme...
October 14, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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"Across the west, solidarity marches are testing governments’ tolerance for dissent. From arrests to bans, free-speech boundaries are shifting."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
The Gaza effect: how a global pro-Palestine protest movement met repression and resistance
Across the west, solidarity marches are testing governments’ tolerance for dissent. From arrests to bans, free-speech boundaries are shifting
www.theguardian.com
October 12, 2025 at 7:27 AM