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Beth Rebisz

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Lecturer at UoBristol teaching African history. Research specialisms: Kenyan hist, gender, humanitarianism & COIN. She/Her. Proud collaborator: @museumofbc

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Beth Rebisz @brebisz.bsky.social · Nov 19

Thanks to all those who have engaged with my new article so far! It's great to see it out in the world.

The Historical Journal @historicaljnl.bsky.social · Sep 24

📢Out now on #firstview!

Bethany Rebisz (University of Bristol) on 'Mapping Women’s Memories of Britain’s Forced Resettlement Scheme in Late Colonial Kenya, c. 1953–1960'

#Colonialism #Kenya #20thc #OralHistory 🗃️ 20thc

👉Read online here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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folukeifejola @folukeifejola.bsky.social · 10d

There is a film screening of Fanon (2024) in Bristol later this weekend.

Sat 4 Oct, 8PM–10.30PM
The Cube Microplex, Bristol
www.brff.org.uk

Frantz Fanon’s story — from his early psychiatric work in Algeria to his role in anti-colonial struggle.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxaO...

Fanon (2025) - Trailer (English Subs)

YouTube video by Unifrance

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 23d

The chief judge of the Rwandan genocide tribunal has concluded, after studying the evidence exhaustively, that the Israeli government and military are committing genocide in Gaza: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/o...

Opinion | My U.N. Commission’s Finding: Israel Is Committing Genocide

www.nytimes.com

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Natalia Cecire @ncecire.bsky.social · 27d

Can we shift away from low-quality UUK leadership?

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Beth Rebisz @brebisz.bsky.social · 27d

🔊 A wonderful first part to a three part series from a brilliant former student of mine, Esme Barrell. Glad we at @museumofbc.bsky.social could host this series and we look forward to reading the next installment!

museumofbritishcolonialism.org/planting-pow...

Planting Power: How the British Empire grew from Indigenous Knowledge | MBC

A 1901 New York advertisement for quinine that highlighted the misappropriation of Indigenous knowledge in pharmaceuticals | Credit: AHIP Part […]

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Dónal Hassett @donalh.bsky.social · Sep 4

🚨JOB Alert🚨 We are looking for another postdoctoral researcher to cover the history of veterans in the British colonies of Southern and/or East Africa in the interwar period. 24 month contract, deadline October 03. Please share widely. universityvacancies.com/maynooth-uni...

Post-Doctoral Researcher, Specified Purpose, Department of History and the Arts and Humanities Institute | University Vacancies Ireland

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Beth Rebisz @brebisz.bsky.social · Aug 27

A great summary of Poppy's new article: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Christians and the British empire: how a church NGO got entangled in colonial violence in Kenya
theconversation.com/christians-a...

Christians and the British empire: how a church NGO got entangled in colonial violence in Kenya

The Christian Council of Kenya got involved in a violent colonial effort to rehabilitate independence fighters. It saw this as an opportunity to evangelise.

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Alan Lester @alanlester.bsky.social · Aug 18

2/2 He seems to think Britain colonised countries with the intention of ‘developing’ them. Development policies were a late colonial response to anticolonial nationalists’ critiques of exploitation & had to be self-financed by colonised populations until after WWII.

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Dave Andress @davidandress.bsky.social · Aug 14

Well, a) good for them, but b) what the HELL are we doing when a bereaved family has to take a stand against government-sponsored pandering to racism?

Family of Southport stabbing victim criticise plan to reveal ethnicity of suspects

Exclusive: Michael Weston King, grandfather of Bebe King, warns government against ‘kowtowing to the likes of Farage’

www.theguardian.com

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will o’the wisp pooley @willpooley.bsky.social · Jul 3

it’s hard to stress just how important it is for universities to provide tailored support for students for whom english is not a first language, and how counter-productive these proposed redundancies are

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

@ucu.org.uk

University of Bristol jobs at risk amid lower student numbers

The university says the number of applicants to the languages course has fallen in recent years.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Beth Rebisz @brebisz.bsky.social · Jun 25

Thank you Tom! Incredibly kind of you to say and very high praise.

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Thomas Larkin @thomaslarkin.bsky.social · Jun 25

This is a fantastic article and such an important project! It sets a high bar for how colonial heritage projects and co-creation should be conducted. MBC also rejects extractive research practices through its efforts to bring research back to the community.

Congrats on the pub @brebisz.bsky.social!

Beth Rebisz @brebisz.bsky.social · Jun 25

🔊 New Article: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... @memorystudies.bsky.social

Reconstructing the legacies of colonial detention: Digital heritage, memory, and the Mau Mau Emergency, 1952–1960 - Bethany Rebisz, 2025

This article examines the legacies of colonial detention in Kenya and considers the adaptive digital heritage practices used by the Museum of British Colonialis...

journals.sagepub.com

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Beth Rebisz @brebisz.bsky.social · Jun 25

@uobartsmatter.bsky.social @uobrishistory.bsky.social

Beth Rebisz @brebisz.bsky.social · Jun 25

What I truly hope comes from this is a new framework for innovative solutions which counteract the European destruction of African knowledge, culture, and memory. I am unbelievably proud to have learned in partnership with my research participants and the @museumofbc.bsky.social community!

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Beth Rebisz @brebisz.bsky.social · Jun 25

The article plots the journey of my research thus far: the initial research conducted on villagisation in Kenya during the 1950s, the ways I have disseminated that through digital practices with @museumofbc.bsky.social, but importantly, the returning of this research to the respective community.

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Beth Rebisz @brebisz.bsky.social · Jun 25

The article explores 'the need for adaptive and digital heritage practices grounded in co-creation and personal exchange to hold space for the individual experiences of those who lived through it'. Consultation on our research is VITAL, both for rigour and transparency.

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Beth Rebisz @brebisz.bsky.social · Jun 25

Really delighted to see this out in the world, it was a wonderful opportunity to reflect on the transformative event me and the @museumofbc.bsky.social held in Nyeri in 2023.

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Beth Rebisz @brebisz.bsky.social · Jun 25

🔊 New Article: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... @memorystudies.bsky.social

Reconstructing the legacies of colonial detention: Digital heritage, memory, and the Mau Mau Emergency, 1952–1960 - Bethany Rebisz, 2025

This article examines the legacies of colonial detention in Kenya and considers the adaptive digital heritage practices used by the Museum of British Colonialis...

journals.sagepub.com

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · Jun 24

On LBC @zoejardiniere.bsky.social lists 3 previous instances where military aircraft have been targeted by campaigners in order to prevent them being used in war crimes, and she describes the govt banning Palestine Action as terrorists as an abuse of state power.

Well said.

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Beth Rebisz @brebisz.bsky.social · May 30

Five things you should know about Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, one of Africa’s greatest writers of all time theconversation.com/five-things-...

Five things you should know about Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, one of Africa’s greatest writers of all time

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o emerged with a new era in African history and led the charge to decolonise literature and academic thinking.

theconversation.com

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Beth Rebisz @brebisz.bsky.social · May 7

New publication out for @museumofbc.bsky.social. All credit to @gabemoshenska.bsky.social for spearheading this 🎉

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Museum of British Colonialism @museumofbc.bsky.social · May 6

Starting this week, MBC's website will host an online exhibition exploring the afterlives of colonial incarceration sites in Africa.

Poster image displaying an image of Ussher Fort with information on the exhibition below

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Beth Rebisz @brebisz.bsky.social · Apr 28

🔊New article!! Having first met during our PhDs, this has been a truly wonderful experience getting to put our (looooooooong) conversations into article form! Check out mine and Hannah West's new article in the Journal of Strategic Studies.

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Hidden violence and silenced voices: Why have lessons about women in counterinsurgency not endured?

This article offers a feminist critique to unearth the forgotten but extensive involvement of women in counterinsurgency campaigns. Using the colonial case-studies of Malaya and Kenya, this article...

www.tandfonline.com

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Arts Matter Bristol @uobartsmatter.bsky.social · Mar 4

📻 Dr Gonzalo Velasco Berenguer (@uobrishistory.bsky.social) joins BBC #InOurTime to discuss Catherine of Aragon, from her royal upbringing to her open defiance against Henry VIII's attempts to annul their 23-year marriage

Listen to the full programme 👉 bit.ly/4i4r9O5

@gvb1554.bsky.social

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Arts Matter Bristol @uobartsmatter.bsky.social · Feb 21

💥 Great to see the research of Dr Beth Rebisz (@uobrishistory.bsky.social), Dr Richard Cole (@clahbristol.bsky.social), Prof Ed King & Dr Paul Merchant (HiPLA) feature in the latest Research Frontiers newsletter

Read the issue to find out more about our research 👇

bristol.ac.uk/research/imp...

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Saima Nasar @saimanasar.bsky.social · Feb 13

Applications for the MA Black Humanities are open @brisblackhums.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social.
You can find more information here: www.bristol.ac.uk/study/postgr...
Come join us!
Please share widely!

MA Black Humanities | Study at Bristol | University of Bristol

www.bristol.ac.uk

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