Colonial Communication
@colonialcomms.bsky.social
AHRC project focused on the history of communications and colonialism in the Mandate of Mesopotamia and Iraq. Run by PI Dr Burçe Çelik and Assistant Associate Dr Sebastian James Rose at Loughborough University www.colonialcommunication.com
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Come and join our workshop on colonialism and infrastructure from the 25th to 26th september online or in person if you are in London. Sign up www.eventbrite.com/e/colonialis...
Come and join our workshop on colonialism and infrastructure from the 25th to 26th september online or in person if you are in London. Sign up www.eventbrite.com/e/colonialis...
September 4, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Come and join our workshop on colonialism and infrastructure from the 25th to 26th september online or in person if you are in London. Sign up www.eventbrite.com/e/colonialis...
Another session yesterday in the studio talking about colonial airpower, media and communications
August 6, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Another session yesterday in the studio talking about colonial airpower, media and communications
Podcast on empire in the Middle East underway!
July 24, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Podcast on empire in the Middle East underway!
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New book review:
Auji on Çelik, Burçe: _Communications in Turkey and the Ottoman Empire: A Critical History_. University of Illinois Press, 2023. Published by H-Sci-Med-Tech.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20071593
Auji on Çelik, Burçe: _Communications in Turkey and the Ottoman Empire: A Critical History_. University of Illinois Press, 2023. Published by H-Sci-Med-Tech.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20071593
Çelik, Burçe. Communications in Turkey and the Ottoman Empire: A Critical History. : University of Illinois Press, 2023. x + 235 pp. $110.00 (cloth), ISBN 9780252045257.$28.00 (paper), ISBN 9780252087394. Reviewed by Hala Auji (Virginia Commonwealth University) Published on H-Sci-Med-Tech (June, 2025) Commissioned by Penelope K. Hardy (University of Wisconsin-La Crosse)
networks.h-net.org
June 24, 2025 at 2:29 PM
New book review:
Auji on Çelik, Burçe: _Communications in Turkey and the Ottoman Empire: A Critical History_. University of Illinois Press, 2023. Published by H-Sci-Med-Tech.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20071593
Auji on Çelik, Burçe: _Communications in Turkey and the Ottoman Empire: A Critical History_. University of Illinois Press, 2023. Published by H-Sci-Med-Tech.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20071593
Reposted by Colonial Communication
Fantastic research trip to PK Porthcurno's archive this week. Fascinating story of how a small hamlet in Cornwall was transformed into a communication hub for the Eastern Telegraph Company. Well worth the trip to the museum, archive and coast for any telecommunications enthusiasts 📻🛜🌊🏖
May 14, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Fantastic research trip to PK Porthcurno's archive this week. Fascinating story of how a small hamlet in Cornwall was transformed into a communication hub for the Eastern Telegraph Company. Well worth the trip to the museum, archive and coast for any telecommunications enthusiasts 📻🛜🌊🏖
Check out our latest blog post by Dr. Burçe Çelik
Networks of Domination and Violence: Colonial Communication and Power
www.colonialcommunication.com/blog
#communicationstudies #historyoftechnology #STS #Mesopotamia #Iraq #communications #colonialism
Networks of Domination and Violence: Colonial Communication and Power
www.colonialcommunication.com/blog
#communicationstudies #historyoftechnology #STS #Mesopotamia #Iraq #communications #colonialism
Blog — Coloniality and communications
www.colonialcommunication.com
April 2, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Check out our latest blog post by Dr. Burçe Çelik
Networks of Domination and Violence: Colonial Communication and Power
www.colonialcommunication.com/blog
#communicationstudies #historyoftechnology #STS #Mesopotamia #Iraq #communications #colonialism
Networks of Domination and Violence: Colonial Communication and Power
www.colonialcommunication.com/blog
#communicationstudies #historyoftechnology #STS #Mesopotamia #Iraq #communications #colonialism
The Indo-European Telegraph Department and the Iraqi Telegraph network c.1930
March 4, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The Indo-European Telegraph Department and the Iraqi Telegraph network c.1930
Map of police districts and distribution of police officers in Mesopotamia
February 5, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Map of police districts and distribution of police officers in Mesopotamia
Map of RAF base and aerodrome in Ramleh (Ramla) Palestine c.1926
February 5, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Map of RAF base and aerodrome in Ramleh (Ramla) Palestine c.1926
A map produced by the RAF in the early 1920s on the military division of troops across Palestine
January 28, 2025 at 12:55 PM
A map produced by the RAF in the early 1920s on the military division of troops across Palestine