João Moreira da Silva
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History PhD Candidate at the University of Cambridge / Researching insurgency in the Portuguese Empire during the 19th century.
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The Cambridge Oceanic and Maritime History Workshop is back — MPhil and PhD students from all universities are welcome to apply!

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O que significam 50 anos de independência em São Tomé e Príncipe?

👉Reportagem de João Moreira da Silva: comunidadeculturaearte.com/o-que-signif...
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João will be speaking on 'Enlightenment and Colonialism in São Tomé and Príncipe (1780–1800)' and Andrés on 'Conversos of Cartagena: Institutional Adaptation and Local Experience in an Afro-Caribbean context, 1610–1680'.
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Our next event of term is taking place TODAY! (Monday 2nd June) at 5.30 pm (not 5 pm!) in the Junior Parlour at Gonville & Caius College. We'll be hearing papers from João Moreira da Silva @joaomoreiradasilva.bsky.social and Andrés Jácome. All are welcome to join!
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Programa atualizado e link de inscrição: forms.gle/4VLexE9yf37f...
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Nos dias 22 e 23 de fevereiro, vamos estar a discutir colonialismo e reparações históricas. Apareçam!
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Nos dias 22 e 23 de fevereiro, vamos estar a discutir colonialismo e reparações históricas. Apareçam!
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'The Wilberforce Institute at the University of Hull published the findings from its research focusing on records from 1764 to 1834.' Unhelpfully, neither the @theguardian.com article nor the Lloyd's Register website at present offers a link to the report. So much for open access and open research.
Lloyd’s Register apologises for its role in trafficking enslaved people from Africa
The maritime group, founded in 1760 by merchants and underwriters, issued the apology after commissioning research into its links to slavery
www.theguardian.com
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#OtD 20 Jan 1934 Nazi Germany introduced a law designating capitalists as "fuhrers" of their enterprise and requiring "employees and labourers [to] owe him faithfulness". Along with other measures it helped funnel income from workers to big business. stories.workingclasshistory.c...