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by Janne Lahti

jannelahti.bsky.social
Juttelemassa uudesta kirjastani Kolonialismin muokkaama maailma.
Kuuntele Yle Areenassa:

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Kolonialismin kirous | Kalle Haatanen
Kolonialismi on merkittävä osa maailmanhistoriaa. Voisi erehtyä luulemaan, että se oli vain historiallinen vaihe, jolloin Eurooppa sorti muuta maailmaa. Kyse on kuitenkin paljon syvemmästä asiasta, j...
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The Namibian: „Germany rejects reparation payments to former colonies.“
@he-mel.bsky.social

h/t @heikebecker.bsky.social

www.namibian.com.na/germany-reje...
Germany rejects reparation payments to former colonies
The German government says it will not make any reparation payments to Germany's former colonies, since there was no international criminal law at the time of […]
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by Janne Lahti

jannelahti.bsky.social
My new open access article discussing settler memory and monuments:
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‘To the Homeland’: Settler Monument, Memory and the Finnish Colony of Petsamo on the Finnish–Russian Borderlands - Janne Lahti, 2025
This article examines a set of entanglements between settler memory and a monument in a nation that does not acknowledge that it ever had a colonial history. It...
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by Janne Lahti

jannelahti.bsky.social
New Voices in Settler Colonial Studies is here! Check out what is going on. Edited by @karl-jacoby.bsky.social and Magdalena Naum.
www.tandfonline.com/toc/rset20/c...
Settler Colonial Studies
New Voices in Settler Colonial Studies. Volume 15, Issue 2 of Settler Colonial Studies
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hahauenstein.bsky.social
Germany still hasn’t paid reparations for its genocide in Namibia. Now, a green hydrogen megaproject risks further burying that history – sidestepping the voices of victims’ descendants. I met some of them in Namibia. This is my report (Support my work on Substack).
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From Genocide to Greenwashing: Germany’s Legacy in Namibia
Germany hasn’t paid reparations for its genocide in Namibia. Descendants of the victims want a seat at the table. Now, a green hydrogen megaproject risks burying the past.
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fasafinland.bsky.social
Jos olet väitöskirjatutkija, joka on menossa Yhdysvaltain tutkimukseen liittyvään konferenssiin Euroopassa tai Yhdysvalloissa, voit nyt hakea FASA:n ja Suomi-Amerikka-yhdistysten liiton konferenssiapurahaa www.samsuomi.fi/konferenssia...
Konferenssiapuraha – kannustus Yhdysvaltojen tutkimukseen | Suomi-Amerikka Yhdistysten Liitto | SAM
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Members of FASA register at a lower rate! Join FASA here: www.fasa.fi/membership/j...
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mtoiv.bsky.social
Woohoo, our Itinerario special issue 'Colonial Baggage: Global Tourism in the Age of Empires' is now out in its proper, physical form! 🥳

Check out the introduction by myself and Andreas Greiner here: doi.org/10.1017/S016...

And the entire table of contents here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Cover of the latest issue of Itinerario: Journal of Global and Imperial Interactions. The cover image is an 1896 photo of a helpless-looking white male tourist being pushed and pulled up the side of a pyramid by a group of Egyptian guides/porters. 'Ascension de la grande pyramide par un touriste', by Félix Bonfils, 1896. Rijksmuseum.
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naas2025.bsky.social
Registration is open! As a member of any of the Nordic Associations for American Studies (including @fasafinland.bsky.social ), European Association for American Studies, or American Studies Association, you can register at the members rate! www.fasa.fi/membership/j... #NAASpirations
FASA The Finnish American Studies Association JOIN FASA: https://www.fasa.fi/membership/join-fasa-renew-your-membership/
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by Alan Lester — Reposted by: Janne Lahti, Luke Glanville

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1/2 Despite all the denialism from right wing polemicists, Lyndall Ryan kept going, patiently gathering the evidence proving that Australia’s colonisation entailed hundreds of massacres.

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
More than 10,000 First Nations people killed in Australia’s frontier wars, final massacre map shows
‘Horrendous’ eight-year long project has ended with final fact check, leaving a legacy ‘nobody can argue’ with, says researcher
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by Janne Lahti

jannelahti.bsky.social
Looking for associate editor(s) for Settler Colonial Studies👍👇
think.taylorandfrancis.com/editor_recru...
Associate Editor/s needed for Settler Colonial Studies
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As a member of any of the Nordic Associations for American Studies (including @fasafinland.bsky.social), European Association for American Studies, or American Studies Association, you can register at the members rate!
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”New Directions in Finnish North American Research” Webinar, Thursday, January 23 at 18.00 Finnish time (GMT+2) /10:00am CST. @infomigration.bsky.social @fasafinland.bsky.social @ihrc-umn.bsky.social

Info and registration:

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“New Directions in Finnish North American Research” Webinar, Thursday, January 23 at 18.00 Finnish time (GMT+2) /10:00am CST - Siirtolaisuusinstituutti
This webinar showcases four innovative PhD dissertation projects on Finnish North American history and heritage. The speakers will present new approaches from the perspectives of history, folklore stu...
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by Janne Lahti

jannelahti.bsky.social
Send your proposals to our Summer School:
networks.h-net.org/group/announ...
REMINDER: CfP International Summer School Towards Inclusive Global Histories  | H-Net
Archives and Voices have become much-debated aspects of recent research in global history. Under the overall theme of “Towards Inclusive Global Histories” the summer school aims to further discussion,...
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by Janne Lahti

jannelahti.bsky.social
Join our team! Settler Colonial Studies is looking for new associate editors. Call here👇
think.taylorandfrancis.com/editor_recru...
Associate Editor/s needed for Settler Colonial Studies
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reettaeh.bsky.social
This summer the biannual Nordic Assocation for American Studies conference is coming to Turku! You can now follow us here @naas2025.bsky.social for update.
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It is time to renew your membership for 2025. On how to renew your membership or join FASA, check our website: fasa.fi/membership/j...
Join FASA // Renew Your Membership
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Residential school denialists don’t want you to watch Sugarcane - a new documentary about the St. Joseph’s Indian Residential School that’s getting Oscar buzz and is now streaming on Disney+ and Hula. That’s good enough reason to check it out and learn about the ongoing legacy of the IRS system.
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mtoiv.bsky.social
Bloomsbury wants me to put this pic in my email signature, which isn't going to happen, but I'll post it here as a compromise. Check out our book, maybe? It's free, you know. Hardback coming out in January. www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?do...
A marketing banner for the book 'Integration and Collaborative Imperialism in Modern Europe: At the Margins of Empire, 1800-1950', edited by myself and Bernhard C. Schär.
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by Janne Lahti

jannelahti.bsky.social
Strong text on Native American boarding schools in the US by Vincent Veerbeek.
www.sammagazine.fi/puheenvuorot...
FASA: Recognition of Boarding School History - A First Step to Reconciliation?
Af­ter fif­ty ye­ars of si­len­ce, the Uni­ted Sta­tes go­vern­ment has be­gun to ad­d­ress its long his­to­ry of vi­o­len­ce against Na­ti­ve Ame­ri­can child­ren in bo­ar­ding schools. Two ma­jor re...
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Reposted by: Janne Lahti

lnuccon.bsky.social
Learn more about the research clusters within #Concurrences, like the cluster for Ecology, Culture & Coloniality -

Projects include South African resource & energy cultures; speculative fiction; ecotopian postcolonial comics; the politics of border narratives & more -

lnu.se/en/meet-linn...
New Cluster for Ecology, Culture and Coloniality (ECCo)
The Aesthetics of Empire cluster within LNUC Concurrences has recently reformed as the new cluster for Ecology, Culture and Coloniality (ECCo). The decision was made by members during a workshop held ...
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by Janne Lahti

jannelahti.bsky.social
Check out the Latest Articles section in Settler Colonial Studies! A diverse and robust field, I would say. But I may be partial as editor here...
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Latest articles from Settler Colonial Studies
Browse the latest articles and research from Settler Colonial Studies
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Kuulumisia Historian oppiaineesta, vietimme eilen Akateemikko Eino Jutikkala -seminaaria luentoineen ja juhlallisuuksineen.

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Akateemikko Eino Jutikkala -luento, professori Laura Kolben muotokuva ja gradupalkinnot | Historia
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The #CFP for our #SummerSchool in #globalhistory is out! In association with @lnuccon.bsky.social and European Network in Universal and Global History.
Join us in #Växjö in September 2025! Link 👇🏼

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CfA: International Summer School Towards Inclusive Global Histories | H-Net
Organized by the European Network in Universal and Global History (ENIUGH) in collaboration with Global Diplomacy Network (GDN), Linnaeus University Center fo
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kilderbenhauser.bsky.social
Thanks to all the new followers! By way of introduction here are 3 more or less recent, open-access articles of mine that might give you a sense of my current research interests.
1) German colonial history and the varied responses of colonised peoples to it. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
‘Renegade’ Resistance and Colonial Rule in German Samoa
While German Samoa has appeared to some historians as a colony that demonstrates the benevolence of liberal colonial government, this article argues that Germany’s administration of Samoa should no...
www.tandfonline.com
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by Janne Lahti

jannelahti.bsky.social
Glad to be part of this👍👇
mtoiv.bsky.social
Mikko Toivanen @mtoiv.bsky.social · Nov 22
🚨 A bit of a surprise, this, but our Bloomsbury volume Integration and Collaborative Imperialism in Modern Europe: At the Margins of Empire, 1800-1950 appears to now be ONLINE (and in OPEN ACCESS)! Read, share, tell your friends, discuss! 🗃️
Integration and Collaborative Imperialism in Modern Europe
This open access book provides a thought-provoking new perspective on European imperialism in the 19th and 20th centuries. It does so by inquiring how smaller E…
www.bloomsbury.com
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mtoiv.bsky.social
🚨 A bit of a surprise, this, but our Bloomsbury volume Integration and Collaborative Imperialism in Modern Europe: At the Margins of Empire, 1800-1950 appears to now be ONLINE (and in OPEN ACCESS)! Read, share, tell your friends, discuss! 🗃️
Integration and Collaborative Imperialism in Modern Europe
This open access book provides a thought-provoking new perspective on European imperialism in the 19th and 20th centuries. It does so by inquiring how smaller E…
www.bloomsbury.com
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mininghistory.bsky.social
How's this for serendipitous archival discovery:
The personal papers of Belgium's notorious King Leopold - believed to have been destroyed- were found hidden in a walled-in cellar in a chateau scheduled for demolition in 1983:

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Surveying the Archives of the Congo Free State - The Congo Free State: What Could the Archives Tell Us? New Light and Research Perspective Edited by Patricia Van Schuylenbergh and Mathilde Leduc-Grima...
Surveying the Archives of the Congo Free State - The Congo Free State: What Could the Archives Tell Us? New Light and Research Perspective Edited by Patricia Van Schuylenbergh and Mathilde Leduc-Grima...
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