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Jon Earle
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I'm thrilled to be part of the international effort to reimagine the history and legacies of the Smithsonian-Roosevelt African Expedition.
November 20, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I am incredibly excited to see this book take off! Stay tuned!
As a longtime editor but a new literary agent, it’s a joy to see this project land in the right hands. Congratulations to @jonathonlearle.bsky.social and the team at Basic Books!
October 2, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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Friday 3rd October 5PM East Africa Time, 2PM GMT, Michiel, Jimmy and I will talk about the documentary we made together, The Tongue Turns to the Aching Tooth, together with the wonderful Jon Earle of the Uganda Studies Group.
September 28, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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📣Out now on #firstview!

Jonathon L. Earle (@jonathonlearle.bsky.social) (Centre College) on 'Flags and the Politics of Pageantry in Colonial Uganda'

#MaterialCulture #Intellectual #History #Activism 20thc 🗃️

👉Read open access here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
June 23, 2025 at 10:41 AM
I am thrilled to see my recent article published in the Historical Journal, which is freely available here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
June 20, 2025 at 11:21 PM
An exciting call for Visiting Research Fellowships at the Cambridge Centre for African Studies.
May 2, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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The Global Intellectual History Seminar will take place on Tuesdays at the OCR in Trinity College, Cambridge. See our website for more details:
www.polthought.cam.ac.uk/future-event...
February 4, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Grateful for Christopher Muhoozi's recent review of Contesting Catholics in the Journal of African History: "In six chapters, Jonathon Earle and Jay Carney present a new interpretation of the history of Uganda in the late colonial period and early postindependence period.”
February 2, 2025 at 1:04 PM
A fantastic day learning about Entebbe’s deep past with George Ochieng and Joan Atieno.
November 26, 2024 at 3:17 PM
“The Roosevelt Expedition 2025 is poised to redefine Uganda’s tourism landscape, offering a fresh narrative that links the country’s rich history with its bright future.”

nilepost.co.ug/tourism/2290...
Theodore Roosevelt’s Legacy and Its 2025 Expedition to Unlock Tourism Potential
This landmark event aims to celebrate Uganda’s untapped heritage and position East Africa as a prime destination for heritage tourism by launching the Roosevelt East African Heritage Trail.
nilepost.co.ug
November 26, 2024 at 2:49 PM
The Theodore Roosevelt East Africa Sustainable Development Initiative is a multi-million dollar heritage trail asset spanning from Mombasa to Ajai. And it’s an honour and privilege to work with so many amazing colleagues to strengthen Uganda’s and Kenya’s remarkable tourism cultures.
November 22, 2024 at 4:27 AM