Riley Linebaugh
@rileysline.bsky.social
historian, archivist
global history @ uni potsdam
she/her
@kalikamehta.bsky.social & I have been working together on mass starvation in Bengal, 1943 in the context of international criminal law. Here, we share observations on the persistence of mass starvation as an under prosecuted war crime in the context of colonial violence, then & now: aje.io/ja36qg
Starvation is a war crime. So why is it so rarely prosecuted?
From Bengal to Gaza, hunger is often used as a weapon of war but almost never punished.
aje.io
October 2, 2025 at 3:46 PM
@kalikamehta.bsky.social & I have been working together on mass starvation in Bengal, 1943 in the context of international criminal law. Here, we share observations on the persistence of mass starvation as an under prosecuted war crime in the context of colonial violence, then & now: aje.io/ja36qg
Reposted by Riley Linebaugh
With Riley Linebaugh (@rileysline.bsky.social) joining the editorial board of Theory of History at Work, the blog gains valuable expertise on postcolonial justice and the links between archive-making and history-writing! Here is the excellent contribution by Sauda Nabukenya, edited by her 👇
For more information, click here: gtw.hypotheses.org/31635
Court Cases as Epistemology: Reconstructing African History through Legal Archives
Sauda Nabukenya - Can court records be more than legal sources – can they serve as epistemological workshops for reconstructing African history? This essay argues that they can, drawing on more than 1...
gtw.hypotheses.org
September 30, 2025 at 12:41 PM
With Riley Linebaugh (@rileysline.bsky.social) joining the editorial board of Theory of History at Work, the blog gains valuable expertise on postcolonial justice and the links between archive-making and history-writing! Here is the excellent contribution by Sauda Nabukenya, edited by her 👇
July 18, 2025 at 10:48 AM
I spent nearly a decade on this project, which will soon exist as a book. I am equally afraid that someone and no one will read it. It is imperfect, contains errors, and could be better (I said it first, reviewers!) It is also an offering to those who see history as a site of colonial conflict.
February 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I spent nearly a decade on this project, which will soon exist as a book. I am equally afraid that someone and no one will read it. It is imperfect, contains errors, and could be better (I said it first, reviewers!) It is also an offering to those who see history as a site of colonial conflict.
Microsoft PowerPoint has a free template for in-class use called "Make Your Own Colony." Students decide which resources to extract, how to accumulate capital and differentiate society.
Literally made a bsky account to share this, go off!
Literally made a bsky account to share this, go off!
December 11, 2024 at 12:35 PM
Microsoft PowerPoint has a free template for in-class use called "Make Your Own Colony." Students decide which resources to extract, how to accumulate capital and differentiate society.
Literally made a bsky account to share this, go off!
Literally made a bsky account to share this, go off!