Samuël Coghe
@samuelcoghe.bsky.social
Historian. Working on the history of colonialism in Africa from a global perspective at Ghent University. Also doing history of science and medicine.
PI ERC Project CATTLEFRONTIERS www.cattlefrontiers.eu
Ex-Berliner. Academic Dad.
PI ERC Project CATTLEFRONTIERS www.cattlefrontiers.eu
Ex-Berliner. Academic Dad.
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Samuël Coghe
@samuelcoghe.bsky.social
· Jan 11
(Post)Colonial Cattle Frontiers
This project explores the transformations in cattle production in Southern and Central Africa during the colonial and early postcolonial period.
www.cattlefrontiers.eu
We just launched the website of our ERC project CATTLEFRONTIERS. Have a look at www.cattlefrontiers.eu With 5 historians at different career levels and supporting staff, we will be studying the transformations of cattle production in (post)colonial Africa until well into 2028...
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February 9, 2026 at 6:30 AM
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Tomorrow, February 10, Samuël Coghe will be presenting at the Socialist Medicine Seminar at the Humboldt University of Berlin about 'The Ecological Limits of the Cattle Frontier: Anthrax and Transimperial Technopolitics in Colonial Madagascar, 1890s-1960". socialistmedicine.com/samuel-coghe...
Socialist Medicine ERC Research Seminar
Sławomir Łotysz presents on the history of Polish medicine in the Korean War at Socialist Medicine Seminar.
socialistmedicine.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Tomorrow, February 10, Samuël Coghe will be presenting at the Socialist Medicine Seminar at the Humboldt University of Berlin about 'The Ecological Limits of the Cattle Frontier: Anthrax and Transimperial Technopolitics in Colonial Madagascar, 1890s-1960". socialistmedicine.com/samuel-coghe...
How great the US can be!
brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
January 27, 2026 at 6:20 AM
How great the US can be!
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Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
January 27, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
Es gibt häufig nicht die eine Wahrheit. Aber es gibt eindeutige Lügen. Die klar zu benennen, wie @philippsarasin.bsky.social schreibt, sollte Aufgabe unserer Medien sein. Sonst ist alles egal.
Warum zum Teufel schreibt der Spiegel (und analog andere Medien), die Videos von der Ermordung von Pretti „scheinen“ der „Darstellung“ von Trump und DHS „zu widersprechen“?! Sie *zeigen* absolut eindeutig, dass Pretti keine Waffe, sondern ein Phone in der Hand hielt. Was alle sehen…/2
January 25, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Es gibt häufig nicht die eine Wahrheit. Aber es gibt eindeutige Lügen. Die klar zu benennen, wie @philippsarasin.bsky.social schreibt, sollte Aufgabe unserer Medien sein. Sonst ist alles egal.
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Warum zum Teufel schreibt der Spiegel (und analog andere Medien), die Videos von der Ermordung von Pretti „scheinen“ der „Darstellung“ von Trump und DHS „zu widersprechen“?! Sie *zeigen* absolut eindeutig, dass Pretti keine Waffe, sondern ein Phone in der Hand hielt. Was alle sehen…/2
January 25, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Warum zum Teufel schreibt der Spiegel (und analog andere Medien), die Videos von der Ermordung von Pretti „scheinen“ der „Darstellung“ von Trump und DHS „zu widersprechen“?! Sie *zeigen* absolut eindeutig, dass Pretti keine Waffe, sondern ein Phone in der Hand hielt. Was alle sehen…/2
Never thought the Sex Pistols were being prophetic about the US in 1977: "God save the Queen. The fascist regime.They made you a moron. A potential H-Bomb..." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Alex Pretti did not brandish gun, witnesses say in sworn testimony
Pair testify that Pretti did not hold weapon and was trying to help woman federal agents had shoved to the ground
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Never thought the Sex Pistols were being prophetic about the US in 1977: "God save the Queen. The fascist regime.They made you a moron. A potential H-Bomb..." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
"God save the queen, a fascist regime..." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Alex Pretti did not brandish gun, witnesses say in sworn testimony
Pair testify that Pretti did not hold weapon and was trying to help woman federal agents had shoved to the ground
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:20 AM
"God save the queen, a fascist regime..." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Important work by economists in Germany shows that US importers and consumers are paying Trump's import tariffs...
www.kielinstitut.de/fileadmin/Da...
www.kielinstitut.de/fileadmin/Da...
www.kielinstitut.de
January 21, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Important work by economists in Germany shows that US importers and consumers are paying Trump's import tariffs...
www.kielinstitut.de/fileadmin/Da...
www.kielinstitut.de/fileadmin/Da...
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Tomorrow, Elene Vernaeve and Samuël Coghe will present the CATTLEFRONTIERS project at the Internationalised Politics Colloquium at the University of Bremen. For more information: www.uni-bremen.de/institut-fue...
Internationalised Politics Colloquium - Universität Bremen
www.uni-bremen.de
January 20, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Tomorrow, Elene Vernaeve and Samuël Coghe will present the CATTLEFRONTIERS project at the Internationalised Politics Colloquium at the University of Bremen. For more information: www.uni-bremen.de/institut-fue...
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Last week Elene Vernaeve and Zarah Cleve attended the 4th CRN PhD Days, presenting on "Cattle, companies and the countryside: Environmental impact of the cattle industry in 20th century Katanga" and "Controlling Flies and Managing Landscapes: Veterinary Science and Tsetse in Katanga" respectively.
January 20, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Last week Elene Vernaeve and Zarah Cleve attended the 4th CRN PhD Days, presenting on "Cattle, companies and the countryside: Environmental impact of the cattle industry in 20th century Katanga" and "Controlling Flies and Managing Landscapes: Veterinary Science and Tsetse in Katanga" respectively.
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Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
Still 6 days to apply for the CATTLEFRONTIERS international workshop in Ghent (3-5 June 2026) 'Cattle Commodification in Global History: Capitalism, Science and Empire'. See the CfP below for more information or cattlefrontiers.eu/workshop-cat...
January 17, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Still 6 days to apply for the CATTLEFRONTIERS international workshop in Ghent (3-5 June 2026) 'Cattle Commodification in Global History: Capitalism, Science and Empire'. See the CfP below for more information or cattlefrontiers.eu/workshop-cat...
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Hoelang moet het nog duren voordat de leiders van de Democratische Partij opstaan tegen dit schrikbewind?
Non-protesting dad just trying to hustle his kids, as young as 6mo, out of the neighborhood. ICE threw a flash-bang INTO HIS car, all 6 kids in the hospital now.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
That is what was relayed
January 15, 2026 at 6:14 AM
Hoelang moet het nog duren voordat de leiders van de Democratische Partij opstaan tegen dit schrikbewind?
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📢 Call for Papers 📢
2026 Commodities of Empire workshop: “Locating Knowledge: Science and Technology in Commodity Frontiers.”
📍 Madrid, 2–3 September 2026
⏳ Submission deadline: 14 February 2026
👉 CFP: commoditiesofempire.org.uk/events/
@davidedgerton.bsky.social @samuelcoghe.bsky.social
2026 Commodities of Empire workshop: “Locating Knowledge: Science and Technology in Commodity Frontiers.”
📍 Madrid, 2–3 September 2026
⏳ Submission deadline: 14 February 2026
👉 CFP: commoditiesofempire.org.uk/events/
@davidedgerton.bsky.social @samuelcoghe.bsky.social
January 12, 2026 at 10:22 AM
📢 Call for Papers 📢
2026 Commodities of Empire workshop: “Locating Knowledge: Science and Technology in Commodity Frontiers.”
📍 Madrid, 2–3 September 2026
⏳ Submission deadline: 14 February 2026
👉 CFP: commoditiesofempire.org.uk/events/
@davidedgerton.bsky.social @samuelcoghe.bsky.social
2026 Commodities of Empire workshop: “Locating Knowledge: Science and Technology in Commodity Frontiers.”
📍 Madrid, 2–3 September 2026
⏳ Submission deadline: 14 February 2026
👉 CFP: commoditiesofempire.org.uk/events/
@davidedgerton.bsky.social @samuelcoghe.bsky.social
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A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
January 10, 2026 at 3:24 PM
A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
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Forensic analysis of objective video evidence. This is how you serve readers searching for clarity.
January 8, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Forensic analysis of objective video evidence. This is how you serve readers searching for clarity.
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January 5, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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Trump on why he pardoned notorious drug trafficker Juan Hernandez: “It was a Biden set up. Take any country you want. If someone sells drugs in that country, that doesn’t mean you arrest the president and put him in jail for the rest of his life.”
January 3, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Trump on why he pardoned notorious drug trafficker Juan Hernandez: “It was a Biden set up. Take any country you want. If someone sells drugs in that country, that doesn’t mean you arrest the president and put him in jail for the rest of his life.”
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Mamdani kennt sich auch im Völkerrecht besser aus als Merz....
January 3, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Mamdani kennt sich auch im Völkerrecht besser aus als Merz....
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"Die rechtliche Einordnung des US-Einsatzes ist komplex"....Man weiß gar nicht, wo man anfangen soll. #Merz #Venezuela
January 3, 2026 at 7:46 PM
"Die rechtliche Einordnung des US-Einsatzes ist komplex"....Man weiß gar nicht, wo man anfangen soll. #Merz #Venezuela
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Best thing I’ve read this morning, from a human rights lawyer in Mexico. Translation is in the ALT-text.
January 3, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Best thing I’ve read this morning, from a human rights lawyer in Mexico. Translation is in the ALT-text.
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Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
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Hot off the press and #OpenAccess, see 'Working Through a War: The Traders of John Holt & Co. in Cameroon During the First World War' by Deborah Neill: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Working Through a War: The Traders of John Holt & Co. in Cameroon During the First World War
This paper will explore the experiences of John Holt & Co.’s European and African traders who were in German-controlled Cameroon when war broke out in August of 1914. Using company and government a...
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December 21, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Hot off the press and #OpenAccess, see 'Working Through a War: The Traders of John Holt & Co. in Cameroon During the First World War' by Deborah Neill: doi.org/10.1080/0308...