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Su Lin Lewis
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Professor of Global and Asian History at the University of Bristol. Previously: Cosmopolitan port-cities/ These days: Third World Solidarity and Socialist Internationalism She/her
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Su Lin Lewis @sulinlewis.bsky.social · Oct 8
Very proud that our new volume on Development, Socialism, and Internationalism is now out on Open Access! Many thanks to my wonderful co-editor Nana Osei-Opare and all our contributors, & @jessicareinisch.bsky.social & David Brydan for welcoming us in their series www.bloomsbury.com/us/socialism...
Socialism, Internationalism, and Development in the Third World
In the wake of colonial and racial exploitation, political leaders, technocrats, activists, and workers across the Third World turned to socialism to offer a ne…
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sulinlewis.bsky.social
So excited for this @carriegibson.bsky.social ! Listening to this year's Reith Lectures on Wilberforce and the abolitionist movement 🙄 and thinking how much we need this!!!
carriegibson.bsky.social Carrie Gibson @carriegibson.bsky.social · Dec 11
In the run-up to the publication of my new book, The Great Resistance, on 6 Jan 2026 (link in bio), I’ll have a daily post featuring photos from two decades of research trips, along with a snippet from each of the book’s 35 chapters. Today: Barbados
💙📚#booksky #thegreatresistance #history
‘Details of the rebels’ plans came out during the trial, but how much was true and how much was in the fevered imaginations of colonial officials is a matter of speculation: “Their grand design was to choose them a King, one Coffee an Ancient Gold-Coast Negro, who should have been Crowned the 12th June last past in a Chair of State exquisitely wrought and Carved after their Mode; with Bowes and Arrowes to be likewise carried in State before his Majesty their intended King: Trumpets to be made of Elephant Teeth and Gourdes to be sounded on several Hills to give Notice to their general Rising, with a full intention to fire the Sugar-Canes, and so run in and Cut their Masters the Planters Throats … ” Brown and green sugar cane against a cloudy sky. Green plants taking over the ruins of an old house in Barbados. Palm trees, blue skies, and a bit of ocean spray on the windy and rugged east coast of Barbados.
December 11, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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carriegibson.bsky.social
In the run-up to the publication of my new book, The Great Resistance, on 6 Jan 2026 (link in bio), I’ll have a daily post featuring photos from two decades of research trips, along with a snippet from each of the book’s 35 chapters. Today: Barbados
💙📚#booksky #thegreatresistance #history
‘Details of the rebels’ plans came out during the trial, but how much was true and how much was in the fevered imaginations of colonial officials is a matter of speculation: “Their grand design was to choose them a King, one Coffee an Ancient Gold-Coast Negro, who should have been Crowned the 12th June last past in a Chair of State exquisitely wrought and Carved after their Mode; with Bowes and Arrowes to be likewise carried in State before his Majesty their intended King: Trumpets to be made of Elephant Teeth and Gourdes to be sounded on several Hills to give Notice to their general Rising, with a full intention to fire the Sugar-Canes, and so run in and Cut their Masters the Planters Throats … ” Brown and green sugar cane against a cloudy sky. Green plants taking over the ruins of an old house in Barbados. Palm trees, blue skies, and a bit of ocean spray on the windy and rugged east coast of Barbados.
December 11, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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uobrishistory.bsky.social
‘Since January 2025, I have collaborated with Imagined Malaysia, a Malaysia-based NGO, and started a public history campaign titled ‘Malaysia Unbound: Transregional Histories through Documents’…
December 5, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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This was a compelling biography of man at the helm of the UN in the turbulent 60s. Here I tried (in 750 words!) to give more context on the #afroasian world, its engagement with the UN, and Burma's decolonisation. Read it just for U Thant and Kruschev bobbing along together in the Black Sea.
December 1, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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So in order for a Swedish grandmother to receive her pension, a child in #Myanmar will have to get killed by the junta, did I understand this correctly?

"Swedish pension funds had invested $485 million in companies selling arms to or doing business with Myanmar's military rulers"
December 1, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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riakapoor.bsky.social
(1/2) The second workshop in the AHRC-funded Rethinking Internationalisms series titled 'New Methods for New Histories' will take place via zoom on 9-10 July – reflective panels followed by an open discussion. Audience-participants can sign up here:

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/new-method...
New Methods for New Histories (Online)
Workshop 2: Rethinking Internationalisms: Histories and Pluralities
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June 23, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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We stand in solidarity with trans women and the trans community and we will always be a space that recognises the importance of trans history.

Read on for a selection from our archive 🧵 1/8
April 21, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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sumitkmandal.bsky.social
@sulinlewis.bsky.social reposted her 2016 essay in Afro-Asian Visions to mark the 70th anniversary of #BandungConference (18 April 2025): tinyurl.com/2t2dkuej. Her final paragraph on reframing the present & future remains inspiring & worthwhile. (1/3)

#connectingimaginaries
#transregionalstudies
sulinlewis.bsky.social Su Lin Lewis @sulinlewis.bsky.social · Apr 18
We had a really fun blog for a while about all things #afroasia with wonderful contributions, but to mark the 70th anniversary of the #Bandung conference here's my first post: medium.com/afro-asian-v... 1/2
The Afro-Asian Moment
Before I became a professional historian, I was lucky enough to visit Bandung — a cool, green city in the hills of Java, and a welcome…
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April 20, 2025 at 6:57 AM
sulinlewis.bsky.social
We had a really fun blog for a while about all things #afroasia with wonderful contributions, but to mark the 70th anniversary of the #Bandung conference here's my first post: medium.com/afro-asian-v... 1/2
The Afro-Asian Moment
Before I became a professional historian, I was lucky enough to visit Bandung — a cool, green city in the hills of Java, and a welcome…
medium.com
April 18, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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emmakluge.bsky.social
Yesterday’s #esshc2025 panel was such a joy. Talking about anticolonial mobilisation with the global history gang @riakapoor.bsky.social @sulinlewis.bsky.social and @emleake.bsky.social. Thanks to Anne-Isabell Richard for chairing and the audience for great engagement. Feeling inspired!
5 women sit smiling in a row behind a desk. A projector screen is on the wall behind them. On the desk in front of them are laptops, notebooks and drink bottles.
March 29, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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historians.org
The March issue includes the AHR’s first playlist. Jason Gibbs, a leading expert on late 20th Vietnamese popular music, has created a playlist of 12 songs that introduce listeners to Vietnamese soundscapes of the wartime era. 🗃️
Soundscapes of the Vietnam War
As part of a forum on the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, Jason Gibbs to create a playlist of songs from both North and South Vietnam.
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March 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
sulinlewis.bsky.social
Very important article by Nyi Nyi Kyaw on the shrinking opportunities for young people in #myanmar with forced conscription of both men and women into the military & cancellation of USAID scholarships to study at Asian universities theconversation.com/myanmars-mil...
Myanmar’s military rule is crippling hope for young people like never before
Over the past year, Myanmar’s military junta has been enforcing mandatory conscription, targeting men and women of working age.
theconversation.com
March 12, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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royalhistsoc.org
Later in March we've publication of 'Voice, Silence and Gender in South Africa’s Anti-Apartheid Struggle', by Rachel E. Johnson bit.ly/4hMppbB

Rachel's is the latest book in the Society's 'New Historical Perspectives' series: available free #OpenAccess and p/back print on Thursday 20th #Skystorians
Book cover for Rachel E. Johnson's forthcoming book, 'Voice, Silence and Gender in South Africa’s Anti-Apartheid Struggle. The Shadow of a Young Woman'.
March 2, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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saimanasar.bsky.social
Applications for the MA Black Humanities are open @brisblackhums.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social.
You can find more information here: www.bristol.ac.uk/study/postgr...
Come join us!
Please share widely!
MA Black Humanities | Study at Bristol | University of Bristol
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February 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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drmargottudor.bsky.social
Are you in London this afternoon? Make sure to attend this event at birkbeck 2-4pm to launch this incredible new handbook on histories of socialism and development with @sulinlewis.bsky.social @nanaoseiopare.bsky.social and @jessicareinisch.bsky.social 🔥🔥🔥 online link available too, just lmk!
sulinlewis.bsky.social Su Lin Lewis @sulinlewis.bsky.social · Feb 10
Another reminder - and correction - that this is tomorrow (TUESDAY not Thursday). Really looking forward to it! If anyone would like to join online, please let @jessicareinisch.bsky.social know, & thanks again to Jessica and Birkbeck's Centre for the Study of Internationalism for hosting us!
sulinlewis.bsky.social Su Lin Lewis @sulinlewis.bsky.social · Feb 5
Next Thursday (2-4) we'll be launching Development, Socialism, and Internationalism in the Third World (edited with @nanaoseiopare.bsky.social) with a brilliant group of discussants (below)- many thanks @jessicareinisch.bsky.social for hosting us at Birkbeck!

www.bloomsbury.com/uk/socialism...
February 11, 2025 at 10:37 AM
sulinlewis.bsky.social
Another reminder - and correction - that this is tomorrow (TUESDAY not Thursday). Really looking forward to it! If anyone would like to join online, please let @jessicareinisch.bsky.social know, & thanks again to Jessica and Birkbeck's Centre for the Study of Internationalism for hosting us!
sulinlewis.bsky.social Su Lin Lewis @sulinlewis.bsky.social · Feb 5
Next Thursday (2-4) we'll be launching Development, Socialism, and Internationalism in the Third World (edited with @nanaoseiopare.bsky.social) with a brilliant group of discussants (below)- many thanks @jessicareinisch.bsky.social for hosting us at Birkbeck!

www.bloomsbury.com/uk/socialism...
February 10, 2025 at 9:04 AM
sulinlewis.bsky.social
Obviously I can't read a calendar 😊 the launch is next TUESDAY, Feb 11.
sulinlewis.bsky.social Su Lin Lewis @sulinlewis.bsky.social · Feb 5
Next Thursday (2-4) we'll be launching Development, Socialism, and Internationalism in the Third World (edited with @nanaoseiopare.bsky.social) with a brilliant group of discussants (below)- many thanks @jessicareinisch.bsky.social for hosting us at Birkbeck!

www.bloomsbury.com/uk/socialism...
February 7, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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nicholasguyatt.bsky.social
If you haven't read it, I'd strongly recommend Amy Kaplan's book OUR AMERICAN ISRAEL on the development of the special relationship between Israel and the U.S. since 1948 - Amy was a fearless and brilliant scholar, and this book is necessary reading right now
February 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM
sulinlewis.bsky.social
Next Thursday (2-4) we'll be launching Development, Socialism, and Internationalism in the Third World (edited with @nanaoseiopare.bsky.social) with a brilliant group of discussants (below)- many thanks @jessicareinisch.bsky.social for hosting us at Birkbeck!

www.bloomsbury.com/uk/socialism...
February 5, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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xunlingau.bsky.social
The "anniversary" of the coup always brings alot of attention to the situation in Myanmar which is good but alot of people / media / countries who pop up don't really comment the rest of the year. More sustained attention & support is needed.

Tis the reasons I built the #whatshappeninginmyanar feed
February 2, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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momoulton.bsky.social
I was interviewed for this ... www.cbc.ca/news/world/t...
Trump claims there's only '2 genders.' Historians say that's never been true | CBC News
The Trump administration's 'two gender' policy is sparking fear and confusion among trans and non-binary people. The executive order claims it's a return to "biological facts," but experts say it igno...
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February 2, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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susieprotschky.bsky.social
New article! Open access - ‘Indonesian Tourism Workers on Volcanoes and Geotourism's Colonial Origins: Making a Subaltern History Visible’

#indonesia #photography #volcanoes #labourhistory #colonialism #tourism 🇮🇩📷🌋

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
January 14, 2025 at 9:33 AM