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Fabian Krautwald
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Historian of eastern and southern Africa @uclhistory.bsky.social interested in memory, sovereignty, and decolonization.
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Fabian Krautwald @fkrautwald.bsky.social · Sep 8
Happy to share the launch of the new, hybrid African History Seminar @ihr.bsky.social . Check out our fall program here: history.ac.uk/news-events/... If you're in London and want to present new research on Africa, get in touch!
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If you're in London and interested in Angolan and West Central African history, please join us next Wednesday at the IHR African History Seminar with João Figueiredo! www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... @ihr.bsky.social @royalhistsoc.org @africaatlse.bsky.social
Sorcery and Jurisdiction in Angola: Law and Multinormativity in Early Modern West Central Africa
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November 19, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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Today:
Fabian Krautwald (UCL) will be speaking on “Fluid Remembrance: Oceanic Crossings and Colonial Memories in the Rise of African Nationalism” as part of our lecture series on transoceanic exchanges.
2-4pm, Hörsaalzentrum Hz 8 @goetheuni.bsky.social

www.movingcultures.de/fabian-kraut...
Fabian Krautwald (UCL): “Fluid Remembrance: Oceanic Crossings and Colonial Memories in the Rise of African Nationalism” | Transoceanic Exchanges – Moving Cultures, Transcultural Encounters
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November 18, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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There is only one week left to apply for the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and The British Academy Knowledge Frontiers Symposium 2026. Find out more and apply: https://bit.ly/4nyWsmv
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October 23, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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We’re honoured to welcome renowned journalist and SOAS President Zeinab Badawi for the launch of the new African History Seminar at the Institute of Historical Research✨

🗓️ 14 Oct 2025
🕠 5:30–7:30 pm
📍 Hybrid: Zoom & Senate House, London

All welcome and free, register here: shorturl.at/vyAMN
book cover for an african history of africa
September 16, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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Happy to share the launch of the new, hybrid African History Seminar @ihr.bsky.social . Check out our fall program here: history.ac.uk/news-events/... If you're in London and want to present new research on Africa, get in touch!
Institute of Historical Research
The Institute of Historical Research is the UK's national centre for history
history.ac.uk
September 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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The inaugural meeting of the new African History Seminar at London's Institute of Historical Research will take place on October 14 from 5:30-7:30 PM. Zeinab Badawi will talk about her fantastic book, An African History of Africa. You can register here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... Join us!
Recasting the Past: Zeinab Badawi’s An African History of Africa
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September 8, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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ihr.bsky.social
📣🎉 We are pleased to announce 3 new IHR Seminar Series starting in September 2025.

• African History
• Migration & Mobility History
• Planetary History

Find out about the new series on the IHR website: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
August 5, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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uclhistory.bsky.social
🎓 London calling! Study at a top-10 QS uni in the heart of Bloomsbury.

Visa students: just over a month left to apply for a Master’s at UCL History!

🌍 Culture, Economy, Empires, Environment, Modern, Medieval, Ancient & Public History!

Apply now 👉 shorturl.at/13nVr

#UCL #History #Masters
Master's in History | Graduate (Taught)
Study for a History Master's degree at the intellectual heart of the world's best student city (QS Best Student Cities 2018-25).
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May 21, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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The @erc.europa.eu's Marie Skłodowska-Curie postdocs go live tomorrow.

Would you like to hold one @uclhistory.bsky.social? If so get in touch with me! #skyhistorians
MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025
MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships enhance the creative and innovative potential of researchers holding a PhD and who wish to acquire new skills through advanced training, international, interdisciplinary ...
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May 7, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Most Britons do not know scale of UK’s involvement in slavery, survey finds www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Most Britons do not know scale of UK’s involvement in slavery, survey finds
Vast majority unaware how many people were enslaved and for how long, although poll finds support for reparations is rising
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March 25, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Next up in the #SOAS History Seminar is @fkrautwald.bsky.social (UCL) who will be speaking about 'Mnemonic sovereignty: Memories of German colonialism and Africa’s decolonization'. Wednesday, 5 March 2025, 5pm in room C325. All welcome!
For more information see www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...
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February 28, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Dr Fabian Krautwald has recently published a short article for the American-German Institute on the nearing conclusion of the 'reconciliation agreement' between Namibia and Germany about the genocide of 1904-1908 against the Herero and Nama 📖

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A Zeitenwende for Whom?
German Colonial Memory and Epistemic Barriers On November 21, 2024, The Namibian, Namibia’s leading English-language newspaper, reported that the ongoing negotiations between Namibia and Germany over ...
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February 3, 2025 at 1:13 PM