Janne Lahti
@jannelahti.bsky.social
PhD, Historian at Linnaeus University and University of Helsinki. Global, settler colonialism, American West, Nordic colonialism, German colonialism, borderlands
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Kolonialismin historiasta ajatuksia
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10 kysymystä | ”Petsamo oli Suomen siirtomaa” – Nämä asiat jokaisen pitäisi ymmärtää kolonialismista
Tutkijat tekivät yleistajuisen tietokirjan kolonialismin historiasta ja vaikutuksista. Ovatko suomalaiset siis kolonialisteja, Janne Lahti ja Johanna Skurnik?
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November 24, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Kolonialismin historiasta ajatuksia
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Tervetuloa Rosebud Sivulliseen tiistaina 21.10 klo 17.00 kirjamme Kolonialismin muokkaama maailma julkaisutilaisuuteen.
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Kolonialismin muokkaama maailma -kirjan julkaisutilaisuus
Tervetuloa Janne Lahden ja Johanna Skurnikin Kolonialismin muokkaama maailma -teoksen julkaisutilaisuuteen tiistaina 21.10.2025 klo 17.00–18.30 kirjakauppa Rosebud Sivulliseen!
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October 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Tervetuloa Rosebud Sivulliseen tiistaina 21.10 klo 17.00 kirjamme Kolonialismin muokkaama maailma julkaisutilaisuuteen.
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Juttelemassa uudesta kirjastani Kolonialismin muokkaama maailma.
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Kolonialismin kirous | Kalle Haatanen
Kolonialismi on merkittävä osa maailmanhistoriaa. Voisi erehtyä luulemaan, että se oli vain historiallinen vaihe, jolloin Eurooppa sorti muuta maailmaa.
Kyse on kuitenkin paljon syvemmästä asiasta, j...
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September 24, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Juttelemassa uudesta kirjastani Kolonialismin muokkaama maailma.
Kuuntele Yle Areenassa:
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Kuuntele Yle Areenassa:
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The Namibian: „Germany rejects reparation payments to former colonies.“
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Germany rejects reparation payments to former colonies
The German government says it will not make any reparation payments to Germany's former colonies, since there was no international criminal law at the time of […]
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August 17, 2025 at 2:34 PM
The Namibian: „Germany rejects reparation payments to former colonies.“
@he-mel.bsky.social
h/t @heikebecker.bsky.social
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h/t @heikebecker.bsky.social
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My new open access article discussing settler memory and monuments:
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‘To the Homeland’: Settler Monument, Memory and the Finnish Colony of Petsamo on the Finnish–Russian Borderlands - Janne Lahti, 2025
This article examines a set of entanglements between settler memory and a monument in a nation that does not acknowledge that it ever had a colonial history. It...
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June 30, 2025 at 2:08 PM
My new open access article discussing settler memory and monuments:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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I appreciate @kevinmkruse.bsky.social's point, but I would argue that there is a logic to waving the Mexican flag, especially in the context of raids on immigrant Latino communities in LA. A short thread. 1/
June 9, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I appreciate @kevinmkruse.bsky.social's point, but I would argue that there is a logic to waving the Mexican flag, especially in the context of raids on immigrant Latino communities in LA. A short thread. 1/
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Germany still hasn’t paid reparations for its genocide in Namibia. Now, a green hydrogen megaproject risks further burying that history – sidestepping the voices of victims’ descendants. I met some of them in Namibia. This is my report (Support my work on Substack).
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From Genocide to Greenwashing: Germany’s Legacy in Namibia
Germany hasn’t paid reparations for its genocide in Namibia. Descendants of the victims want a seat at the table. Now, a green hydrogen megaproject risks burying the past.
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April 21, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Germany still hasn’t paid reparations for its genocide in Namibia. Now, a green hydrogen megaproject risks further burying that history – sidestepping the voices of victims’ descendants. I met some of them in Namibia. This is my report (Support my work on Substack).
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New Voices in Settler Colonial Studies is here! Check out what is going on. Edited by @karl-jacoby.bsky.social and Magdalena Naum.
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Settler Colonial Studies
New Voices in Settler Colonial Studies. Volume 15, Issue 2 of Settler Colonial Studies
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April 23, 2025 at 6:07 PM
New Voices in Settler Colonial Studies is here! Check out what is going on. Edited by @karl-jacoby.bsky.social and Magdalena Naum.
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Jos olet väitöskirjatutkija, joka on menossa Yhdysvaltain tutkimukseen liittyvään konferenssiin Euroopassa tai Yhdysvalloissa, voit nyt hakea FASA:n ja Suomi-Amerikka-yhdistysten liiton konferenssiapurahaa www.samsuomi.fi/konferenssia...
Konferenssiapuraha – kannustus Yhdysvaltojen tutkimukseen | Suomi-Amerikka Yhdistysten Liitto | SAM
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April 12, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Jos olet väitöskirjatutkija, joka on menossa Yhdysvaltain tutkimukseen liittyvään konferenssiin Euroopassa tai Yhdysvalloissa, voit nyt hakea FASA:n ja Suomi-Amerikka-yhdistysten liiton konferenssiapurahaa www.samsuomi.fi/konferenssia...
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Woohoo, our Itinerario special issue 'Colonial Baggage: Global Tourism in the Age of Empires' is now out in its proper, physical form! 🥳
Check out the introduction by myself and Andreas Greiner here: doi.org/10.1017/S016...
And the entire table of contents here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Check out the introduction by myself and Andreas Greiner here: doi.org/10.1017/S016...
And the entire table of contents here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
March 25, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Woohoo, our Itinerario special issue 'Colonial Baggage: Global Tourism in the Age of Empires' is now out in its proper, physical form! 🥳
Check out the introduction by myself and Andreas Greiner here: doi.org/10.1017/S016...
And the entire table of contents here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Check out the introduction by myself and Andreas Greiner here: doi.org/10.1017/S016...
And the entire table of contents here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Members of FASA register at a lower rate! Join FASA here: www.fasa.fi/membership/j...
March 25, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Members of FASA register at a lower rate! Join FASA here: www.fasa.fi/membership/j...
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As a member of any of the Nordic Associations for American Studies (including @fasafinland.bsky.social), European Association for American Studies, or American Studies Association, you can register at the members rate!
January 23, 2025 at 11:39 AM
As a member of any of the Nordic Associations for American Studies (including @fasafinland.bsky.social), European Association for American Studies, or American Studies Association, you can register at the members rate!
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Registration is open! As a member of any of the Nordic Associations for American Studies (including @fasafinland.bsky.social ), European Association for American Studies, or American Studies Association, you can register at the members rate! www.fasa.fi/membership/j... #NAASpirations
February 23, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Registration is open! As a member of any of the Nordic Associations for American Studies (including @fasafinland.bsky.social ), European Association for American Studies, or American Studies Association, you can register at the members rate! www.fasa.fi/membership/j... #NAASpirations
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1/2 Despite all the denialism from right wing polemicists, Lyndall Ryan kept going, patiently gathering the evidence proving that Australia’s colonisation entailed hundreds of massacres.
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More than 10,000 First Nations people killed in Australia’s frontier wars, final massacre map shows
‘Horrendous’ eight-year long project has ended with final fact check, leaving a legacy ‘nobody can argue’ with, says researcher
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February 23, 2025 at 9:30 AM
1/2 Despite all the denialism from right wing polemicists, Lyndall Ryan kept going, patiently gathering the evidence proving that Australia’s colonisation entailed hundreds of massacres.
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Looking for associate editor(s) for Settler Colonial Studies👍👇
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Associate Editor/s needed for Settler Colonial Studies
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February 12, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Looking for associate editor(s) for Settler Colonial Studies👍👇
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”New Directions in Finnish North American Research” Webinar, Thursday, January 23 at 18.00 Finnish time (GMT+2) /10:00am CST. @infomigration.bsky.social @fasafinland.bsky.social @ihrc-umn.bsky.social
Info and registration:
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Info and registration:
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“New Directions in Finnish North American Research” Webinar, Thursday, January 23 at 18.00 Finnish time (GMT+2) /10:00am CST - Siirtolaisuusinstituutti
This webinar showcases four innovative PhD dissertation projects on Finnish North American history and heritage. The speakers will present new approaches from the perspectives of history, folklore stu...
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January 22, 2025 at 2:26 PM
”New Directions in Finnish North American Research” Webinar, Thursday, January 23 at 18.00 Finnish time (GMT+2) /10:00am CST. @infomigration.bsky.social @fasafinland.bsky.social @ihrc-umn.bsky.social
Info and registration:
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Info and registration:
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Send your proposals to our Summer School:
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REMINDER: CfP International Summer School Towards Inclusive Global Histories | H-Net
Archives and Voices have become much-debated aspects of recent research in global history. Under the overall theme of “Towards Inclusive Global Histories” the summer school aims to further discussion,...
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January 19, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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Join our team! Settler Colonial Studies is looking for new associate editors. Call here👇
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Associate Editor/s needed for Settler Colonial Studies
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January 14, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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This summer the biannual Nordic Assocation for American Studies conference is coming to Turku! You can now follow us here @naas2025.bsky.social for update.
January 14, 2025 at 1:16 PM
This summer the biannual Nordic Assocation for American Studies conference is coming to Turku! You can now follow us here @naas2025.bsky.social for update.
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It is time to renew your membership for 2025. On how to renew your membership or join FASA, check our website: fasa.fi/membership/j...
Join FASA // Renew Your Membership
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January 7, 2025 at 1:03 PM
It is time to renew your membership for 2025. On how to renew your membership or join FASA, check our website: fasa.fi/membership/j...
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Residential school denialists don’t want you to watch Sugarcane - a new documentary about the St. Joseph’s Indian Residential School that’s getting Oscar buzz and is now streaming on Disney+ and Hula. That’s good enough reason to check it out and learn about the ongoing legacy of the IRS system.
January 4, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Residential school denialists don’t want you to watch Sugarcane - a new documentary about the St. Joseph’s Indian Residential School that’s getting Oscar buzz and is now streaming on Disney+ and Hula. That’s good enough reason to check it out and learn about the ongoing legacy of the IRS system.
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Thanks to all the new followers! By way of introduction here are 3 more or less recent, open-access articles of mine that might give you a sense of my current research interests.
1) German colonial history and the varied responses of colonised peoples to it. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
1) German colonial history and the varied responses of colonised peoples to it. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
‘Renegade’ Resistance and Colonial Rule in German Samoa
While German Samoa has appeared to some historians as a colony that demonstrates the benevolence of liberal colonial government, this article argues that Germany’s administration of Samoa should no...
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November 25, 2024 at 7:06 AM
Thanks to all the new followers! By way of introduction here are 3 more or less recent, open-access articles of mine that might give you a sense of my current research interests.
1) German colonial history and the varied responses of colonised peoples to it. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
1) German colonial history and the varied responses of colonised peoples to it. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Bloomsbury wants me to put this pic in my email signature, which isn't going to happen, but I'll post it here as a compromise. Check out our book, maybe? It's free, you know. Hardback coming out in January. www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?do...
December 30, 2024 at 9:09 AM
Bloomsbury wants me to put this pic in my email signature, which isn't going to happen, but I'll post it here as a compromise. Check out our book, maybe? It's free, you know. Hardback coming out in January. www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?do...
Strong text on Native American boarding schools in the US by Vincent Veerbeek.
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FASA: Recognition of Boarding School History - A First Step to Reconciliation?
After fifty years of silence, the United States government has begun to address its long history of violence against Native American children in boarding schools. Two major re...
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December 22, 2024 at 9:41 PM
Strong text on Native American boarding schools in the US by Vincent Veerbeek.
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www.sammagazine.fi/puheenvuorot...