Robert Heinze
@rheinze.myatproto.social
Historian @dhi-paris.fr, Dept. of African History
hist. of media & infrastructure
Oskar Negt-pilled
Je réservai ma dialectique pour le moment opportun, et je m’occupai du repas.
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hist. of media & infrastructure
Oskar Negt-pilled
Je réservai ma dialectique pour le moment opportun, et je m’occupai du repas.
Mastodon:
@rheinze@todon.eu
@rheinze@hcommons.social
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Robert Heinze
@rheinze.myatproto.social
· Nov 12
I mad a starter pack for African Studies. Let me know who else should be in here!
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The Times investigation on labour exploitation of Kenyans in the Gulf, facilitated by a companies owned by wealthy Kenyans including the President and his family, is on the front page of one of the local newspapers (and indeed the main topic of conversation in Kenya).
November 19, 2025 at 8:41 AM
The Times investigation on labour exploitation of Kenyans in the Gulf, facilitated by a companies owned by wealthy Kenyans including the President and his family, is on the front page of one of the local newspapers (and indeed the main topic of conversation in Kenya).
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Just need fewer bosons in the world 🤡
November 19, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Just need fewer bosons in the world 🤡
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Toilets can make Africa’s roads safer, according to this new study. Africa’s traffic deaths account for about one quarter of the global number of victims, despite having less than 4% of the world’s vehicle fleet.
Toilets can make Africa’s roads safer, according to this new study
The lack of toilets makes travelling on Africa’s roads a less-than-pleasant experience.
theconversation.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Toilets can make Africa’s roads safer, according to this new study. Africa’s traffic deaths account for about one quarter of the global number of victims, despite having less than 4% of the world’s vehicle fleet.
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And here is the page with the dragon in full glory:
November 18, 2025 at 9:03 AM
And here is the page with the dragon in full glory:
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"Before I came to the UK my mental health was normal. Now it is not. I do not know where I can go or what I can do to be safe. The Home Office is no good for humans. They have broken me. They have finished my life.”
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-i...
‘No safe place to go’: people sent back to France under ‘one in, one out’ deal tell of desperation
In Paris, a group of those returned from UK as part of the immigration scheme say they feel frightened and hopeless
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:32 AM
"Before I came to the UK my mental health was normal. Now it is not. I do not know where I can go or what I can do to be safe. The Home Office is no good for humans. They have broken me. They have finished my life.”
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-i...
Piksel hat angefangen zu schreiben und es ist absolut faszinierend, dabei zuzuschauen, wie Zweisprachigkeit funktioniert.
November 18, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Piksel hat angefangen zu schreiben und es ist absolut faszinierend, dabei zuzuschauen, wie Zweisprachigkeit funktioniert.
A propos of nothing gerade nochmal im Perlentaucher die Rezensionen von Houellebecqs „Unterwerfung“ nachgeschaut und ich glaube wirklich, das war damals der Moment, an dem mir hätte klar werden sollen, wohin die Reise geht.
November 18, 2025 at 6:13 AM
A propos of nothing gerade nochmal im Perlentaucher die Rezensionen von Houellebecqs „Unterwerfung“ nachgeschaut und ich glaube wirklich, das war damals der Moment, an dem mir hätte klar werden sollen, wohin die Reise geht.
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If you're looking for illustrations for "AI", don't use robots, glowing disembodied brains, or computer code in empty space. Here are a some alternative suggestions:
November 17, 2025 at 10:45 AM
If you're looking for illustrations for "AI", don't use robots, glowing disembodied brains, or computer code in empty space. Here are a some alternative suggestions:
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Kurze Antwort: Nein.
Lange Antwort: Im Text heißt es: »Profitieren können davon nicht nur Unternehmen, die Publikationen auf diese Weise schnell und vergleichsweise günstig erstellen.« Die Software soll also wesentlich Kosten sparen (während es Autor*innen verspricht, … /1
Lange Antwort: Im Text heißt es: »Profitieren können davon nicht nur Unternehmen, die Publikationen auf diese Weise schnell und vergleichsweise günstig erstellen.« Die Software soll also wesentlich Kosten sparen (während es Autor*innen verspricht, … /1
Was ich mich bei solchen Galaxy-Brain Innovationen immer frage: Hat man sich vorab eigentlich irgendwie mal mit dem Buchmarkt und den krass schrumpfenden Leser*innenzahlen befasst, bevor man diese vollkommen unnütze "Disruption" entwickelt hat?
Künstliche Intelligenz revolutioniert das Schreiben von Sachbüchern
Eine österreichische Neugründung liefert die Software, um ein Buch an einem Tag zu erstellen. Das könnte die Sachbuchbranche deutlich verändern.
www.faz.net
November 17, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Kurze Antwort: Nein.
Lange Antwort: Im Text heißt es: »Profitieren können davon nicht nur Unternehmen, die Publikationen auf diese Weise schnell und vergleichsweise günstig erstellen.« Die Software soll also wesentlich Kosten sparen (während es Autor*innen verspricht, … /1
Lange Antwort: Im Text heißt es: »Profitieren können davon nicht nur Unternehmen, die Publikationen auf diese Weise schnell und vergleichsweise günstig erstellen.« Die Software soll also wesentlich Kosten sparen (während es Autor*innen verspricht, … /1
Was habt ihr denn grad alle für bonkers DruKos, was ist denn los?
November 17, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Was habt ihr denn grad alle für bonkers DruKos, was ist denn los?
At this point I’m wondering if they do it deliberately
November 17, 2025 at 4:38 PM
At this point I’m wondering if they do it deliberately
Argumentum ad Africanum
Mir ist echt schleierhaft, wieso so eine Aussage einfach unhinterfragt bleibt:
"Beträchtliche Chancen sieht er auch in Ländern des globalen Südens wie Afrika. Dort ist die Infrastruktur und das Bildungswesen defizitär. Mit dem neuen Ansatz könne Wissen rasch in Echtzeit verbreitet werden."
"Beträchtliche Chancen sieht er auch in Ländern des globalen Südens wie Afrika. Dort ist die Infrastruktur und das Bildungswesen defizitär. Mit dem neuen Ansatz könne Wissen rasch in Echtzeit verbreitet werden."
November 17, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Argumentum ad Africanum
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How can the activities of German companies in the Global South be researched? Paul Sprute explores the challenges of researching German postcolonial business in the Global South and demonstrates how these frequently overlooked materials can provide valuable insights. 👇
The Archives of German Construction Companies and their Post-Colonial Projects
By Paul Sprute How can one research the activities of German companies in the Global South? In this blog post, I present an overview of archives relating to construction companies as one sector of German post-colonial business stemming from the work in the research project “Conquering (with) Concrete: German Construction Companies as Global Players in… Continue reading The Archives of German Construction Companies and their Post-Colonial Projects
pcbh.hypotheses.org
November 17, 2025 at 8:20 AM
How can the activities of German companies in the Global South be researched? Paul Sprute explores the challenges of researching German postcolonial business in the Global South and demonstrates how these frequently overlooked materials can provide valuable insights. 👇
Call for Papers – SGAS-VAD-2026 conference | Basel, 26-28 August 2026
africanperspectives.ch
November 17, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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I've written about Land and property in African history, mostly focusing on societies where there was internal (direct) evidence for Land ownership and sales
I think I may need to write another essay focusing on societies where that evidence is indirect
www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/land-and-p...
I think I may need to write another essay focusing on societies where that evidence is indirect
www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/land-and-p...
Land and property in pre-colonial Africa: land ownership, land sales and the shortfalls of the "land abundant Africa" theories
A look at pre-colonial African land tenure systems from Senegal and Mali to Nigeria, Sudan and Ethiopia
www.africanhistoryextra.com
October 7, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I've written about Land and property in African history, mostly focusing on societies where there was internal (direct) evidence for Land ownership and sales
I think I may need to write another essay focusing on societies where that evidence is indirect
www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/land-and-p...
I think I may need to write another essay focusing on societies where that evidence is indirect
www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/land-and-p...
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We don't get a lot of books on African economic history, but the few we have are all gems
This one on “Wealth, Land, and Property in Angola” begins with a scathing critique of theories of land abundance
(the claim that land wasn't considered property in pre-colonial Africa)
This one on “Wealth, Land, and Property in Angola” begins with a scathing critique of theories of land abundance
(the claim that land wasn't considered property in pre-colonial Africa)
October 7, 2025 at 12:34 PM
We don't get a lot of books on African economic history, but the few we have are all gems
This one on “Wealth, Land, and Property in Angola” begins with a scathing critique of theories of land abundance
(the claim that land wasn't considered property in pre-colonial Africa)
This one on “Wealth, Land, and Property in Angola” begins with a scathing critique of theories of land abundance
(the claim that land wasn't considered property in pre-colonial Africa)
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There's this misconception (propagated even by professional historians) that there was no wage-labour in Africa before colonialism
Which is why I include these seemingly mundane details about wages paid to specialist craftsmen: masons, teachers, porters, copyists, miners, etc
Which is why I include these seemingly mundane details about wages paid to specialist craftsmen: masons, teachers, porters, copyists, miners, etc
November 17, 2025 at 7:20 AM
There's this misconception (propagated even by professional historians) that there was no wage-labour in Africa before colonialism
Which is why I include these seemingly mundane details about wages paid to specialist craftsmen: masons, teachers, porters, copyists, miners, etc
Which is why I include these seemingly mundane details about wages paid to specialist craftsmen: masons, teachers, porters, copyists, miners, etc
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Just finished Kevin Anderson’s new book on colonialism, gender, and non-Western postcapitalism from @versobooks.bsky.social. It’s great! I used to do book summaries on Twitter, but Bluesky doesn’t seem to encourage that stuff. Would there be interest in a chapter-by-chapter breakdown of the book?
November 16, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Just finished Kevin Anderson’s new book on colonialism, gender, and non-Western postcapitalism from @versobooks.bsky.social. It’s great! I used to do book summaries on Twitter, but Bluesky doesn’t seem to encourage that stuff. Would there be interest in a chapter-by-chapter breakdown of the book?
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UPDATE (im verlinkten Artikel aktualisiert): Die Auktion wurde abgesagt. Polen verlangt laut @knamediendienst.bsky.social die Übergabe der Dokumente an die Gedenkstätte Auschwitz.
Die Auktion wurde gerade von der Website genommen. Ob sie damit auch abgesagt ist, ist allerdings nicht klar.
(Danke für den Hinweis @claudiusc.bsky.social)
(Danke für den Hinweis @claudiusc.bsky.social)
November 16, 2025 at 4:56 PM
UPDATE (im verlinkten Artikel aktualisiert): Die Auktion wurde abgesagt. Polen verlangt laut @knamediendienst.bsky.social die Übergabe der Dokumente an die Gedenkstätte Auschwitz.
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We begin our edition of greeting cards with this christmas card in both Amharic and Afaan Oromo!
መልካም ገና, pronounced melikam genna, and Baga ayaana qilleetin ga’e are Amharic and Afaan Oromo phrases that translate roughly to “Merry Christmas”
#afronalia #amharic #afaanOromo #blacksky #langsky
መልካም ገና, pronounced melikam genna, and Baga ayaana qilleetin ga’e are Amharic and Afaan Oromo phrases that translate roughly to “Merry Christmas”
#afronalia #amharic #afaanOromo #blacksky #langsky
November 16, 2025 at 4:42 PM
We begin our edition of greeting cards with this christmas card in both Amharic and Afaan Oromo!
መልካም ገና, pronounced melikam genna, and Baga ayaana qilleetin ga’e are Amharic and Afaan Oromo phrases that translate roughly to “Merry Christmas”
#afronalia #amharic #afaanOromo #blacksky #langsky
መልካም ገና, pronounced melikam genna, and Baga ayaana qilleetin ga’e are Amharic and Afaan Oromo phrases that translate roughly to “Merry Christmas”
#afronalia #amharic #afaanOromo #blacksky #langsky
„Son, let me tell you about a man named Günter Anders…“
November 16, 2025 at 3:58 PM
„Son, let me tell you about a man named Günter Anders…“
Me talking to my 6yo about atomic bombs
November 16, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Me talking to my 6yo about atomic bombs
Ich sag’s auch nochmal, neben Arbeiter*innenliteratur wie der im Thread erwähnten, Lüdtke bzw Alltagsgeschichte überhaupt, lohnt sich geschichtsphilosophisch Rancières „Nacht der Proletarier“ (das die viel entscheidendere Frage stellt als Spivak: wie können wir eigentlich die Subalterne hören)
Das ist die richtige Antwort auf diesen permanent - aktuell von Precht und Klenk - wiedergekäuten Quatsch eines „derben“ Proletariats, das sich von den elitären Akademiker*innen distanziert, weil die nicht permanent Leute rassistisch und sexistisch beleidigen wollen.
Precht insinuiert hier das Bild einer "ursprünglich proletarischen Linken" mit einem "derben und martialischen Jargon" als Gegenstück zur heutigen "akademischen" Linken. Polarisierung, Vereinfachung, historisch kontrafaktisch. Schauen wir in die Arbeiter*innengeschichte. Los geht's 1/
November 16, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Ich sag’s auch nochmal, neben Arbeiter*innenliteratur wie der im Thread erwähnten, Lüdtke bzw Alltagsgeschichte überhaupt, lohnt sich geschichtsphilosophisch Rancières „Nacht der Proletarier“ (das die viel entscheidendere Frage stellt als Spivak: wie können wir eigentlich die Subalterne hören)
Könnte einfach den ganzen Tag hier stehen und mit dem Piksel den Klippenschliefern zugucken
November 16, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Könnte einfach den ganzen Tag hier stehen und mit dem Piksel den Klippenschliefern zugucken