Moved to bsky. Leading European Centre for #Concurrences in Colonial & #Postcolonial Studies @linneuni. Archaeology, Literature, History, Sociology & more.
Kalmar and Växjö Sweden
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We have moved to bluesky, we hope to see you there! Find us (at) lnuccon.bsky.social
On 14 Nov, the ECCo cluster will host talks by Prof. Abiodun Salawu, who will present research from his forthcoming book on African Language Media and decoloniality, and Dr Josh Jewell who will discuss gender and ecology in Icelandic world-literature.
All welcome!
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PhD Students and Early Career Scholars, please apply until January 31, 2025, to join the @ENIUGH91 summer school "Towards Inclusive Global Histories," co-sponsored by partner organizations from around the world hosted and this year by our partners at Linnaeus University @lnuccon
The CFP for our Summer School in global history is out! @ENIUGH91 @lnuccon
Join us in Växjö in September 2025!
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In collaboration we are organising ENIUGH's summer school next year - CFP for "Towards Inclusive Global Histories" @lnuccon: networks.h-net.org/group/dis…
🌐 📜☕🌞🌐 📜☀️☕🌐📜🌞☕
#globalhis #envhis #postcolonial #indigenousstudies
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The CFP for our Summer School in global history is out! @ENIUGH91 @lnuccon
Join us in Växjö in September 2025!
networks.h-net.org/group/dis… – at Helsinki, Finland
This week the eCCo cluster is hosting a research talk by #Concurrences Research Fellow Claudia Fonseca Alfaro:
‘Extractive landscapes of lithium in the age of the green transition: Genealogies of infrastructure in the European Union & Latin America’
31 October, 13:15-15:00
Happy Friday!
In November, Johan Höglund will be speaking at a Linnéuniversitetet event about climate fiction, see below for more info -
Rebecca Duncan recently gave a research talk at @StellenboschUni titled 'Science Fiction & the Data Frontier: Archaeologies of Immediacy'. Lobke Minter, previously a guest researcher at #Concurrences in 2024 was the respondent. 👉
Next week! A guest seminar with Agnethe Bennedsgaard from @AarhusUni_int, 'Seeing the Intimate in the Planetary'
📅 23 October, 13:15-15:00
See poster for zoom registration 👇
#concurrences #seminar
Liv Nilsson Stutz recently gave a public lecture on race and colonialism at a community event to celebrate the life and legacy of MillieChristine McCoy, conjoined twins born as enslaved in Whiteville NC. Every year the town celebrates her legacy with her descendants.
🎉 Massive congratulations to #concurrences member Rebecca Duncan @litrly_rebecca who has been appointed Associate Professor of English, with a focus on Literature, at Linnaeus University!
lnu.se/en/meet-linnaeus-univ…
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Delighted to have Sarah Irving back at the Centre for a lecture, Thurs 17 Oct, 13:15-15:00:
"Borders, race and natural disaster: the 1927 Palestine earthquake and the colonial distortion of the Levant"
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@DrTermagant @JerichoQuake27 @lnuccon
Check out the new website of @GunnelCederlf's project, Turning Points!
Funded by the Kamprad Family, the project investigates the consequences of early industrial forest management in Småland Province, 1870-1930, for places like the Huseby Estate.
lnu.se/en/research/research-…
🔖 The latest issue of the journal Diplomatica features 'Diplomatic Texts & Contexts: Treaties' a forum with contributions by #Concurrences members, part of the project 'Historical Treaties of Southeast Asia'
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On colonialism and climate emergency: @litrly_rebecca and I presented at the Gothenburg Book fair today, circling in on a piece we wrote with @emilyhanscam and @mikefrangos 2023:
The Emergency Has Already Happened | Environment and History liverpooluniversitypress.co.… – at Gothenburg, Sweden
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At @bokmassanGbg (Gothenburg Book Fair) for @linneuni, talking about archaeology & nationalism & showing off #DiggingPolitics and the Roman Lowerr Danube 📚
So. Many. Books! Luckily for my wallet most are in Swedish 😅
Welcome to guest researcher, Agnethe Brounbjerg Bennedsgaard who is visiting #Concurrences from @AarhusUni_int this fall!
Her PhD research considers how climate literature from Latin America & East Asia can transform understanding of the climate crisis.
tinyurl.com/4e8wp69a
🥳 Congratulations to Rebecca Duncan (@litrly_rebecca) who has won the Justin D. Edwards Prize for her edited volume The Edinburgh Companion to Globalgothic (@EdinburghUP, 2023)!
Check out the volume here: edinburghuniversitypress.com…
tinyurl.com/4ttxd3u7
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SUN researchers Gunlög Fur,@JanneLahti__, and Lindsay Doran (@studiesinpunk) traveled to Staare last week with @lnuccon to learn more about Sámi perspectives and experiences in the region! Check out the following link to share in our travels: 🌍
survivingtheunthinkable.squa…
Members of Concurrences are presently on a study trip to Staare/Östersund, among other activities enjoying learning from @jerkerbexelius, director of Gaaltije Sami Museum who spoke about Sami perspectives on contemporary issues
gaaltije.se/museum/
