Norman Aselmeyer @aselmeyer.bsky.social · 16hRolle Rückwärts in Sachen Erinnerungsort? Die Kreiszeitung berichtet heute: "'Weimer legt sich fest: Bremen soll Deutschlands Gedenkort zum Kolonialismus werden', schrieb der Berliner 'Tagesspiegel' dieser Tage. Dem widerspricht das Kulturstaatsministerium. ... 174
Norman Aselmeyer @aselmeyer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Bremen is a good place for this. Why Bremen? Because German colonialism wasn’t simply a state project dreamed up in Berlin. It grew out of trading companies, missionary societies, and other private actors in cities like Bremen. That history matters, and it needs to be acknowledged. 041
Reposted by Norman AselmeyerFür sachliche Politik @sachlichepolitik.eurosky.social · 23/09/2026„Antisemitismus gibt es in allen Parteien“, sagte die Leiterin des Zentrums für Antisemitismusforschung an der TU Berlin der Deutschen Presse-Agentur. [...] „Ich sehe hier eine überzogene Diskussion, bei der es offensichtlich auch darum geht, die Regierungsbildung in Berlin zu beeinflussen."tagesspiegel.deNach Linke-Wahlsieg in Berlin: Antisemitismus-Forscherin findet Debatte „überzogen“Die Historikerin Schüler-Springorum warnt vor einer zu einseitigen Debatte über Antisemitismus innerhalb der Linken nach der Berlin-Wahl. „Es ist gefährlich, das Thema zu instrumentalisieren“,sagt sie... 311232462
Reposted by Norman AselmeyerMax Weber Stiftung @maxweberstiftung.de · 22/09/2026#CfP Did The Empire Make Sense? Exploring the Potential and the Limits of Colonial Environmental Knowledge 📍#Conference at #GHILondon @ghilondon.bsky.social 📅 18–20 May 2027 | Apply by November 16, 2026 🔗 www.ghil.ac.uk/event... 0127
Reposted by Norman AselmeyerAlexandra Braun @rainbraun.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Den Aktionismus, den das Wort „Vergesellschaftung“ erzeugt, den hätte ich mir mal in der Politik bei „Remigration“ gewünscht. 443111894
Reposted by Norman AselmeyerNed Richardson-Little @historyned.bsky.social · 06/09/2026The demographic which voted the least for the AfD was socialized entirely in the GDR, the highest share at 53% (35-44) were children or infants when the wall came down and 42% of those born in the 21st century voted for them. 1117881
Reposted by Norman AselmeyerAlan Lester @alanlester.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Trans-national, racist far right networks are trying to use Ghent’s suspension & investigation of Nathan Cofnas to legitimate his pseudo-scientific claptrap about race and IQ. This is the counter-petition. Please sign if you care about academic integrity: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...docs.google.comOpen letter on the suspension of Nathan Cofnas at Ghent University***Version française en dessous*** We, colleagues of Nathan Cofnas - supported by many colleagues internationally - want to respond to the negative and incorrect framing of Ghent University’s decisio... 01312
Norman Aselmeyer @aselmeyer.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Hier ein offener Brief, der Cofnas unterstützt und das Ammenmärchen verbreitet, er wäre wegen „Aufdeckung“ im Fall Arday suspendiert worden und nicht wegen seiner rassistischen Texte. Peinliche Liste von Unterzeichnenden, darunter sogar Historiker. What a sham. johnarmstrongmaths.com/openletters/... 120
Reposted by Norman Aselmeyerheute jedoch nicht @heutejedochnicht.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Ganz schön viele Ossis in Rheinland-Pfalz 4484
Reposted by Norman AselmeyerHanno Hauenstein @hahauenstein.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Wahnsinn, dass sich Leute mehr über Ben-Gvirs Sprache empören als über DIE REALITÄT, die sie beschreibt – und die Deutschland seit drei Jahren aktiv mit unterstützt 817245
Reposted by Norman AselmeyerHanno Hauenstein @hahauenstein.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Erschreckend an der Ben-Gvir-Sache ist halt wie lächerlich Wissensstand über 🇮🇱 Politik in 🇩🇪 ist. Der einzige 🇮🇱 TV-Sender, dem Netanyahu Interviews gibt, hatte nach 7. Okt. monatelang „Terroristen“-Ticker – gemeint war Zahl *aller* getöteten Palästinenser in Gaza. Nichts an dieser Rhetorik ist neu. 29225
Reposted by Norman AselmeyerCharles Logan @charleswlogan.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Northwestern University admin accepting $35 million for the football program from MAGA donors Dick and Liz Uihlein while also shuttering the African Studies program and its 80-year-old history is a pretty good encapsulation of higher ed in the US. 311998646
Reposted by Norman AselmeyerJohn Aerni-Flessner @lesothojohn.bsky.social · 15/08/2026This is an absolute travesty. Northwestern has, probably, the 2nd best library collection for African History/Studies in the USA (behind Yale and ahead of MSU, UCLA, etc). A self-inflicted wound that is absolutely, 100% unnecessary given the massive wealth of Northwestern--north of $15 billion.thepurplewire.beehiiv.comSCOOP: Northwestern moves to close Program of African Studies 471937806
Reposted by Norman AselmeyerJess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 15/08/2026We are writing to the Prime Minister, and the Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy, calling for an immediate public inquiry into the British press, following the tragic death of Jason Arday. Sign here 👇goodlaw.socialJason Arday Letter | Good Law ProjectCommission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death. 172408818
Reposted by Norman Aselmeyerweserhag @weserhag.bsky.social · 12/08/2026lowerclassmag.com/2026/08/12/i...lowerclassmag.com„Der Oberstaatsanwalt wies die Polizei an, nicht gegen Elbit Systems Deutschland zu ermitteln“ - Lower Class MagazineIm September 2025 sind fünf Aktivist:innen, die jetzt unter dem Namen „Ulm 5“ bekannt geworden sind, in den Rüstungskonzern Elbit Systems Deutschland in Ulm eingedrungen und haben dort Einrichtung und... 012
Reposted by Norman AselmeyerThe Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History @jich.bsky.social · 10/08/2026See the recent #OpenAccess discussion piece 'Singularity by Other Means: Germany’s Colonial Question and the Bureaucracy of Memory' by Yuetong Li: doi.org/10.1080/0308...doi.orgSingularity by Other Means: Germany’s Colonial Question and the Bureaucracy of MemoryThis essay argues that the disputes over colonial memory now confronting former imperial powers are increasingly resolved not through historical argument but through administration. In Germany, the... 031
Reposted by Norman Aselmeyerhist4dem @hist4dem.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Zur Stärkung internationaler Kooperationen in Wissenschaft und Lehre #Hist4Dem unterstützt den Aufruf zur Beteiligung an einer Bundestags-Petition gegen die Streichung sämtlicher DAAD-Hochschulkooperationsprogramme mit dem Globalen Süden ab 2030. epetitionen.bundestag.de/content/peti... 12519
Reposted by Norman AselmeyerAlan Lester @alanlester.bsky.social · 29/06/2026The Netanyahu regime’s genocidal evil is being allowed to continue, above all by a morally bankrupt US regime and a powerless international community. Netanyahu-Trump-Putin: the early 21st century Axis of Evil.. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...theguardian.comHow children in West Bank are being killed by Israel ‘without accountability’IDF has killed 235 children in territory since 7 October 2023 with no indictments in what activists say is ‘licence to kill’ 01811
Reposted by Norman AselmeyerMargot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 23/06/2026'Ginzburg’s death...means that one of the last living links with a remarkable postwar generation of historians has gone....As the rise of 21st-century authoritarianism creates new generations of scapegoats and misfits, the approach of one of Italy’s greatest scholars speaks directly to our times.'theguardian.comThe Guardian view on the death of Carlo Ginzburg: a historian who taught us to think about outsiders | EditorialEditorial: The work of one of Italy’s greatest scholars focused on ordinary lives oppressed by power and prejudice. That approach resonates today 18532
Reposted by Norman AselmeyerRoyal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 16/06/2026Worth noting, this very helpful guide is published free Open Access uolpress.co.uk/book/becomin... by @uolpress.bsky.social and @ihr.bsky.social #Skystoriansuolpress.co.ukBecoming a Historian - University of London PressWriting history is an art and a craft. This handbook supports research students and independent scholars by showing how the historical profession works and how to participate in its vibrant community ... 04524
Reposted by Norman AselmeyerAmrei Bahr @amreibahr.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Der Entwurf fürs #WissZeitVG ist 1 totes Pferd 💀 #IchBinHanna 011218
Reposted by Norman AselmeyerAmrei Bahr @amreibahr.bsky.social · 28/05/2026„Das "4+2"-Modell der Ampel verschwindet vollständig, die #Anschlusszusage ebenfalls, und selbst die im Ampel-Kabinettsbeschluss bereits enthaltenen begrenzten Lockerungen der sogenannten Tarifsperre tauchen im neuen Entwurf nicht wieder auf.“ Ja, also, danke für nichts. #IchBinHanna 04411
Reposted by Norman AselmeyerJason Mosley @jasonmosley.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Please join the Northeast Africa Forum on 2 June for a book launch & discussion: 'Occupied Refuge: Humanitarian Colonization and the Camp in Kenya' w/author Hanno Brankamp (Glasgow) & discussant Loren Landau (Oxford) *Hybrid event* Details & webinar registration: events.ox.ac.uk/oxford_event... 086
Norman Aselmeyer @aselmeyer.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Looking for a postdoc? The Faculty of History at Oxford is holding an Expression of Interest competition to select candidates for support through the British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships scheme. More information here: www.history.ox.ac.uk/article/brit...history.ox.ac.ukBritish Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships 002
Reposted by Norman AselmeyerJason Mosley @jasonmosley.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Please join us for the seminar today. Full details ⬇️ 022
Reposted by Norman AselmeyerJason Mosley @jasonmosley.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Please join the Northeast Africa Forum on 26 May, when our very own Norman Aselmeyer & his colleague Saitabau Lulunken present their research on: 'The Osinoni War: A new history of the Kedong Massacre (1895)' *Hybrid event* Details & webinar registration: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/cd4211... 053
Reposted by Norman AselmeyerJason Mosley @jasonmosley.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Please do join us tomorrow! Details below ⬇️ 053
Reposted by Norman AselmeyerJason Mosley @jasonmosley.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Please join the Northeast Africa Forum on 19 May, when Fleur Martin (Warwick) will present: ‘Forty strokes with the rhino whip’: Violence, collecting & eastern African caravan journeys in the late nineteenth century *Hybrid event* Details & webinar registration: events.ox.ac.uk/oxford_event... 055
Reposted by Norman AselmeyerJason Mosley @jasonmosley.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Please join the Northeast Africa Forum on 12 May for the seminar, when Abdulhakim Nsobya (QU Belfast) presents: 'Rectifying Jihad: Governance, Leadership & the Making of Islamic State Central Africa Province (ISCAP)' *Hybrid event* Details & webinar registration: events.ox.ac.uk/oxford_event... 034
Reposted by Norman AselmeyerKoch History Centre @khc-oxford.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Join us for a fascinating public lecture, as Francesca Trivellato interrogates the traditional narratives in the history of capitalism and invites us to rethink the contribution of Max Weber. 17:00 Wed 13th May, followed by a drinks reception. www.history.ox.ac.uk/koch-history... 031
Reposted by Norman AselmeyerJason Mosley @jasonmosley.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Please join the Northeast Africa Forum on 5 May for a book launch & discussion of: Sites of Remembering: The Meaning of African Art Through Memory W/author Abebe Zegeye & discussants Thembinkosi Goniwe & Cressida Marcus *Hybrid event* Webinar registration: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/5b579a... 053
Norman Aselmeyer @aselmeyer.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Stephen Legg (Nottingham) has written a fantastic conference report on our “Cities and Decolonization” conference, which has just been published in the Journal of Historical Geography. doi.org/10.1016/j.jh...sciencedirect.comCities and decolonization: Anti-colonial struggles, urban protest, and global solidarities in the twentieth Century: Wadham College, University of Oxford, 19–20 March 2026 022
Reposted by Norman AselmeyerVerband der Historiker und Historikerinnen Deutschlands e.V. @vhdonline.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Das Motto für den Tag der Geschichtswissenschaft 2027 in Heidelberg steht fest: Rückschritte - Fortschritte. Auch der Call und die Ausschreibung für unsere Forschungspreise sind online! Alle Informationen finden Sie auf den Seiten des VHD www.historikerverband.de/historikerta...historikerverband.de56. Tag der Geschichtswissenschaft 2027 – VHDDer Tag der Geschichtswissenschaft ist das größte Podium der deutschsprachigen Geschichtswissenschaft. In ihm spiegelt sich die aktuelle historische Forschung in […] 01710
Reposted by Norman AselmeyerKonradin @konradinkunze.bsky.social · 21/04/2026UN experts call on the #Tanzanian government to publish commission reports on relocation of #Maasai from #Ngorongoro: “Historical agreements must be honoured. Indigenous Peoples have a right to remain on their traditional lands. #Conservation efforts must not come at the expense of human rights.”ohchr.orgTanzania: UN experts urge transparency and respect for Indigenous Peoples’ rights in NgorongoroGENEVA – UN experts* today called on the Government of Tanzania to immediately publish the findings of two presidential commissions examining land-use dynamics and their sustainability and relocation ... 063
Reposted by Norman AselmeyerRobert Heinze @rheinze.myatproto.social · 17/04/2026Ich bin ein bisschen nerdy geworden hiermit, und es geht viel darum, wie wir eigentlich Geschichte denken - also was Geschichte antreibt, wie wir das aufschreiben, wen wir als handelnde Personen wahrnehmen und aus welcher Perspektive wir ökonomische, soziale, kulturelle Strukturen analysieren.nd-aktuell.deSchwarze Moderne und schwarze KritikDrei Neuübersetzungen der black radical tradition zeigen, wie die kapitalistische Moderne mit Kolonialismus und Rassismus verbunden ist 46828
Reposted by Norman AselmeyerMikko Toivanen @mtoiv.bsky.social · 16/04/2026Also do check out the wonderful 'Neighbourhods and the Colonial City' special issue in its entirety, expertly put together by Avner Ofrath and @aselmeyer.bsky.social. Pleasure to be a part of it. 021
Reposted by Norman AselmeyerAndrew Popp @andrewpopp.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Fantastic looking new issue of "German History" on 'Colonial Transactions in the German Empire,' edited by @nkleinoeder.bsky.social and @aselmeyer.bsky.social. Much to read! 173
Reposted by Norman AselmeyerMartin Meiske @mmeiske.bsky.social · 01/04/2026It was a great pleasure to be part of this project! Thank you so much, @nkleinoeder.bsky.social and @aselmeyer.bsky.social, and happy publication day! 🎉 #envirotech #histtech #envhist 072
Reposted by Norman AselmeyerNina Kleinöder @nkleinoeder.bsky.social · 01/04/2026It's publication day! We have a complete issue now in "German History". With @aselmeyer.bsky.social I edited a volume on "Colonial Transactions in the German Empire". The contributions offer new insights into the construction of railways and colonial societies. academic.oup.com/gh/issue/43/4academic.oup.comVolume 43 Issue 4 | German History | Oxford AcademicThe official journal of the German History Society. Publishes original research on all periods of German history and all German-speaking areas. An essential resource for German historians and valuable... 12710
Reposted by Norman AselmeyerJürgen Hotz @juetzhd.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Lektor at work kündigt vorab ein Buch für @coloniallegacy.bsky.social an. www.campus.de/buecher-camp... 0142
Reposted by Norman AselmeyerThe Journal of African History @thejah.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Read the new 🔥🔥🔥 review by @aselmeyer.bsky.social and @saitabau.bsky.social of “Decolonizing Maasai History” (@bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social) by Meitamei Olol Dapash and Mary Poole. #activism #historiography cup.org/4t4ZzVY 064
Reposted by Norman AselmeyerJoseph Ben Prestel @jbprestel.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Very much looking forward to this exciting conference on cities and decolonization organized by Norman Aselmeyer and Eric Burton, tomorrow in Oxford. I will talk about Berlin as a historical center of Palestinian politics. 062
Norman Aselmeyer @aselmeyer.bsky.social · 17/03/2026🚨Thursday highlight 🚨 Keynote by the great @sulinlewis.bsky.social on “The Other Side of Power: Anti-Colonialism, Authoritarianism, and the Left in the Decolonising City.” Abstract: citiesanddecolonization.com/abstracts/ 040
Norman Aselmeyer @aselmeyer.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Conference time! From protest routes to print networks, from imperial capitals to port cities, urban spaces were not just backdrops but engines of anticolonial struggle. Join us for the "Cities and Decolonization" conference in Oxford this week. More: citiesanddecolonization.com 02411
Norman Aselmeyer @aselmeyer.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Very grateful for @pastpresentsoc.bsky.social supporting our conference! Visit citiesanddecolonization.com for the programme. 193
Reposted by Norman AselmeyerH-Soz-Kult @hsozkult.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Konf: Cities and Decolonization: Anti-colonial Struggles, Urban Protest, and Global Solidarities www.hsozkult.de/event/id/event-1611… Oxford, 19.03.2026-20.03.2026, Norman Aselmeyer, University of Oxford; Eric Burton, University of Innsbruck Cities and Decolonization: Anti-colonial …hsozkult.de 022
Reposted by Norman AselmeyerHenning Melber @he-mel.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Mau Mau: how Kenya’s history of colonial violence speaks through living bodies and graves theconversation.com/mau-mau-how-...theconversation.comMau Mau: how Kenya’s history of colonial violence speaks through living bodies and gravesIf archives were destroyed and public history suppressed, where else might the past be found? 001