Reposted by Philipp Hofmanngamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Google earth has updated its satellite images of Gaza. The destruction is almost incomprehensible. 4521401254
Reposted by Philipp HofmannJournal of Southern African Studies @jsas-journal.bsky.social · 28/09/2026📢 New Article! How did disease shape African experiences of WWI? Mazimba examines multi-morbidity among African porters in Northern Rhodesia, focusing on dysentery, bubonic plague and jiggers, and the healthcare responses developed by affected communities. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 042
Reposted by Philipp HofmannCATTLEFRONTIERS @cattlefrontiers.bsky.social · 25/09/2026We are happy to announce our upcoming lecture series Cattle Histories: Regional and Global Perspectives. The first lecture will take place next Tuesday (29 Sept.), online, where William Beinart will talk about 'African Local Knowledge and Livestock Health: Diseases and Treatments in South Africa'. 134
Reposted by Philipp HofmannCEI-Iscte @cei-iscte.bsky.social · 21/09/2026🌍 The Call for Panels for ECAS 2027 is still open! 📍 Lisbon | 30 June–3 July 2027 Hosted by CEI-Iscte | Theme: “African Prisms” 📌 Deadline: 27 September 2026 Submit your panel proposal: ecasconference.org/2027/call-fo... #ECAS2027 #AfricanStudies #AfricanPrisms 012
Reposted by Philipp HofmannIva Vukušić @vukusiciva.bsky.social · 21/09/2026This ridiculous number of applications is, in my view, the result of 2 nightmare developments happening concurrently 1.the precariousness of the job market for young PhD graduates which then fuels further: 2.the AI tools enabling overproduction of proposals. #Research #ERC #ResearchFunding #Academia 411149
Reposted by Philipp HofmannPhilipp Hofmann @philipphofmann.bsky.social · 14/09/2026My first book "Christianity and Portuguese Rule in Eighteenth-Century Angola: Clergy, Inquisition, and Slavery" will be published by Brill in March 2027. brill.com/display/titl...brill.comChristianity and Portuguese Rule in Eighteenth-Century Angola"Christianity and Portuguese Rule in Eighteenth-Century Angola" published on 25 Mar 2027 by Brill. 4229
Philipp Hofmann @philipphofmann.bsky.social · 14/09/2026My first book "Christianity and Portuguese Rule in Eighteenth-Century Angola: Clergy, Inquisition, and Slavery" will be published by Brill in March 2027. brill.com/display/titl...brill.comChristianity and Portuguese Rule in Eighteenth-Century Angola"Christianity and Portuguese Rule in Eighteenth-Century Angola" published on 25 Mar 2027 by Brill. 4229
Reposted by Philipp HofmannAnjuli Webster @anjuliwebster.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Was delighted to review @lesothojohn.bsky.social 's wonderful book on the #Lesotho Highlands Water Project for the South African Historical Journal. 50 free eprint copies of the review available via www.tandfonline.com/eprint/IRYBC...tandfonline.comWhite Gold and Thirsty Communities: The Cold War, Apartheid, and the Lesotho Highlands Water ProjectPublished in South African Historical Journal (Ahead of Print, 2026) 184
Reposted by Philipp HofmannJournal of African Economic History @africaneconhist.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Celebrating🥳 our latest issue by highlighting Crislayne Alfagali's, "Seguindo Veias Auríferas, Formas de Trabalho e Trajetórias de Vidas Que Cruzam o Atlântico Sul." It examines 18-19thC gold prospecting in Angola and the role of African workers. It is #OpenAccess here muse.jhu.edu/pub/19/artic... 132
Reposted by Philipp HofmannThe Continent @thecontinent.org · 14/08/2026All Protocol Observed Welcome to Issue 249 of The Continent São Tomé and Príncipe was ground zero for the transatlantic slave-plantation model. How do you memorialise that? bit.ly/249_TC 02824
Reposted by Philipp HofmannJustin Pearce @justinpearce.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Really enjoyed editing this article. It answered a question that I've been thinking about ever since I was doing my own (unrelated) research and wondering why there were so many eucalyptus plantations in the Angolan highlands. 094
Reposted by Philipp HofmannDuncan Money @mininghistory.bsky.social · 02/07/2026It wasn't the most exciting place in the world back when I lived there but these repeat entries in the Rand Mines archive catalogue are a bit harsh. 171
Reposted by Philipp HofmannJournal of Early Modern History @earlymodhistory.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Next, we have an article by Philipp Hofmann entitled "The Jesuits and the Lisbon Inquisition in Angola, 1681–1760." brill.com/view/journal...brill.com 131
Reposted by Philipp HofmannCATTLEFRONTIERS @cattlefrontiers.bsky.social · 04/05/2026We have a new blog post up on our website where team member Paulo Matos talks about some of his experiences conducting fieldwork in Angola earlier this year: cattlefrontiers.eu/paulo-matos-...cattlefrontiers.euPaulo Matos - Snapshots from the FieldPaulo Matos - Snapshots from the Field 022
Reposted by Philipp HofmannThe Journal of African History @thejah.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Read the new #OA article by João Vicente Melo on the early colonial elites of #Luanda. #CentralAfrica #AtlanticWorld #Angola #Portugal #Eurafricans #microhistory cup.org/4naBY4L 0136
Reposted by Philipp HofmannEmilie K. M. Murphy @emiliekmmurphy.bsky.social · 24/04/2026A reminder about this! Please do share with any students and ECRs working on Christian Missions, 1500-2000 with your networks. 01213
Reposted by Philipp HofmannJournal of African Economic History @africaneconhist.bsky.social · 21/04/2026In "The Two Quilengues and the Baculamento Taxation System," @soashistory.bsky.social's Esteban Salas traces the entanglements of two African chiefdoms with the expansion of Portuguese colonialism, slavery and taxation in 18th c Angola. Read the #openaccess article here: muse.jhu.edu/article/986544 042
Reposted by Philipp HofmannJournal of African Economic History @africaneconhist.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Our new issue 53.2 is out🥳 We will be highlighting the articles and celebrating the authors in our upcoming posts!!! 052
Reposted by Philipp HofmannDuncan Money @mininghistory.bsky.social · 07/03/2026This issue contains a chilling account of the latest disaster at Rubaya Mine in DRC: Ombeni*, a survivor of previous Rubaya landslides, said the site had become a burial ground. “Some bosses don’t want the victims to be pulled out of the rubble for fear of having to pay for their funerals” 1108
Reposted by Philipp HofmannJohn Aerni-Flessner @lesothojohn.bsky.social · 20/02/2026Bloemfontein! Book launch at UoFS for my book on the history of the #Lesotho Highlands Water Project! 2 March. Hope to see you there! Virtual link here if you need it: journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/jc...journals.ufs.ac.zaSouthern Journal for Contemporary History Southern Journal for Contemporary HistoryThe Southern Journal for Contemporary History is published by the Faculty of Humanities, University of the Free State. It is a national, academic and accredited journal which publishes academically outstanding articles of a contemporary historical or political nature. 144
Reposted by Philipp HofmannAnnika Bärwald @annikabaerwald.bsky.social · 11/02/2026I wrote about enslaved people in Hamburg, flight attempts, and the city's free-soil law of 1837. It's an open-access publication: 🗃️cambridge.orgNo Safe Haven: Fugitives from Slavery as Contested Refugees in Hamburg, 1770–1840 | Itinerario | Cambridge CoreNo Safe Haven: Fugitives from Slavery as Contested Refugees in Hamburg, 1770–1840 26926
Reposted by Philipp HofmannEASLCE @easlce.bsky.social · 17/12/2025#CFP: "Cattle Commodification in Global History: Capitalism, Science and Empire". International Workshop, Ghent University, 3-5 June 2026. Deadline for abstracts: 23 January 2026 Info: cattlefrontiers.eu/workshop-cat... #envhum #envhist #agriculture #environment #hstm #histscicattlefrontiers.euCattle Commodification in Global History - International WorkshopCall for Papers - CATTLEFRONTIERS International Workshop, 3-5 June, Ghent University 02018
Philipp Hofmann @philipphofmann.bsky.social · 14/12/2025I have a new article in the Journal of Early Modern History about the Jesuits and their role as agents of the Inquisition in Angola. It is now available as an advance article: brill.com/view/journal...brill.com 0277
Reposted by Philipp HofmannJournal of African Economic History @africaneconhist.bsky.social · 23/01/2024African Economic History publishes scholarly essays in English, French, and Portuguese on the economic history of African societies from precolonial times to the present. Send us your work! aeh.uwpress.org 0136
Reposted by Philipp HofmannThe Continent @thecontinent.org · 15/08/2025All Protocol Observed Welcome to Issue 209 of The Continent The war in Sudan is more than numbers and labels — it’s a war about everything. Five Sudanese writers share stories from the ground, revealing its real contours and what it’s truly about. Get your copy here: bit.ly/TC_209 17051
Reposted by Philipp HofmannGianamar Giovannetti-Singh @gianamar97.bsky.social · 06/08/2025I reviewed Chrislayne Alfagali's brilliant _Blacksmiths of Ilamba_ for @rsaorg.bsky.social's Renaissance Quarterly. Highly recommend Alfagali's book to anyone interested in histories of technology and early modern Africa: doi.org/10.1017/rqx.... 1216
Reposted by Philipp HofmannPedro Eduardo Ribeiro @pedroeduribeiro.bsky.social · 31/07/2025Acabar com a FCT. Eu receava que as coisas fossem piorar, mas isto é o descalabro. A FCT tem muitos problemas, certo, mas ainda faz algo pela Ciência em Portugal e permite que algo se faça pela Ciência. Agora, Ciência vai ser só Engenharias e ciências ditas exatas? E o resto da sociedade? Asqueroso.dn.ptReforma do Estado: Governo reduz de 18 para 7 as entidades sob alçada do Ministério da Educação. FCT extintaO Governo anunciou esta quinta-feira, 31 de julho, uma profunda reorganização do Ministério da Educação, Ciência e Inovação (MECI), que inclui a extinção da Fun 4315
Reposted by Philipp HofmannLondon Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 11/07/2025‘I believe that damaging and destroying weapons of war is one way of waging peace: I can only conclude that for the British government, the waging of peace is terrorism.’ Huw Lemmey on Palestine Action. Online early from our next issue. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...lrb.co.ukHuw Lemmey · Short Cuts: Who’s afraid of Palestine Action?I believe there is a moral case for disarming the machinery of war that is killing innocent civilians in Gaza with the... 08951
Reposted by Philipp HofmannHistory Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 11/07/2025Join us! We are advertising two part-time, paid Editorial Fellowships at History Workshop in 2025-27. Our fellowships support early career historians to develop expertise in public, radical and digital history & to gain experience of working in an editorial team. www.historyworkshop....historyworkshop.org.ukCall for Applications: Editorial Fellowships at History Workshop, 2025History Workshop is advertising two part-time, paid Editorial Fellowships in 2025, open to early career historians. 19389
Reposted by Philipp HofmannKristof Smeyers @kristofsmeyers.bsky.social · 16/06/2025Don't get me wrong, I'm a ball of fears and frustrations -- am currently writing a book, after all -- but I reject attempts to frame historians' dislike of LLMs as fear/anxiety about their own skills, and not as a concern about what doing history -- the method, the ethos -- is. 528365
Reposted by Philipp HofmannHanno Hauenstein @hahauenstein.bsky.social · 21/06/2025Despite a few critical remarks, Germany’s stance on Israel hasn’t changed. From Gaza to Tehran, its backing of war and genocide continues. Read the full article on my Substack. hannohauenstein.substack.com/p/germanys-p...hannohauenstein.substack.comWhy Germany’s “Paradigm Shift” on Israel Is a LieDespite some critical remarks, Germany hasn’t shifted its stance on Israel-Palestine. From Gaza to Tehran, its support for genocide and war persists – while Staatsräson is being rebranded. 07224