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Professor Andrekos Varnava, FRHistS, FRSA, FAHA (Ανδρίκκος) @andrekosvarnava.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

In 2027 we are hosting the 30th Biennial Conference of the Australasian Association for European History (AAEH) Flinders University, Adelaide. Put in an abstract! networks.h-net.org/group/announ...

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Evan @evansmithhist.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Congrats to the @jich.bsky.social team! A 75 per cent increase Q2 downloads in two years (if my maths serves me correctly). Check out all the new research articles, discussion pieces and book reviews here: www.tandfonline.com/journals/fic...

The below figure shows how many times articles published in The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History have been downloaded in April, May and June of 2026.

The Journal Of Imperial And Commonwealth History achieved
79895 downloads in Q2 of 2026.

Benchmarking Q2 downloads
We have provided Q2 data back to 2023 to give more insight to the comparative performance of the journal during this time frame.

2023 - 45895, 2024 - 45124, 2025 - 60743

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The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History @jich.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

The latest issue of JICH has been published - Vol 54(4) - with at least five #OpenAccess articles - check it out now: www.tandfonline.com/toc/fich20/5...

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Evan @evansmithhist.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

75 years ago the UK signed the UN Refugee Convention. However many had sought asylum in the UK, as well as in the British Empire, for many decades prior. @andrekosvarnava.bsky.social, @yiannicart.bsky.social and I edited this book on this history of exile and refuge. brill.com/display/titl...

Cover of Forced Migration: Exiles and Refugees in the UK and the British Empire, 1815–1949, edited by Andrekos Varnava, Yianni Cartledge, and Evan Smith. With the preamble of the Aliens Act 1905 as the cover image.

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Jonas Fossli Gjersø @jonasgjerso.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

We are always looking for pitches for @jich.bsky.social new Current Debates section. Do not hesitate to get in touch and please share widely. networks.h-net.org/group/announ...

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Call for Papers: Current Debates - Journal of Imperial & Commonwealth History | H-Net

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The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History @jich.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Call for Papers: We are seeking pitches for our 'Current Debates' section, see the CfP here: networks.h-net.org/group/announ... @h-net-humanities.bsky.social

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Professor Andrekos Varnava, FRHistS, FRSA, FAHA (Ανδρίκκος) @andrekosvarnava.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Wonderful to have worlked with you on this as part of ARCLP210100204 led by Professor Andrew May and titled 'Cancer culture: understanding anti-cancer campaigns in Australia'.

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The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History @jich.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

We would like to congratulate our inaugural prize winners for best articles of 2025- Alex Sutton (Stockwell-Burroughs Prize) and Anna Vangelatou (Murphy-Howe Postgraduate Prize). Read the winning and commended articles here: www.tandfonline.com/journals/fic...

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Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History Best Paper Award

Explore the article collection: Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History Best Paper Award. Published in The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History.

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The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History @jich.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

JICH has returned to Q1 for 2025, according to latest ScimagoJR rankings. Well done to our dedicated team, and looking forward to maintaining this through 2026 and beyond! @andrekosvarnava.bsky.social @yiannicart.bsky.social @evansmithhist.bsky.social @jonasgjerso.bsky.social

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Yianni Cartledge @yiannicart.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Many thanks to Alex Katsomitros and the 'History of Greece' podcast for being able to share my research on the Chios Massacre (1822): open.spotify.com/episode/2VgO... @Reader.gr

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H σφαγή της Χίου - The Chios Massacre (Eng, Yianni Cartledge)

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The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History @jich.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

New book review published advance access. Ellen Z. Whitton reviews 'Army, Empire & Film: British Imperial Conflict on Screen', edited by Ian F.W. Beckett (University of Exeter Press, 2025): doi.org/10.1080/0308... @uexeterpress.bsky.social

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Army, Empire & Film: British Imperial Conflict on Screen

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The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History @jich.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Issue 1 for 2026 (Vol. 54) is out now! ‪It is a special issue, edited by Mona Rudolph & Nina Kleinöder on: 'Business and Labour in German Colonialism'. www.tandfonline.com/toc/fich20/5...

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Business and Labour in German Colonialism. Volume 54, Issue 1 of The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History

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Evan @evansmithhist.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

The first issue of @jich.bsky.social for 2026 (54/1) is now out! It is a special issue, edited by Mona Rudolph & Nina Kleinöder @nkleinoeder.bsky.social, on business and labour in German colonialism. www.tandfonline.com/toc/fich20/5...

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Evan @evansmithhist.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Great to be given a hard copy of the first monograph by my former PhD student @yiannicart.bsky.social, ‘Ikarians in South Australia, 1900-1945’. Congratulations on the book! anthempress.com/books/ikaria...

Cover of ‘Ikarians in South Australia, 1900-1945’ by Yianni Cartledge, with photo of Ikarian workers.

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Australian Historical Studies @ahsjournal.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Leonard Janiszewski reviews ‘Ikarians in South Australia, 1900–1945: Emigration, Settlement, Community Building and Integration’, by Yianni (John) Cartledge. Published by Anthem Press doi.org/10.1080/1031...

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Yianni Cartledge @yiannicart.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

I am very pleased to have had a chapter on Chios 1822 published in the recent Conversation in the Library volume, compiled by Tarik Tuten, which you can read freely here: www.academia.edu/162467622/Ch...

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Evan @evansmithhist.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Cool to see a little quote from me in the promo for @yiannicart.bsky.social’s new book from @anthempress.bsky.social anthempress.com/books/ikaria...

Cover of ‘Ikarians in South Australia, 1900-1945’ by Yianni (John) Cartledge.

With pull quote:

‘Cartledge expertly shows how Ikarians built their communities and thrived amid the assimilationist environment of white Australia in the first half of the twentieth century.’ —Dr Evan Smith, Visiting Fellow, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders University, Australia

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Anthem Press @anthempress.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Just Published! Examines the little-known Ikarian Greek diaspora, focusing on Ikarians’ emigration, settlement, community building and integration in South Australia between 1900 and 1945. See here ➡️ tinyurl.com/y2swtkdr #TaborCollege #IkarianDiaspora #GreekDiaspora @yiannicart.bsky.social

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The Journal of Transport History @jtransporthist.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

A new Book Review has been published in JTH! "Book Review: Forced Migration: Exiles and Refugees in the UK and the British Empire, 1815–1949 by Andrekos Varnava, Yianni Cartledge, and Evan Smith", by Philip Harling. Check it out here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... Don't miss it!

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Immigrants & Minorities @imm-min-journal.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Tanja Bueltmann reviews ‘Forced migration: exiles and refugees in the UK and the British Empire, 1815-1949’ edited by Andrekos Varnava, Yianni Cartledge et al. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Forced migration: exiles and refugees in the UK and the British Empire, 1815-1949

Published in Immigrants & Minorities: Historical Studies in Ethnicity, Migration and Diaspora (Ahead of Print, 2025)

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Yianni Cartledge @yiannicart.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

My book 'Ikarians in South Australia' arrived in print on New Years Eve - Many thanks to @anthempress.bsky.social for their support in publishing! anthempress.com/books/ikaria...

Book: Ikarians in South Australia, 1900-1945

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Evan @evansmithhist.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Everyone’s doing end of year round ups, so here’s mine: Published two edited volumes this year. One with @andrekosvarnava.bsky.social and @yiannicart.bsky.social. The other with @d-j-frost.bsky.social. Both available now! brill.com/display/titl... manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526179593/

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The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History @jich.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Our final issue for 2025 has been published - Check out JICH Vol 53 Issue 6 now: www.tandfonline.com/toc/fich20/5...

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Volume 53, Issue 6 of The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History

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Yianni Cartledge @yiannicart.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

My upcoming book 'Ikarians in South Australia' (Jan 2026) has been included as the inaugural monograph in @anthempress.bsky.social's 'Studies in Mediterranean History' series - check it out: anthempress.com/books/series...

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Anthem Studies in Mediterranean History | Anthem Press

Explore books in the Anthem Studies in Mediterranean History series from Anthem Press.

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AHA (Australia) @austhistassoc.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

Congratulations to AHA member Yianni Cartledge for the publication of his new book "Ikarians in South Australia 1900--1945"! Pick up your own copy here: anthempress.com/books/ikaria...

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Ikarians in South Australia, 1900-1945 | Anthem Press

Emigration, Settlement, Community Building and Integration

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The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History @jich.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

We are proud to share that JICH has received over 58k downloads in 2025's 3rd quarter - a 76% increase from this time last year! Well done to our editorial team and all our supporters - @andrekosvarnava.bsky.social @evansmithhist.bsky.social @jonasgjerso.bsky.social @yiannicart.bsky.social

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Professor Andrekos Varnava, FRHistS, FRSA, FAHA (Ανδρίκκος) @andrekosvarnava.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

My talk on 12 Oct 2025 “Cypriot Migration to Australia until 1952: ‘Undesirable’ Migrants and the ‘Corsica’ Cypriots” as part of the Odyssey Festival. The talk is based on my forthcoming book with Brill. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mloT...

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Professor Andrekos Varnava's talk titled "Cypriot Migration to Australia until 1952".

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Evan @evansmithhist.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

In our recent volume, 'Forced Migration: Exiles and Refugees in the UK and the British Empire', @anilliams.bsky.social contributed a chapter on the forced deportation of Liverpool's Chinese seamen at the end of WWII. @andrekosvarnava.bsky.social @yiannicart.bsky.social brill.com/display/book...

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Liverpool’s Chinese Community: the Second World
War, Exile, and Repatriation
Andrew Williams

The forced repatriation of Chinese seamen at the end of the Second World War
from Liverpool, in Northwest England, was the subject of a long- form journalistic
investigation in 2021, published in The Guardian newspaper.1 A few weeks
later, Liverpool Labour mp Kim Johnson raised it in Parliament. She called
on the Conservative government to launch an inquiry into the affair and to
acknowledge that in the case of these men, and the families they left behind,
‘justice delayed’ was ‘justice denied.’2 In response, the Home Office – the
department responsible for immigration – pledged to investigate the actions
of its antecedents in conspiring to repatriate hundreds of Chinese men after
Britain had defeated fascism in Europe and Asia.
Liverpool’s Chinese community has always been centred in its Chinatown,
which is claimed to be the oldest in Europe, although substantive historical
investigations into this community are few and far between. Perhaps the best
account has been written by Maria Lin Wong, whom in 1989 published a history
based primarily on oral testimony.3 Gregory B. Lee, a Chinese studies scholar,
has published other research, approaching the history of the community from
a postcolonial studies perspective.4 Even fewer publications directly address
the forced repatriation of Chinese seamen after the Second World War. Wong
made only brief mention of it based on what she was told and would have been
unable to explore it any further as the archival sources had not been released
to the public at the time. John Belchem, in his valuable history of race relations
in twentieth- century Liverpool, did provide an account of the repatriation, but..

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The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History @jich.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

We are excited to announce that Volume 53 Issue 5 (2025) is now out! Check it out here: www.tandfonline.com/toc/fich20/5...

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Evan @evansmithhist.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Just a reminder that I am the book reviews editor for @jich.bsky.social and am always looking for people to pitch reviews of recent books on British imperialism, colonialism and the Commonwealth (broadly defined). Send me a DM or email! www.tandfonline.com/journals/fic...

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The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History

Publishes works on the history of the British Empire, Commonwealth and comparative European colonial experiences, including imperial policies and decolonization

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Evan @evansmithhist.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Just reupping this new article that me and @andrekosvarnava.bsky.social published last week

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Evan @evansmithhist.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Very excited that my new article with @andrekosvarnava.bsky.social has been published open access in @historicaljnl.bsky.social 'Transnational Whiteness and the Elite Backlash to Reforming the Australian Immigration Control System in the 1950s and 1960s' www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Transnational Whiteness and the Elite Backlash to Reforming the Australian Immigration Control System in the 1950s and 1960s by Evan Smith & Andrekos Varnava

Abstract: In the 1950s and 1960s, changes in the international situation, such as decolonization in Asia, led some Australians to question the usefulness of keeping the ‘White Australia Policy’, the basis for the country’s immigration system since Federation in 1901. Some argued that Australia’s international reputation, especially with newly independent countries in Asia and Africa, could be harmed by the maintenance of this policy. Events such as the Sharpeville Massacre in apartheid South Africa in 1960 caused further introspection into Australia’s racialized system. However, as pushes to reform the policy grew, others used international events to resist reforms. Using speeches by politicians and documents produced by policymakers, this article will show how events, such as the Notting Hill riots in Britain, the Little Rock controversy in the United States, and the Sharpeville massacre, were used as warnings about Australia potentially introducing similar ‘racial problems’ if it allowed more non-white migration. This article argues that these concerns tapped into a transnational whiteness that shared anxieties about decolonization, civil rights and non-white immigration in the post-war period, bringing a racialized solidarity forged at the turn of the twentieth century into the Cold War era.

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