Su Lin Lewis

New Methods for New Histories (Online) Workshop 2: Rethinking Internationalisms: Histories and Pluralities

(1/2) The second workshop in the AHRC-funded Rethinking Internationalisms series titled 'New Methods for New Histories' will take place via zoom on 9-10 July – reflective panels followed by an open discussion. Audience-participants can sign up here:

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/new-method...

We stand in solidarity with trans women and the trans community and we will always be a space that recognises the importance of trans history.

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Thank you Sumit!

@sulinlewis.bsky.social reposted her 2016 essay in Afro-Asian Visions to mark the 70th anniversary of #BandungConference (18 April 2025): tinyurl.com/2t2dkuej. Her final paragraph on reframing the present & future remains inspiring & worthwhile. (1/3)

#connectingimaginaries
#transregionalstudies

We've been on a long hiatus but there'll be another couple posts about the music of the Bandung era soon, and as always, contributions welcome, see our About page for details 2/2

The Afro-Asian Moment Before I became a professional historian, I was lucky enough to visit Bandung — a cool, green city in the hills of Java, and a welcome…

We had a really fun blog for a while about all things #afroasia with wonderful contributions, but to mark the 70th anniversary of the #Bandung conference here's my first post: medium.com/afro-asian-v... 1/2

5 women sit smiling in a row behind a desk. A projector screen is on the wall behind them. On the desk in front of them are laptops, notebooks and drink bottles.

Yesterday’s #esshc2025 panel was such a joy. Talking about anticolonial mobilisation with the global history gang @riakapoor.bsky.social @sulinlewis.bsky.social and @emleake.bsky.social. Thanks to Anne-Isabell Richard for chairing and the audience for great engagement. Feeling inspired!

Soundscapes of the Vietnam War As part of a forum on the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, Jason Gibbs to create a playlist of songs from both North and South Vietnam.

The March issue includes the AHR’s first playlist. Jason Gibbs, a leading expert on late 20th Vietnamese popular music, has created a playlist of 12 songs that introduce listeners to Vietnamese soundscapes of the wartime era. 🗃️

Myanmar’s military rule is crippling hope for young people like never before Over the past year, Myanmar’s military junta has been enforcing mandatory conscription, targeting men and women of working age.

Very important article by Nyi Nyi Kyaw on the shrinking opportunities for young people in #myanmar with forced conscription of both men and women into the military & cancellation of USAID scholarships to study at Asian universities theconversation.com/myanmars-mil...

Book cover for Rachel E. Johnson's forthcoming book, 'Voice, Silence and Gender in South Africa’s Anti-Apartheid Struggle. The Shadow of a Young Woman'.

Later in March we've publication of 'Voice, Silence and Gender in South Africa’s Anti-Apartheid Struggle', by Rachel E. Johnson bit.ly/4hMppbB

Rachel's is the latest book in the Society's 'New Historical Perspectives' series: available free #OpenAccess and p/back print on Thursday 20th #Skystorians

MA Black Humanities | Study at Bristol | University of Bristol

Applications for the MA Black Humanities are open @brisblackhums.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social.
You can find more information here: www.bristol.ac.uk/study/postgr...
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Are you in London this afternoon? Make sure to attend this event at birkbeck 2-4pm to launch this incredible new handbook on histories of socialism and development with @sulinlewis.bsky.social @nanaoseiopare.bsky.social and @jessicareinisch.bsky.social 🔥🔥🔥 online link available too, just lmk!

Another reminder - and correction - that this is tomorrow (TUESDAY not Thursday). Really looking forward to it! If anyone would like to join online, please let @jessicareinisch.bsky.social know, & thanks again to Jessica and Birkbeck's Centre for the Study of Internationalism for hosting us!

Obviously I can't read a calendar 😊 the launch is next TUESDAY, Feb 11.

Thanks @nashtysmans.bsky.social 🙏

If you haven't read it, I'd strongly recommend Amy Kaplan's book OUR AMERICAN ISRAEL on the development of the special relationship between Israel and the U.S. since 1948 - Amy was a fearless and brilliant scholar, and this book is necessary reading right now

Next Thursday (2-4) we'll be launching Development, Socialism, and Internationalism in the Third World (edited with @nanaoseiopare.bsky.social) with a brilliant group of discussants (below)- many thanks @jessicareinisch.bsky.social for hosting us at Birkbeck!

www.bloomsbury.com/uk/socialism...

The "anniversary" of the coup always brings alot of attention to the situation in Myanmar which is good but alot of people / media / countries who pop up don't really comment the rest of the year. More sustained attention & support is needed.

Tis the reasons I built the #whatshappeninginmyanar feed

Trump claims there's only '2 genders.' Historians say that's never been true | CBC News The Trump administration's 'two gender' policy is sparking fear and confusion among trans and non-binary people. The executive order claims it's a return to "biological facts," but experts say it igno...

I was interviewed for this ... www.cbc.ca/news/world/t...

New article! Open access - ‘Indonesian Tourism Workers on Volcanoes and Geotourism's Colonial Origins: Making a Subaltern History Visible’

#indonesia #photography #volcanoes #labourhistory #colonialism #tourism 🇮🇩📷🌋

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Looks wonderful!

2. 11 February, 2-4pm: book launch & discussion panel for @sulinlewis.bsky.social's Socialism, Internationalism and Development in the Third World - with @riakapoor.bsky.social, @tanyaharmer.bsky.social, Leslie James (QMUL) and @jamesamark.bsky.social (Birkbeck Central Building, Malet St, Room 209)

This follows a workshop in KL this week with artists, activists, & filmmakers from around SE Asia on Documenting and Disseminating Histories of Labour and Social History, co-hosted by PSR & the IISH (Amsterdam)

The ❤️ wants what it wants - I asked my co-hosts at Pusat Sejarah Rakyat (the People's History Centre) in Malaysia what I should speak about while here, so it's round 12 of Bandung, with responses from incredible activists on how transnational activism changed in the 70s/80s and beyond...

Congratulations Maria!!! 🎉

Loved seeing this pic of @nanaoseiopare.bsky.social with our book cover at the @historians.org conference - and have major fomo for missing his panel with @emleake.bsky.social @lydiawalker.bsky.social @emmakluge.bsky.social and @erezmanela.bsky.social

Zuckerberg vilifies fact-checkers at cost of democracy — Philippine fact-checking coalition The #FactsFirstPH coalition says fact-checking initiatives need to be strengthened, not scrapped, pointing out the role of disinformation in past Philippine elections

The #FactsFirstPH coalition says fact-checking initiatives need to be strengthened, not scrapped, pointing out the role of disinformation in past Philippine elections