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Amitava Chowdhury ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

@amitava8.bsky.social

Chair, Department of History Queen's University Canada Global History | Servile Labor | British Empire | Archaeology of Slavery | Diaspora

43 Followers  |  32 Following  |  3 Posts  |  Joined: 16.09.2024  |  1.708

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JBS Special Collection | NACBS

2025 marks the 75th anniversary of the North American Conference on British Studies. As part of our celebration of this important milestone, we are proud to share Celebrating 75, a special collection from the Journal of British Studies.

www.nacbs.org/jbs-special-...

01.05.2025 18:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Good to be back!

03.04.2025 15:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Posting describing available PhD and MA opportunities with the Department of History at Queen's University, Kingston.

Posting describing available PhD and MA opportunities with the Department of History at Queen's University, Kingston.

The Department of History is now accepting applications for one PhD and two MA studentships in the area of the Global British Empire starting in September 2025. If interested, please contact Professor Lisa Pasolli at lisa.pasolli@queensu.ca. Applications are due by April 25, 2025.

31.03.2025 13:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Take care both of you! I havenโ€™t seen freezing rain like this since 2015.

30.03.2025 16:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Department of History is now accepting applications for a PhD studentship with Professor Lisa Pasolli. If you are interested, please contact Professor Pasolli at lisa.pasolli@queensu.ca to discuss. Applications are due by April 25th!

27.03.2025 18:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The author gave me a copy sometime back. Highly recommend.

18.03.2025 00:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Workshop: Transforming Nations and Identities in a Global World after 1945 | Global History InitiativeDown arrowDown arrowDown arrow Call for Papers Dates: October 2-3, 2025 Location: University of Glasgow Keywords:ย Global history, transnational, nationalism, identity, decolonization, internationalism, 20th century, state formation...

We are pleased to share the Call for Papers for our upcoming workshop for graduate students and early career researchers. Transforming Nations and Identities in a Global World after 1945 will take place Oct 2-3, 2025 at the University of Glasgow. www.queensu.ca/ghi/events/u...

08.03.2025 23:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Alex Martinborough argues that settler constitutions were a tool of conscience management.

They facilitated a vision of a legal empire defined by morality that could not and never did exist.

Read it for free๐Ÿ‘‡

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@jich.bsky.social

#Empire #History

06.03.2025 17:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Employment | Department of History, Queen's University The Department of History is committed to fostering an inclusive and respectful work environment.

Have a PhD in the area of global indigeneity? Consider applying to this postdoctoral fellowship in the Queen's University History Department. www.queensu.ca/history/abou...
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29.01.2025 18:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
KTH | Assistant professor in Environmental History with a specialization in Anthropocene History KTH jobs is where you search for jobs at www.kth.se.

2 tenure track jobs in #envhist and #histsci in lovely Stockholm:

www.kth.se/lediga-jobb/...

10.12.2024 21:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 53    ๐Ÿ” 42    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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I also occasionally faff about in Blender, where I made this map of the solar system for @dagomardegroot.bsky.social and this wall map of a land parcel in New Mexico for a friend.

#gischat #cartography #maps #geosky

18.11.2024 12:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What kind of ethics do we need for artificial historians, and to support AI safety? My approach through mixed logicโ€”statements, possibilities, and question-based elementsโ€”will appear in History and Theory in June 2025. Thanks to Joan Wallach Scott, Ethan Kleinberg, Hans Ruin, Jo Guldi and reviewers!

23.11.2024 22:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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