Historian & teacher | PostDoc at the University of Lucerne, early modern hair | PhD'ing in Bremen, slavery and people of color in Hamburg | banner: Tariq Safieh
Annika Bärwald
France's Code Noir (the Black Code) - a legal instrument that invented categories of people to whom different laws applied - has yet to be formally abolished!
Cross-party bill to annul it comes before the Assemblée nationale: 28 May.
Essay by French lit prof Andrew S Curran. Gift link.
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In excerpts from 1700s Ottoman dental manuals. Jinn living in the teeth were said to be the culprits of toothache.
Following on from Trinity College's Legacies of Slavery Project, Rachael Scally investigates the Royal Dublin Society (RDS) and its historic links to slavery and empire, in the latest issue of History Ireland.
historyireland.com/the-royal-du...
Gleichstellung in der Stadt Luzern: gestern – heute – morgen #infoclioevent
Out Now! The Cambridge Companion to Ignatius Sancho, edited by Nicole Aljoe and Kristina Huang with 14 original essays. My chapter revisits Joseph Jekyll's 'Life of Ignatius Sancho' and offers a new theory on how Sancho got from Cartagena to Blackheath.
www.cambridge.org/gb/universit...
@jkeindorf.bsky.social 's article is finally out! He shows how refugees in Jamaica used unclear categorisations to gain access to relief funds in the late XVIII century.
Now, our special issue is entirely on First View. Check it out!
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Come join us next week for an introductory workshop on how to make zines. Info below 👇
Schwarze Menschen begleiten oft Zweifel an ihrer deutschen Identität. Wie die Gesellschaft sie wahrnimmt, prägt die eigene Selbstwahrnehmung.
Great job opportunity at the university of Vienna!
Mischa Suter is a good colleague of mine who's worked on money and imperialism and is currently doing a project on how pychoanalysts confronted the psychology of people in non-Western societies, with a focus on Paul Parin and his group:
We are happy to discuss projects for the series. Contact us: [email protected]
I’m guessing it goes without saying that we are eager to work with scholars of color.
Gleichstellung in der Stadt Luzern: gestern – heute – morgen
55 Jahre Frauenstimmrecht, 30 Jahre Gleichstellungsgesetz, 5 Jahre «Ja zur Ehe für alle» – 2026 ist ein Jahr der Gleichstellungsjubiläen! Diese Meilensteine markieren wichtige Schritte auf dem Weg zur Gleichstellung.
Ein besonders starkes Zeichen setzte dabei der Frauen*streik, der dieses Jahr sein 35-jähriges Jubiläum feiert. An dieser Veranstaltung blicken wir auf seine Geschichte, seine Bedeutung für Luzern und darauf, was für die Gleichstellung von morgen noch zu tun bleibt.
Podiumsdiskussion mit:
– Agatha Fausch, Mitorganisatorin Streik 1991
– Jana Avanzini, Mitorganisatorin Streik 2019
– Seraina Dütsch, Mitorganisatorin Streik 2026
– Moderation: Anna Chudozilov
– Einführung: Eva Bachmann, Historikerin
Eintritt frei, Anmeldung erwünscht via Link oder QR- Code
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27. Mai 2026
Kornschütte Luzern
Kornmarkt 3
6004
Luzern
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“Considering Him Not as a Prisoner, but as a Refugee”: The Categorisation of French Refugees in Jamaica during the Time of the Haitian Revolution and the Revolutionary Wars
Dr Surekha Davies, Historical Monster Consultant (she/her)
Mona Bieling
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Tricia Matthew
Robert Heinze
New academic zine workshop! Are you tired of the traditional forms of publication? Learn about how to (and why you should) make your own publications in our free workshop. Register here: www.eventbrite.ie/e/how-to-mak... #envhist #envhum
