postcolonialy planet

the age of imperialism never ended; you've just been reading the wrong guidebook.

[Marc-William Palen (@mwpalen.bsky.social) @MWPalen]

Trump's protectionism heralds a return to USA's imperial roots. Some historical context. https://t.co/J368WraTaO #twitterstorians @shgape

[postcolonialy planet @ColonialyPlanet]

.@DrDuncanBell on how Brexiteers are reviving dreams of empire in looking for Anglosphere alternatives to Europe https://t.co/EeStDQiyYB

[postcolonialy planet @ColonialyPlanet]

"Germany has not had the same luxury of self-deception and self-glorification" about its past—in general—as Britain https://t.co/iEjanydwyy

[postcolonialy planet @ColonialyPlanet]

.@ishaantharoor on an unerexamined part of the Western far-right's recent political surge: its nostalgia for empire https://t.co/QReLkuw5fw

[postcolonialy planet @ColonialyPlanet]

India's academic culture of rote exams: a product of colonial policy focused on finding good staff, not education https://t.co/b57u9lNP5J

[postcolonialy planet @ColonialyPlanet]

"Courts+not history faculties are the primary place historical debate takes place about colonies in the Netherlands" https://t.co/lGZDMFZXCW

[Sarah Lazare @sarahlazare]

Millions of People in U.S. Colonies Won't Be Able to Cast a Vote for President This Year. https://t.co/r4RPXCGoBb

[Anna Su ([email protected]) @theannasu]

"the lesson of the history of banana republics is that such is...the way Americans conduct politics -but over there" https://t.co/AJyLT0x5sQ

[postcolonialy planet @ColonialyPlanet]

the scramble for arctica https://t.co/qwCs1pXaIg

[New York Times World @nytimesworld]

Canada and Denmark fight over disputed Arctic island with whisky, schnapps and dueling flag-raising ceremonies: https://t.co/c3DEESidOV

[postcolonialy planet @ColonialyPlanet]

"The empire comes home," some say about US police militarization...but what does that mean when "home" was always an empire? https://t.co/7cmGQig6gr

[Look at the parking lot, Larry! @refocusedmedia]

This photo from Standing Rock is incredible

[csz @cszabla]

if you need any more proof international organizations often took over where colonial empires left off, check out this new remake of "zulu"

[csz @cszabla]

amazing in context of current refugee crisis: decolonizing portugal put up 30k+ evacuated settlers in nice hotels https://t.co/QmCPoW8r1s

[csz @cszabla]

"HINDOSTAN is ye lande of opportunitie for England as she efcapes ye clutches of Catholick EUROPE"—premium coffeehouse debate, 1616, prob'ly

[csz @cszabla]

scratch almost any post-brexit plan, find a fantasy about reviving the empire in some way https://t.co/0nUMNZhx9N

[csz @cszabla]

"the UK plan is for human rights not to apply to soldiers sent off to liberate people or secure their human rights" 😂https://t.co/pgqVBhMM1l

[postcolonialy planet @ColonialyPlanet]

that would be the star in turkey. make ottomania great again? https://t.co/UcbS2NCWW0

[Ryan Gingeras @nords41]

Star today asks several law professors about possibly annexing Mosul. They say yes, current conditions allow it.
https://t.co/5cCNcoNdKh

[csz @cszabla]

imagine, historians who worked whole lives in postcolonial archives now know much of their work could be based on lies—but don't know which!

[csz @cszabla]

most people have heard about the burning by now but had no idea documents were faked in archives handed over to former colonies https://t.co/1ZReKi42gl