Stefan Aguirre Quiroga

PhD candidate in history at @goteborgsuni, researching the historical memory of the War of the Pacific in Chile. Author of "White Mythic Space."

[Stefan Aguirre Quiroga @Railok]

My recent article, "Picturing John Panzio Tockson: Afro-Swedish identity, racialization, and black self-fashioning in late nineteenth-century Sweden", has been published in the Scandinavian Journal of History. Completely open access for anyone to read!

https://t.co/t6IQch7L0v

[Stefan Aguirre Quiroga @Railok]

In 2016, ”Battlefield 1” was released to some controversy amongst gamers because the game, set during the First World War, featured black soldiers ”where they were not supposed to be.” Sounds familiar? Why does similar debates arise time and time again? My attempt at an answer 👇

[Universidad de Concepción @udeconcepcion]

#VinculaciónUdeC: UdeC impulsa la comunicación científica en jóvenes investigadores con workshop inaugural del Foro ACCESS Chile–Suecia 2026
https://t.co/exaSHZHrlc

[Stefan Aguirre Quiroga @Railok]

The two photographs we have of Tockson are of immense importance in studying early Afro-Swedish black self-fashioning.

[Stefan Aguirre Quiroga @Railok]

My recent article, "Picturing John Panzio Tockson: Afro-Swedish identity, racialization, and black self-fashioning in late nineteenth-century Sweden", has been published in the Scandinavian Journal of History. Completely open access for anyone to read!

https://t.co/t6IQch7L0v

[Stefan Aguirre Quiroga @Railok]

This article is the result of years of research. It offers both a biography over Tockson as well as a study of how he was portrayed and racialized by white Swedes. Simultaneously, it also discusses Tockson's self-fashioning.

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

'They went and never came back': Honouring Kenya's forgotten World War soldiers https://t.co/ihzlahYOaB

[Stefan Aguirre Quiroga @Railok]

🚨NEW PUBLICATION🚨My new article, ”Defeat into Victory: Remediating the 1879 Battle of Canchas Blancas in Bolivia, 2015–2018”, is now published in the Journal of Latin American Cultural Studies #Twitterstorians #WarMemory

https://t.co/MatltogK4c

[Eamonn O'Keeffe @1812andallthat]

I enjoyed working with @NAM_London to interpret this remarkable portrait of a black military bandsman. I'm glad it's now on display and making news.
https://t.co/C9qIvqk7FF

[Phil ✦ The Horizoneer @TheHorizoneer]

In honor of one of the greatest poster artists of our time, here’s my favorite Drew Struzan anecdote when illustrating Indiana Jones Adventure’s attraction poster:

[Commonwealth War Graves @CWGC]

We have today published a landmark report revealing historical inequalities in how Second World War casualties from the former British Empire were commemorated.

The report, titled 'Remembering the dead of the British Empire', is part of our ongoing commitment to investigate and address historical injustices in its commemorative work.

Drawing on extensive archival research, the report found that while no groups were systematically excluded, the then Imperial War Graves Commission (IWGC) delivered unequal outcomes for some of the war dead. The findings highlight a number of issues that led to disparities in commemorative practices, which you can read in detail by visiting our website using the link below.

📷IWM (E 6064) Men of the King's African Rifles (KAR) collecting surrendered arms at Wolchefit Pass

[Stefan Aguirre Quiroga @Railok]

🚨NEW PUBLICATION🚨 My new article, ”The Great War from the Periphery: Representing and Remembering the First World War in Swedish and Chilean War Museums”, is now published in the First World War Studies journal! #MuseumStudies #WarMemory

https://t.co/MwEBDAGro5

[Stefan Aguirre Quiroga @Railok]

I’m surprised how the Battlefield 1 discourse that began in 2016 about black soldiers simply never dies.

I feel like I could have written a follow-up to ”White Mythic Space” on posts since 2022 alone.

[DAKKADAKKA @DAKKADAKKA1]

>let’s keep it grounded

Ok.

[Stefan Aguirre Quiroga @Railok]

Got to live that dream today.

[Stefan Aguirre Quiroga @Railok]

On June 10 1876, the Emperor of Brazil Dom Pedro II came to Cambridge, MA, and had dinner with poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Why? Find out below! 👇

https://t.co/gz882aDRid

[Stefan Aguirre Quiroga @Railok]

Ramsay Bader was a tank driver in the 147th (Essex Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery of the British Army. As part of the 147th, Bader landed on Gold Beach on June 6th 1944. #DDay80thAnniversary #DDay80Years #DDay #Normandy

[Marieke Riethof - mariekeriethof bsky @mariekeriethof]

My latest article just out in the International History Review and it's free to download!
Between Modernization and Human Rights: The Ford Foundation’s Response to the 1973 Coup in Chile.

https://t.co/jXuGjcVyCK

[Stefan Aguirre Quiroga @Railok]

I am very grateful to Nick Robinson for his excellent review of "White Mythic Space: Racism, the First World War and Battlefield 1" in First World War Studies journal.

https://t.co/geNyWzmrQ4

[Nick Lloyd @Civil_War_Spain]

Carlos Greykey, only black Spanish Republican in Mauthausen. Born 1913 Barcelona. Despite w/c Guinea parents managed to study medicine 1936. Then Republican army. Deported 41 to Mauthausen. Const humiliated forced wear royal Yugo uniform to amuse+serve SS meals. Died 82, France

[Stefan Aguirre Quiroga @Railok]

One of those movies that I couldn’t stop thinking about after I saw ir. Congrats to @gintszilbalodis and the Flow team!

[The Academy @TheAcademy]

The tears are flowing. FLOW secures the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film! #Oscars