Jonas Fossli Gjersø
@jonasgjerso.bsky.social
Associate Professor of History, University of Stavanger & Current Debates Editor, The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History @jich.bsky.social. PhD International History, LSE @lsehy.bsky.social.
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Have a read of our recent current debate 'AI Empire: The Rise of Technocolonialism' by Mohammad Mohi Uddin: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
AI Empire: The Rise of Technocolonialism
The rapid flourishing of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has sparked multiplex debates across the world, revealing not only its transformative potential but also its capacity to reproduce deep global ...
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November 30, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Have a read of our recent current debate 'AI Empire: The Rise of Technocolonialism' by Mohammad Mohi Uddin: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
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Hot off the press! Check out 'Abolitionist Currents Converging on the Windward Coast: Land Negotiations in 1821 for a U.S. Colony in West Africa' by C. Patrick Burrowes: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Abolitionist Currents Converging on the Windward Coast: Land Negotiations in 1821 for a U.S. Colony in West Africa
The historiography of the Cape Mesurado land acquisition in 1821 has been disproportionately influenced by three sensationalised books, which presented one of the American negotiators, U.S. Naval C...
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November 26, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Hot off the press! Check out 'Abolitionist Currents Converging on the Windward Coast: Land Negotiations in 1821 for a U.S. Colony in West Africa' by C. Patrick Burrowes: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
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My piece for @historyworkshop.org.uk reflects on the politics of forgetting, detailing how Hong Kong’s displaced colonial archives have exiled memory to the metropole www.historyworkshop.org.uk/empire-decol...
Based on my paper in @jich.bsky.social (open access) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Based on my paper in @jich.bsky.social (open access) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
October 22, 2025 at 10:45 AM
My piece for @historyworkshop.org.uk reflects on the politics of forgetting, detailing how Hong Kong’s displaced colonial archives have exiled memory to the metropole www.historyworkshop.org.uk/empire-decol...
Based on my paper in @jich.bsky.social (open access) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Based on my paper in @jich.bsky.social (open access) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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1/7 Some important books have been published recently, by leading experts on the history of slavery. What they say is critical when weighing up Commonwealth reparations claims.
October 25, 2025 at 7:27 AM
1/7 Some important books have been published recently, by leading experts on the history of slavery. What they say is critical when weighing up Commonwealth reparations claims.
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Haven't received as many contributions as usual for this year's lists--could be many things, but one aspect is surely that our ability to get this in front of people is much diminished. If you know folks whose stuff should be on here, please suggest it! contingentmagazine.org/yearly-pub-l...
Publications by Non-Tenure-Track Historians
Since we began publishing in 2019, Contingent has published end-of-year lists of books and articles by non-tenure-track historians released in the past calendar year. To submit something for inclusion...
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November 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Haven't received as many contributions as usual for this year's lists--could be many things, but one aspect is surely that our ability to get this in front of people is much diminished. If you know folks whose stuff should be on here, please suggest it! contingentmagazine.org/yearly-pub-l...
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See the latest #OpenAccess current debate 'Late Colonial Unreason' by Bill Schwarz: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Late Colonial Unreason
Published in The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History (Ahead of Print, 2025)
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November 18, 2025 at 11:35 AM
See the latest #OpenAccess current debate 'Late Colonial Unreason' by Bill Schwarz: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
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Check out the recent article 'Disarming the Resistance: Police Collecting of Indigenous Australian Cultural Property for Museums' by Gareth Knapman, Paul Turnbull, Cressida Fforde & Jocelyn S. Bardot: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Disarming the Resistance: Police Collecting of Indigenous Australian Cultural Property for Museums
This article examines the history, legality and modern implications of police collecting of Indigenous Ancestral Remains and cultural property, and the role of museums and governments in encouragin...
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November 21, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Check out the recent article 'Disarming the Resistance: Police Collecting of Indigenous Australian Cultural Property for Museums' by Gareth Knapman, Paul Turnbull, Cressida Fforde & Jocelyn S. Bardot: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Our latest @jich.bsky.social Current Debates essay is now out! In "Late Colonial Unreason" Bill Schwarz reflects on the continuities of colonialism in the present. #OpenAccess doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Late Colonial Unreason
Published in The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History (Ahead of Print, 2025)
doi.org
November 17, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Our latest @jich.bsky.social Current Debates essay is now out! In "Late Colonial Unreason" Bill Schwarz reflects on the continuities of colonialism in the present. #OpenAccess doi.org/10.1080/0308...
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What role did Australian police forces play in generating Aboriginal cultural artefacts for museums?
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Disarming the Resistance: Police Collecting of Indigenous Australian Cultural Property for Museums
This article examines the history, legality and modern implications of police collecting of Indigenous Ancestral Remains and cultural property, and the role of museums and governments in encouragin...
www.tandfonline.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:24 PM
What role did Australian police forces play in generating Aboriginal cultural artefacts for museums?
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Thank you for delivering such a brilliant talk at yesterday's symposium entitled "Freedom of Expression in the New Age of Genocide" @martinshaw.bsky.social! open.substack.com/pub/martinsh...
Freedom of Expression in the New Age of Genocide
My talk (given by video-link) at the symposium, "Freedom of Expression in a Time of Genocide", at Stavanger, Norway, 12 November. (Pictured with Maha Abdallah, University of Antwerp.)
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November 13, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Thank you for delivering such a brilliant talk at yesterday's symposium entitled "Freedom of Expression in the New Age of Genocide" @martinshaw.bsky.social! open.substack.com/pub/martinsh...
Please join us for a hybrid symposium entitled: "Freedom of Expression in a Time of Genocide" Wednesday 12th November 17:00-19:30 CET.
Speakers include: Sindre Bangstad, Raz Segal, Zoé Samudzi, Maha Abdallah and Martin Shaw (@martinshaw.bsky.social).
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Speakers include: Sindre Bangstad, Raz Segal, Zoé Samudzi, Maha Abdallah and Martin Shaw (@martinshaw.bsky.social).
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November 8, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Please join us for a hybrid symposium entitled: "Freedom of Expression in a Time of Genocide" Wednesday 12th November 17:00-19:30 CET.
Speakers include: Sindre Bangstad, Raz Segal, Zoé Samudzi, Maha Abdallah and Martin Shaw (@martinshaw.bsky.social).
networks.h-net.org/group/announ...
Speakers include: Sindre Bangstad, Raz Segal, Zoé Samudzi, Maha Abdallah and Martin Shaw (@martinshaw.bsky.social).
networks.h-net.org/group/announ...
In our latest @jich.bsky.social Current Debates essay entitled "Between Anti-Colonial Resistance and Colonial Genocide: Gaza at the Limits of International Law", Nicola Perugini interrogates the tension between anticolonial and colonial indistinction. #OpenAccess www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Between Anti-Colonial Resistance and Colonial Genocide: Gaza at the Limits of International Law
Amid Israel's war of annihilation in Gaza, which began in 2023, this article interrogates the tension between anticolonial and colonial indistinction. By indistinction, I refer to the transgression...
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November 7, 2025 at 11:30 AM
In our latest @jich.bsky.social Current Debates essay entitled "Between Anti-Colonial Resistance and Colonial Genocide: Gaza at the Limits of International Law", Nicola Perugini interrogates the tension between anticolonial and colonial indistinction. #OpenAccess www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Please join us for a hybrid symposium entitled "Freedom in a Time of Genocide" next Wednesday 12th November 17:00-19:30 CET.
Speakers include: Sindre Bangstad, Raz Segal, Zoé Samudzi, Maha Abdallah and Martin Shaw (@martinshaw.bsky.social).
networks.h-net.org/group/announ...
Speakers include: Sindre Bangstad, Raz Segal, Zoé Samudzi, Maha Abdallah and Martin Shaw (@martinshaw.bsky.social).
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November 4, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Please join us for a hybrid symposium entitled "Freedom in a Time of Genocide" next Wednesday 12th November 17:00-19:30 CET.
Speakers include: Sindre Bangstad, Raz Segal, Zoé Samudzi, Maha Abdallah and Martin Shaw (@martinshaw.bsky.social).
networks.h-net.org/group/announ...
Speakers include: Sindre Bangstad, Raz Segal, Zoé Samudzi, Maha Abdallah and Martin Shaw (@martinshaw.bsky.social).
networks.h-net.org/group/announ...
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Immensely excited that we will soon be offering this venerable programme. Huge thanks to the excellent @jonasgjerso.bsky.social for initiating PPE!
November 4, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Immensely excited that we will soon be offering this venerable programme. Huge thanks to the excellent @jonasgjerso.bsky.social for initiating PPE!
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The Greenhouse @unistavanger.bsky.social is launching an international Masters Program in Public Environmental Humanities from fall 2026! Taught in English.
Please share with all your students, #envhist #envhum colleagues!
Learn more about the program here: www.uis.no/en/studies/t...
Please share with all your students, #envhist #envhum colleagues!
Learn more about the program here: www.uis.no/en/studies/t...
October 31, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The Greenhouse @unistavanger.bsky.social is launching an international Masters Program in Public Environmental Humanities from fall 2026! Taught in English.
Please share with all your students, #envhist #envhum colleagues!
Learn more about the program here: www.uis.no/en/studies/t...
Please share with all your students, #envhist #envhum colleagues!
Learn more about the program here: www.uis.no/en/studies/t...
Please join us for a hybrid symposium entitled "Freedom in a Time of Genocide" next Wednesday 12th November 17:00-19:30 CET. Scholars include: Sindre Bangstad, Raz Segal, Zoé Samudzi, Maha Abdallah & Martin Shaw.
networks.h-net.org/group/announ...
networks.h-net.org/group/announ...
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November 3, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Please join us for a hybrid symposium entitled "Freedom in a Time of Genocide" next Wednesday 12th November 17:00-19:30 CET. Scholars include: Sindre Bangstad, Raz Segal, Zoé Samudzi, Maha Abdallah & Martin Shaw.
networks.h-net.org/group/announ...
networks.h-net.org/group/announ...
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It's the 15th anniversary of my first ever archival trip - I ran into @jonasgjerso.bsky.social, who took this (candid!) photo
November 3, 2025 at 7:57 AM
It's the 15th anniversary of my first ever archival trip - I ran into @jonasgjerso.bsky.social, who took this (candid!) photo
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We are proud to share that JICH has received over 58k downloads in 2025's 3rd quarter - a 76% increase from this time last year! Well done to our editorial team and all our supporters - @andrekosvarnava.bsky.social @evansmithhist.bsky.social @jonasgjerso.bsky.social @yiannicart.bsky.social
November 2, 2025 at 9:56 AM
We are proud to share that JICH has received over 58k downloads in 2025's 3rd quarter - a 76% increase from this time last year! Well done to our editorial team and all our supporters - @andrekosvarnava.bsky.social @evansmithhist.bsky.social @jonasgjerso.bsky.social @yiannicart.bsky.social
Our latest Current Debates essay is now out! In 'Neutral in Matters of Party Politics'? Brenton Griffin explores the role of the Mormon Church in Commonwealth politics. @jich.bsky.social
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‘Neutral in Matters of Party Politics’?: The Uneasy Place of The Mormon Church within Commonwealth Politics
This current debate historicises and scrutinises the claim of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, more commonly known as the Mormon Church, in regards to its stance of ‘political neutr...
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October 31, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Our latest Current Debates essay is now out! In 'Neutral in Matters of Party Politics'? Brenton Griffin explores the role of the Mormon Church in Commonwealth politics. @jich.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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New book review published at @jich.bsky.social
@joeredmayne.bsky.social reviews Ravi Ahuja's 'Shipping Lords and Coolie Stokers: Class, Race, and Maritime Capitalism in the Early Twentieth Century'
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@joeredmayne.bsky.social reviews Ravi Ahuja's 'Shipping Lords and Coolie Stokers: Class, Race, and Maritime Capitalism in the Early Twentieth Century'
@versobooks.bsky.social
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Shipping Lords and Coolie Stokers: Class, Race, and Maritime Capitalism in the Early Twentieth Century
Published in The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History (Ahead of Print, 2025)
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October 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
New book review published at @jich.bsky.social
@joeredmayne.bsky.social reviews Ravi Ahuja's 'Shipping Lords and Coolie Stokers: Class, Race, and Maritime Capitalism in the Early Twentieth Century'
@versobooks.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@joeredmayne.bsky.social reviews Ravi Ahuja's 'Shipping Lords and Coolie Stokers: Class, Race, and Maritime Capitalism in the Early Twentieth Century'
@versobooks.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Hot off the press and #OpenAccess, check out 'Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck’s Career as a Colonial Officer: Learning the ‘Colonial Way of War’?' by Sibylle Scheipers: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck’s Career as a Colonial Officer: Learning the ‘Colonial Way of War’?
Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck is best known as commander of the Schutztruppe in German East Africa during the First World War. His previous career as a colonial officer with deployments in the Boxer Rebe...
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October 23, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Hot off the press and #OpenAccess, check out 'Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck’s Career as a Colonial Officer: Learning the ‘Colonial Way of War’?' by Sibylle Scheipers: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
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I reviewed Frank Ankersmit's new book for the AHR academic.oup.com/ahr/article-... @historians.org
+ brilliant defence of historicism and how individual representations of historical reality contribute to the growth of historical knowledge
- bogged down in the mysteries of the Leibnizian system
+ brilliant defence of historicism and how individual representations of historical reality contribute to the growth of historical knowledge
- bogged down in the mysteries of the Leibnizian system
Franklin Rudolf Ankersmit. Representation: The Birth of Historical Reality from the Death of the Past.
Historians should have no more trustworthy a philosophical companion than Frank Ankersmit. For the past five decades, he has been the historicist’s philo
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October 22, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I reviewed Frank Ankersmit's new book for the AHR academic.oup.com/ahr/article-... @historians.org
+ brilliant defence of historicism and how individual representations of historical reality contribute to the growth of historical knowledge
- bogged down in the mysteries of the Leibnizian system
+ brilliant defence of historicism and how individual representations of historical reality contribute to the growth of historical knowledge
- bogged down in the mysteries of the Leibnizian system
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Excited to read this new article by @johnmunro.bsky.social that thinks about Palestine and “the problem of urban automobility” together and shows how “the Big Ride for Palestine illuminates integral connections between environment and empire at our present conjuncture.”
I wrote something about #StopDeKindermoord
Mobility Justice and the Big Ride for Palestine
With a focus on how anticolonial social movements can pose solutions to multiple contemporary problems, this essay takes up the Big Ride for Palestine. The principal argument – that the Big Ride co...
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October 18, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Excited to read this new article by @johnmunro.bsky.social that thinks about Palestine and “the problem of urban automobility” together and shows how “the Big Ride for Palestine illuminates integral connections between environment and empire at our present conjuncture.”
Our latest 'Current Debates' essay in @jich.bsky.social is now out! In 'Mobility Justice and the Big Ride for Palestine' @johnmunro.bsky.social highlights the connections between decolonial activism with environmentalist mobility justice. #OpenAccess
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Mobility Justice and the Big Ride for Palestine
With a focus on how anticolonial social movements can pose solutions to multiple contemporary problems, this essay takes up the Big Ride for Palestine. The principal argument – that the Big Ride co...
www.tandfonline.com
October 18, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Our latest 'Current Debates' essay in @jich.bsky.social is now out! In 'Mobility Justice and the Big Ride for Palestine' @johnmunro.bsky.social highlights the connections between decolonial activism with environmentalist mobility justice. #OpenAccess
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Just released & #OpenAccess, check out 'Flogging Jack Nafte: Corporal Punishment, Imperial Assimilation, and Jewish Whiteness in Pre-Apartheid South Africa' by Rotem Giladi: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
Flogging Jack Nafte: Corporal Punishment, Imperial Assimilation, and Jewish Whiteness in Pre-Apartheid South Africa
This article focusses on the whip and the body to examine an imperial variety of Jewish assimilation. Empire, the article argues, not only provided Jews more diverse opportunities for social mobili...
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October 11, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Just released & #OpenAccess, check out 'Flogging Jack Nafte: Corporal Punishment, Imperial Assimilation, and Jewish Whiteness in Pre-Apartheid South Africa' by Rotem Giladi: doi.org/10.1080/0308...