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Emma Kluge @emmakluge.bsky.social · 2d

Incredible article on the problems of citizenship in the aftermath of empire and refugees’ use of air travel to carve out a space for themselves between exclusionary and conflicting immigration regimes.

Ria Kapoor @riakapoor.bsky.social · 3d

I have a new article out.

TLDR: Actively courting deportation by air is a way to claim rights as a stateless person and even as a refugee.

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Air Travel, Statelessness, and the Rights Claims of Ugandan Asians, c.1973*

Abstract. In the aftermath of Idi Amin’s expulsion of Uganda’s South Asians in 1972, some of those made technically stateless arrived in India unsupported

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Ria Kapoor @riakapoor.bsky.social · 9h

Glad it’s useful! There’s so much more to be done on this IMO.

Ria Kapoor @riakapoor.bsky.social · 9h

My muse assures me weekends are for dozing, so I think there is a feline consensus on weekends!!!

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Ria Kapoor @riakapoor.bsky.social · 2d

Please do take a look, and let me know what you think! A privilege to have the time and space to consider how displaced people exercise agency – and how to find them – in the records we do have.

Past and Present @pastpresentsoc.bsky.social · 2d

New on advance access: "Air Travel, Statelessness, and the Rights Claims of Ugandan Asians, c.1973"

by @riakapoor.bsky.social (@qmul.bsky.social)

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Ria Kapoor @riakapoor.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you for reading, and glad it is helpful!

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Ria Kapoor @riakapoor.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks Matt!

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Ria Kapoor @riakapoor.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks Siobhán!

Ria Kapoor @riakapoor.bsky.social · 2d

Please do take a look, and let me know what you think! A privilege to have the time and space to consider how displaced people exercise agency – and how to find them – in the records we do have.

Past and Present @pastpresentsoc.bsky.social · 2d

New on advance access: "Air Travel, Statelessness, and the Rights Claims of Ugandan Asians, c.1973"

by @riakapoor.bsky.social (@qmul.bsky.social)

#OpenAccess

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Ria Kapoor @riakapoor.bsky.social · 3d

I have a new article out.

TLDR: Actively courting deportation by air is a way to claim rights as a stateless person and even as a refugee.

academic.oup.com/past/advance...

Air Travel, Statelessness, and the Rights Claims of Ugandan Asians, c.1973*

Abstract. In the aftermath of Idi Amin’s expulsion of Uganda’s South Asians in 1972, some of those made technically stateless arrived in India unsupported

academic.oup.com

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Ria Kapoor @riakapoor.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you!

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Ria Kapoor @riakapoor.bsky.social · 3d

I have a new article out.

TLDR: Actively courting deportation by air is a way to claim rights as a stateless person and even as a refugee.

academic.oup.com/past/advance...

Air Travel, Statelessness, and the Rights Claims of Ugandan Asians, c.1973*

Abstract. In the aftermath of Idi Amin’s expulsion of Uganda’s South Asians in 1972, some of those made technically stateless arrived in India unsupported

academic.oup.com

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Ria Kapoor @riakapoor.bsky.social · 5d

The third workshop in the 'Rethinking Internationalisms' series!

Margot Tudor @drmargottudor.bsky.social · 6d

Interested in the transitory nature of academia and how this shapes scholarship on internationalism? Come along to our virtual conference, 'Blind Spots and Buzzwords in Internationalism' on 5th and 6th Nov 👁️. Get your tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/blind-spot...

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Margot Tudor @drmargottudor.bsky.social · 6d

Interested in the transitory nature of academia and how this shapes scholarship on internationalism? Come along to our virtual conference, 'Blind Spots and Buzzwords in Internationalism' on 5th and 6th Nov 👁️. Get your tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/blind-spot...

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Ria Kapoor @riakapoor.bsky.social · 5d

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Ria Kapoor @riakapoor.bsky.social · 5d

Join us for this event with Edgar Taylor on the Ugandan Archives:

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Archival Ambivalence: Labour and Status in Ugandan Archives

A study of labour and status in the history of the Uganda National Archives

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Margot Tudor @drmargottudor.bsky.social · 24d

Fab to see another article available as part of our SI with @hisjournalha.bsky.social! Check out: Dina Freeman, ‘The Counter-Hegemonic Internationalism of Josué de Castro: A Radical Brazilian in the Mid-Twentieth Century World Government Movement’, doi.org/10.1111/1468...

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Diplomatic History @diplomatichistory.bsky.social · 25d

Check out the September issue of Diplomatic History! Featuring Elisabeth Leake's (@emleake.bsky.social) Bernath Lecture "The Decolonization Paradigm: Rethinking the US and the World" in which she argues for a "new paradigm for understanding modern international history"
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Ria Kapoor @riakapoor.bsky.social · 26d

Impact! @drhanwill.bsky.social

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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · Aug 21

Join the Migration Museum team for a walking tour exploring the incredible stories of the generations of migrants who’ve lived, worked, and shaped the City of London.

🗓️ Sat 13 Sept 2025
🕜 1.30–3pm
📍 Starts behind the Royal Exchange, London EC3V 3LL
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Migration Museum Walking Tour

Discover 2000 years of migration history, following the stories of generations of migrants that have shaped the City of London.

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · Aug 6

Are you an early-career historian interested in radical, public and digital history?

We are currently looking for two part-time, paid Editorial Fellows to join History Workshop.

Deadline is at midnight on 15th August. See below for more details!

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Call for Applications: Editorial Fellowships at History Workshop, 2025

History Workshop is advertising two part-time, paid Editorial Fellowships in 2025, open to early career historians.

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Ria Kapoor @riakapoor.bsky.social · Aug 3

Also go see the Treasures of the Bod exhibit at the Weston. Is VERY good.

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Ria Kapoor @riakapoor.bsky.social · Aug 3

Second this!

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Ria Kapoor @riakapoor.bsky.social · Aug 3

get a gelato at I-scream at the covered market. The fresh fruit ones are incredible - recently the raspberry has been mind boggling.; my long time fave was the peach. Old fave for a sit down is Pierre Victoire. Barefoot bakery still going strong.

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Ria Kapoor @riakapoor.bsky.social · Jul 17

Friends, did anyone send me a very delightful mug? I picked it up from our post room today, it is brilliant. But it did not come with a note.

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Margot Tudor @drmargottudor.bsky.social · Jul 17

Exciting news! The first publication for our 'Counter-Hegemonic Internationalisms' SI with @hisjournalha.bsky.social is available to read! Pls check out Aileen Lichtenstein's great article on 'Lucy Parsons's Propaganda Tour of Britain, November–December 1888' onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

‘More enthusiasm and hearty concord it was never my pleasure to witness’: Lucy Parsons's Propaganda Tour of Britain, November–December 1888

Lucy Parsons was one of the most famous radical orators of the United States, but little has been written about her visit to Britain. This article investigates Parsons's lecture tour of Britain in th...

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