Frantz Fanon has influenced the work of thinkers from Edward Said and Homi Bhabha to Paul Gilroy. Key works such as Black Skin, White Masks and The Wretched of the Earth established his position as a leading anticolonial thinker, but his work is still frequently misunderstood. T…
Drawing on recent studies of the links between empire, colonialism and genocide, Nazi Empire examines German history from 1871 to 1945 as an expression of the aspiration to imperialist expansion and the simultaneous fear of destruction by rivals. Acknowledging the important diff…
How contensted notions of modernity, civilisation and being governed were envisioned through the aid of photography
How contensted notions of modernity, civilisation and being governed were envisioned through the aid of photography
Briternes invasion af Zululand var planlagt som et hurtigt afsluttet slag - grundet briternes overlegne våben (rifler og kanoner) Realiteterne udviklede sig dog anderledes. Da de britiske styrker opdelt i tre kolonner rykkede ind i Zulu territoriet blev den ene kolonne slagtet v…
Mordet på det østrig-ungarske tronfølgerpar - ærkehertug Frans Ferdinand og hans hustru Sophie - 28. juni 1914 i Sarajevo angives ofte som den egentlige årsag til, at 1. Verdenskrig brød ud. Men årsagen til krigen havde langt dybere rødder, der gik længere tilbage bl. a., Østrig…