Empires and Aftermath
The Empires and Aftermath research group examines the force and scope of imperialism around the world.

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Empires and Aftermath
Our Research
We research institutions, systems, and ideologies that shaped the experiences and trajectories of local, regional, and transnational communities. Our group has specific research strengths in histories of the Global South and Europe, the longer legacies between colonial (and former colonial sites) and imperial centres, economic interconnectedness, political conflict, and revolutionary movements. Map image courtesy of the John Carter Brown Library.
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Reimagining Empire in India: Professor Andrea Major on her new book
Reimagining Empire in India: George Thompson, Anti-Slavery Activism, and the…
Thursday 7 November 2024
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The Book of Emperors: MA alumna Ashwitha Jayakumar on her new book
MA in Medieval Studies alumna Ashwitha Jayakumar joins us to discuss her new…
Thursday 5 September 2024
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The Capital of Free Women: Dr Danielle Terrazas Williams on her prize-winning book
The book was published by Yale University Press in 2022 and has received…
Thursday 29 February 2024
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Welcome to Dr Aniket Chettry: Research spotlight
Dr Chettry is the School of History's Charles Wallace India Trust visiting…
Monday 12 February 2024
More on Welcome to Dr Aniket Chettry: Research spotlightResearch Seminar: Through a Historical Lens: The 3C Model of Abortion in India - Choice, Coercion, and Compulsion
Dr Priyanka Tripathi presents a paper for the Women, Gender and Sexuality, and Health Histories research groups in the School of History.
Thursday 13 March 2025, 11:00 - 12:30 | Events, Seminars and lectures, Seminar series,
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Researching families’ histories is a simultaneously tricky and rewarding business.
Thursday 20 March 2025, 11:00 - 13:00 |
More on Roundtable: Family (Hi)StoriesResearch Seminar: In the Library or the Street?: Comparing Jesuit Language Learning Methodologies in Spain and Peru (Indigenous History, 16th and 17th Centuries)
Dr Erica Feild-Marchello presents a paper for the Empires and Aftermath research group in the School of History.
Tuesday 6 May 2025, 12:00 - 13:00 | Events, Seminars and lectures, Seminar series,
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