Alan Lester @aljhlester
Professor, British colonialism, Universities of Sussex & La Trobe. Latest book https://t.co/Gi1qo7sKZS alanlester.co.uk Uckfield, England Joined January 2012-
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Apparently the @DailyMailUK is blatantly lying on its front page. It’s the park authority, not the police, that have covered the memorial, as they do whenever there is a demonstration planned, whether to do with Israel or not. Will they be held to account for stirring up division…
It’s 30 years since South Africa’s first fully democratic elections. But material conditions for most Black South Africans have not improved significantly. Post-apartheid South Africa is, in some respects, a microcosm of post-independence nations after the collapse of their…
Portugal rejects suggestion to pay reparations after comments from president theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…
1. For anyone who fancies a free online course about how country houses are connected to the British Empire. By my Colonial Countryside project. Course link in the post below youtube.com/watch?v=xb1yt8…
This “debate” on GB TV sparked by our Trade & Business Secretary demonstrates such a profound and damaging level of ignorance that it’s hard to know where to start. If anything indicates the need for our entire educational & media ecosystem to undergo some form of decolonisation…
The British Army's Red River Expedition of 1870 is regarded as "among the most arduous in history”. It made the reputation of the "very model of a modern major general", who went on to become Commander in Chief, Garnet Wolseley. But did it become legendary only because of…
The Language of Colonisation: A Case Study linkedin.com/pulse/language… via @LinkedIn @aljhlester @PacificHistory
Peter Barham has written before on the ‘treatment’ of people diagnosed with psychiatric disorders: historyworkshop.org.uk/disability-his… In this book he focuses on the historical points of intersection between “madness” and race, showing how the policing of “reason” and “rationality” has…
Policing Minister Chris Philp has just asked if Congo is a different country from Rwanda while on BBC's Question Time 👀
Doctoral studentship on creative writing & Atlantic slavery: ibaruclan.com/wp-content/upl…
THRILLED to be longlisted for the Information Book Awards. It shows that kids and adults want to read engaging, thoughtful and fun writing about the British Empire, how we make sense of the world and our own stories: conversations, not culture wars. Thank you @uksla #IBA2024
The recent debates on colonialism’s contribution to British economic predominance, sparked by @KemiBadenoch & her allies, need to be cast in a wider frame: it’s the imperial economy that matters, not the inflows & outflows from the British Isles alone. For an example of…
@stephenlondoner @KemiBadenoch @Telegraph @DalrympleWill Which historians’ work would you like to discuss Stephen? You’re right that many contemporaries doubted the value of empire at various times - I said this myself. I hope your understanding of the scholarship on the material dimensions of colonisation as a whole, though, is not…
@aljhlester @KemiBadenoch @Telegraph @DalrympleWill Amitav Ghosh's Smoke & Ashes is also good on the British Empire's financial reliance on opium.
My discussion with @mrjamesob today overlapped into this recording of the next show. Do listen to the start if you want to hear about the forthcoming Truth About Empire amzn.eu/d/djk7NWL globalplayer.com/catchup/lbc/uk…
Catch @aljhlester’s conversation with @mrjamesob on @LBC @GlobalPlayer about upholding historical #truth and the dangers of public denial about the #BritishEmpire. #TheTruthAboutEmpire is out in June. Pre-order here➡️ geni.us/C2BluD Listen here➡️ tinyurl.com/mrysy9r5
Catch @aljhlester’s conversation with @mrjamesob on @LBC @GlobalPlayer about upholding historical #truth and the dangers of public denial about the #BritishEmpire. #TheTruthAboutEmpire is out in June. Pre-order here➡️ geni.us/C2BluD Listen here➡️ tinyurl.com/mrysy9r5
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@aljhlester Great points Alan, also good to remember the world has changed since 1990s with challenges of increased migration and shift from Europe to China in terms of Africa's place within the global economy. I wonder is there a link between migration and increased aspiration?
@aljhlester Apartheid was deeply corrupt. Deeply destructive. It took more than a decade to try and right the wrongs, to rebuild the country. It was never going to happen overnight. The same is true of the UK. The politicians are to blame. /5
@aljhlester I met quite a few South African business people in the 00’s. They were so dedicated to trying to make sense of an economy that features a huge majority of people living hand to mouth. They developed clever solutions for banking, insurance, healthcare, Europeans could not imagine.
@aljhlester The Tories have replicated the same tactics in the last 14 years and the irony that a British broadsheet is writing about South Africa failing, when the Tories have done EXACTLY the same thing! It is not about Africans being unable to rule, it is opportunistic individuals. /4
@aljhlester I dispute the assertion that there hasn’t been a significant improvement in the lives of millions though. SA has its issues no doubt but its bight and day between 94&2024
@aljhlester If i remember correctly Portugal was of the nations that did everything in their power to circumvent the Royal Navy & the anti-slave trade laws Britain had passed in the early 19th century their actions resulted in the death & suffering of more enslaved that may have been freed
@aljhlester We voted and the camaraderie was fantastic. People knew it was for the better. I hoped against hope until 2007, when Jacob Zuma became the leader of the ANC. South Africa’s fortunes have spiralled down a drain of corruption since then. Funny that. /3
@aljhlester On the 27th of April 1994, I stood in a queue for almost an entire day along with people of all races. The tension had been terrible in the run up to the vote. I lived in the area where Chris Hani had been assassinated. That was as close as it got. Yet the vote was amazing. /2
@aljhlester I voted in 1992 in the referendum giving FW de Klerk a mandate for change. It was just as well PW Botha had a stroke. It was getting desperate for the National Party. I was avoiding my national service call up - I managed to avoid it. I voted in 1994.
On Tuesday, the Zaidi clan went up to Windsor Castle for my OBE investiture. Hoping this award can help raise awareness of certain campaigns at a time of zero political & media bandwith for some crises.
Professor Gilley @aljhlester
'colonislism fell out of favour and so rapidly disappeared in the 20th century' Bullshit. Most former colonies had to fight hard for their liberation. In Portugal's case, colonialism 'disappeared' after a war that lasted for most of the 1960s and half of the 1970s.
@aljhlester @frasersugden Looks fascinating, thank you!
1. For anyone who fancies a free online course about how country houses are connected to the British Empire. By my Colonial Countryside project. Course link in the post below youtube.com/watch?v=xb1yt8…
@ThatJohnJones @aljhlester It does help to actually study history rather than believe what some bloke in a pub, or Kemi or someone tells you.
@mathdancer1 @aljhlester @ThatJohnJones Wow. I can't believe you tweeted that. I suggest *you* read abt the history of say Egypt, Persia, India & China just for a start to realise how utterly ridiculous your statement is. (It's Lunar btw).
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It’s not as if such knowledge is unavailable to people who are going on TV to discuss these things @hofrench
@aljhlester @hofrench Strange but I knew the countries of Africa by age 10 .
@aljhlester Wish I hadn’t watched. Going to have nightmares about GBNews for v long time.
@ThatJohnJones @aljhlester You prefer to believe a 'history' that isn't true? Teaching you a more accurate version doesn't stop you thinking or believing in anything. Why are you scared to find out that what you've been taught is not true? Do you believe the truth threatens your sense of self?
This is why I still like Twitter. People share things. I will be looking for this book.
Peter Barham has written before on the ‘treatment’ of people diagnosed with psychiatric disorders: historyworkshop.org.uk/disability-his… In this book he focuses on the historical points of intersection between “madness” and race, showing how the policing of “reason” and “rationality” has…
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