Concurrences in Colonial and Postcolonial Studies, Linnaeus University, Växjö (2026)

Events happen simultaneously in the same place as well as in different places, and are interpreted differently by those who experience them. But what does this really mean to researchers of the humanities? Schefferus, The History of LaplandOf all the things that happen simultaneously in each place, what do we report? According to the theory of relativity, concurrences are perceived differently dep

ending on who the observer is. The same could be true for historical observations. Who decides which events are important enough to be written down in the history books? Which observers are we going to use? Are we going to use Linnaeus' notes about Swedish Lapland, or do we use the observations of the Sami people? Can different versions coexist? The Linnaeus University Centre for Concurrences in Colonial and Postcolonial Studies focuses on how cultures have interacted as a result of colonial expansion. Postcolonial studies is a broad subject which spans many research fields. The researchers analyse meetings and clashes between different cultures and identities, primarily in relation to the expansion of Western rule during and after the colonial era. Historically, we have often been presented with the conqueror's version of what happened. One of the aims of this research team is to reconstruct the past and analyse the present, based on postcolonial theories which take into account multiple observers and new approaches. This should lead to a more multifaceted and balanced view on both history and the present.

09/06/2026

Congratulations to Concurrences researcher Eleonora Poggio, whose co-authored article won the 'International Publications Award' offerred by the University of the Philippines!

Tremml-Werner, B., Poggio, E and Lopez, A. “Revisiting the Treaty Between Spain and Sulu, 1836/37”, Diplomatica, Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/25891774-bja10127

The same authors also recently published an article in the Asia-Pacific Economic History Review:

Poggio E., Lopez, A., and Tremml-Werner, B. "Commercial Treaties and Political Transformations in Sulu and Southeast Asian Littorals, c. 1830-1840”, Asia-Pacific Economic History Review, Wiley, 2026.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/aehr.70030

28/05/2026

Next week! Our final seminar of the spring with Professor Julia Borst from the University of Bremen -

Black Europe Online: Digital Echoes of Afro-European Self-Narrations

When: 4 June 2026, 14:15-16:00
Where: Dacke & Zoom

More info & register to attend on zoom:

Welcome to the LNUC Concurrences Seminar Series in Colonial and Postcolonial Studies!

13/05/2026

Next week!

Armed and Bureaucratic Violence: Forms of British imperial conquest in Southeast Asian Contested Tracts, a seminar with Gunnel Cederlöf, Professor of History at Linnéuniversitetet

Thursday, 21 May 2026
14.15-16.00, Dacke & zoom

If you wish to attend remotely, please register ahead of time at the link below -

https://lnu.se/en/meet-linnaeus-university/current/events/2026/lnuc-concurrences-event-13222/

11/05/2026

We are a proud sponsor of Nordic Theoretical Archaeology Group (Nordic TAG) 2026 which took place in Kalmar over the last week! Nearly 200 delegates came to the biennial meeting, organised around the theme of ‘Activate Archaeology for Just Futures’.

With contributions by the Cultural University, an excursion to the Glass Factory in the heart of Småland, a rousing keynote by Yannis Hamilakis, and a keynote roundtable with archaeologists Eva Mol, Anna Wessman, Aris Politopoulos and Artur Ribeiro, it was an inspiring and memorable week.

17/04/2026

We had a lively seminar yesterday with Nina Gren from Lund University, sharing her research on borderization and its social effects on families in Palestine, Georgia and Western Sahara. Thank you, Nina!

08/04/2026

Next week in the Concurrences Seminar Series!

Occupied Intimacies: Borderization in Palestine, Georgia and Western Sahara with Dr Nina Gren (Lund University)

Thursday, 16 Apr 2026
14.15-16.00
Campus Växjö, Building F, Dacke

In this presentation, Dr Gren explores and compares three different cases of military occupation, the Israeli occupation of Palestine, the Moroccan occupation of Western Sahara, and the Russian Occupation of Georgian South Ossetia. Building on ethnographic fieldworks carried out in 2022 and 2023, they show that these contemporary military occupations manifest themselves as evolving processes of dominance which extend beyond direct military force and violence and into the intimate social relationships of their subjects. Control is exercised through multiple acts of “borderization”, which causes separation and rupture by placing people on different sides of physical and bureaucratic borders. This, they demonstrate, effectively disrupts occupied people’s ability to do family.

Please visit the link below for more information and how to attend via zoom

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