Previous blogs have touched upon the ways in which the Imperial government in London tied together geographically and governmentally disparate colonies into a relatively cohesive entity known as the British Empire. We have likewise discussed some of the activities of…
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Interdisciplinarity and Cooperative Research: Reflections on a Workshop
On the 2 September, 2016, ‘Snapshots of Empire’ hosted its first workshop. Thirty delegates gathered to discuss themes connected directly to imperial governmentality, including: imperial administration and governance, the infrastructures of communication and connection across empires, relationships between bureaucracies in…
Posted in Historiography, Public Engagement
1857 on the Peripheries of Empire
During our recent workshop, Daniel Clayton emphasised the importance of reflecting on where meaning congeals when investigating the impact of events and ideas across an empire. This approach is no more important than when considering the impact of the Indian…
Mobilising an Empire: Part 1 – Sir George Grey and the Tale of the Self-Sacrificing Cape Colony
In our last couple of blogs, we have proposed the merits of viewing the violence of 1857 as a global event: one which necessitated the mobilisation of a global network of communications, technology, people, and power, and made use of…
Security, Economy and Education in Mauritius, August 1857
In August 1857, the British Empire was in the midst of an imperial crisis. The Indian Uprising caused panic across the governmental system, as it threw the vulnerability of British colonialism into stark relief. This was no more evident than…
New Workshop Now Open for Registration: ‘Snapshots of Empire: Governing a Diverse Empire Everywhere and All at Once’
Friday 2 September, 2016 Global Studies Resource Centre (Arts C175), School of Global Studies, Arts Road, University of Sussex, Brighton, BN1 9SJ A one day workshop arising out of the Leverhulme Trust funded ‘Snapshots of Empire’ project. Discussion will focus…
Posted in Call for Papers, Public Engagement
Where was Imperial Power?
Firstly, thank you to everyone who attended our seminar at Oxford this past Friday on “Snapshots of Empire: Imperial governance everywhere and all at once.” It was great to see so many people so engaged with the work we are…
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Global and Imperial History Seminar, Oxford
All three members of the Snapshots of Empire team – Professor Alan Lester, Dr. Kate Boehme, and Dr. Peter Mitchell – will be appearing THIS Friday at the Global and Imperial History Seminar at the University of Oxford. The panel…
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Time to Throw Out the Balance Sheet
A bit of a departure from our standard project blog, this essay responds to the latest rehashing of the British Empire in the media. The Rhodes statue debate and a YouGov poll have both made the British Empire topical again.…
Posted in Legacies of Empire
Inside the Archives
The Colonial Office and India Office Records both hold evidence of centuries of imperial administrative practice. Yet, in both their structure and content they differ considerably. Three months into our research, these differences are becoming ever more apparent. This month…
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