Fabian Krautwald
Biographic Data
| ID | 285745 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Fabian Krautwald |
| GIVEN NAMES | Fabian |
| FAMILY NAME | Krautwald |
| SIGNATURE | KRAUTWALD F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Princeton University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7780-8388 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Comforts of Provincialism
This article analyzes some of the historical causes for contemporary disputes in Germany over the commensurability of colonial violence and the Holocaust, which have once again intensified after Hamas’s attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. It argues that opposition to the use of colonial analogies by former German colonies such as Namibia to describe the situation in Israel-Palestine as well as resistance to the inclusion of German colonialism in…
Continuous Pasts
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Genocide and the Politics of Memory in the Decolonisation of Namibia
This article examines how Namibians recalled colonisation by Germany (1884–1915) under subsequent South African colonial rule (1915–90). Focusing on Herero communities and political leaders between 1915 and the beginning of an armed struggle in 1966, it argues that invoking the first colonial occupation became an idiom that allowed the Herero to challenge the continued depredations of settler colonialism, negotiate the colonial encounter, and adv…
The Bearers of News
Historians have drawn on newspapers to illuminate the origins of modern nationalism and cultures of literacy. The case of Kiongozi (The Guide or The Leader) relates this scholarship to Tanzania's colonial past. Published between 1904 and 1916 by the government of what was then German East Africa, the paper played an ambivalent role. On the one hand, by promoting the shift from Swahili written in Arabic script ( ajami ) to Latinized Swahili, it be…
Constructing the State
How do states build a security apparatus after violent resistance against state rule? This article argues that in early periods of state building two main factors shape the process: the macro-strategic goals of the state and administrative challenges of personnel management. These dynamics are studied in the context of the establishment of police forces in the settler colony of German Southwest Africa, present-day Namibia. The empirical analysis …
Constructing the State
How do states build a security apparatus after violent resistance against state rule? This article argues that in early periods of state building two main factors shape the process: the macro-strategic goals of the state and administrative challenges of personnel management. These dynamics are studied in the context of the establishment of police forces in the settler colony of German Southwest Africa, present-day Namibia. The empirical analysis …
The Bearers of News
Historians have drawn on newspapers to illuminate the origins of modern nationalism and cultures of literacy. The case of Kiongozi (The Guide or The Leader) relates this scholarship to Tanzania's colonial past. Published between 1904 and 1916 by the government of what was then German East Africa, the paper played an ambivalent role. On the one hand, by promoting the shift from Swahili written in Arabic script ( ajami ) to Latinized Swahili, it be…
Genocide and the Politics of Memory in the Decolonisation of Namibia
This article examines how Namibians recalled colonisation by Germany (1884–1915) under subsequent South African colonial rule (1915–90). Focusing on Herero communities and political leaders between 1915 and the beginning of an armed struggle in 1966, it argues that invoking the first colonial occupation became an idiom that allowed the Herero to challenge the continued depredations of settler colonialism, negotiate the colonial encounter, and adv…
Constructing the State
How do states build a security apparatus after violent resistance against state rule? This article argues that in early periods of state building two main factors shape the process: the macro-strategic goals of the state and administrative challenges of personnel management. These dynamics are studied in the context of the establishment of police forces in the settler colony of German Southwest Africa, present-day Namibia. The empirical analysis …
The Bearers of News
Historians have drawn on newspapers to illuminate the origins of modern nationalism and cultures of literacy. The case of Kiongozi (The Guide or The Leader) relates this scholarship to Tanzania's colonial past. Published between 1904 and 1916 by the government of what was then German East Africa, the paper played an ambivalent role. On the one hand, by promoting the shift from Swahili written in Arabic script ( ajami ) to Latinized Swahili, it be…
Genocide and the Politics of Memory in the Decolonisation of Namibia
This article examines how Namibians recalled colonisation by Germany (1884–1915) under subsequent South African colonial rule (1915–90). Focusing on Herero communities and political leaders between 1915 and the beginning of an armed struggle in 1966, it argues that invoking the first colonial occupation became an idiom that allowed the Herero to challenge the continued depredations of settler colonialism, negotiate the colonial encounter, and adv…
Continuous Pasts
An abstract is not available for this content. As you have access to this content, full HTML content is provided on this page. A PDF of this content is also available in through the 'Save PDF' action button
The Comforts of Provincialism
This article analyzes some of the historical causes for contemporary disputes in Germany over the commensurability of colonial violence and the Holocaust, which have once again intensified after Hamas’s attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. It argues that opposition to the use of colonial analogies by former German colonies such as Namibia to describe the situation in Israel-Palestine as well as resistance to the inclusion of German colonialism in…
Political science (4 works) · Colonialism (3 works) · German (3 works) · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (3 works) · History (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Colonialism, slavery, and trade (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Genocide (2 works) · German Colonialism and Identity Studies (2 works)