Come and join our workshop on colonialism and infrastructure from the 25th to 26th september online or in person if you are in London. Sign up www.eventbrite.com/e/colonialis...

Another session yesterday in the studio talking about colonial airpower, media and communications

Podcast on empire in the Middle East underway!

New book review:
Auji on Çelik, Burçe: _Communications in Turkey and the Ottoman Empire: A Critical History_. University of Illinois Press, 2023. Published by H-Sci-Med-Tech.
Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20071593

Fantastic research trip to PK Porthcurno's archive this week. Fascinating story of how a small hamlet in Cornwall was transformed into a communication hub for the Eastern Telegraph Company. Well worth the trip to the museum, archive and coast for any telecommunications enthusiasts 📻🛜🌊🏖

Check out our latest blog post by Dr. Burçe Çelik

Networks of Domination and Violence: Colonial Communication and Power

www.colonialcommunication.com/blog

#communicationstudies #historyoftechnology #STS #Mesopotamia #Iraq #communications #colonialism

The Indo-European Telegraph Department and the Iraqi Telegraph network c.1930

Map of police districts and distribution of police officers in Mesopotamia

Map of RAF base and aerodrome in Ramleh (Ramla) Palestine c.1926

A map produced by the RAF in the early 1920s on the military division of troops across Palestine