Tag: colonialism

20th September 1519

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Experiences

20th September 1519

On this day in 1519, Ferdinand Magellan set sail for the Maluku Islands under the banner of Spain. Yet his attempt to circumnavigate the globe was seemingly doomed from the start...

Adam Węgłowski

Aloha, Kaʻiulani!

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Experiences

Aloha, Kaʻiulani!

Princess Kaʻiulani was born in 1875 on Hawaii. Over just 23 years, the young royal saw and struggled against the American annexation of her Pacific island home.

Aleksandra Kozłowska

Language That Brings Freedom

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Experiences

Language That Brings Freedom

The writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o truly understood the power of language – not only as a British colonial tool, but also as his own means of critiquing the corrupt post-colonial elites of Kenya.

Agata Kasprolewicz

Beniowskian Poland

World + People

Dreams and Visions

Beniowskian Poland

We present you with an alternative history of the world, in which Poland’s inter-war dreams of colonizing Madagascar were actually realized.

Adam Węgłowski

1313 Was a Strange Year…

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Science

1313 Was a Strange Year…

The global 14th-century map would be unrecognizable to the eyes of today. Empires and states were thriving in Africa and Asia, while the so-called “Old Continent” was of much lesser significance.

Adam Węgłowski