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Empireworld: 'In Conversation with Sathnam Sangera'

Dates
Thursday, April 25, 2024 - 13:00 to 14:00
Location
Online via MS Teams
Left: Empireworld by Sathnam Sangera. Image © Author. Right: Sathnam Sangera. Image © Author.
Left: Empireworld by Sathnam Sangera. Image © Author. Right: Sathnam Sangera. Image © Author.

Following on from the success of Empireland: How Imperialism Has Shaped Modern Britain (Penguin, 2021), Sangera’s latest book shifts his focus away from the imprint of empire on Britain to consider how British imperialism has shaped the modern world. Grappling with topics from the establishment of tea plantations to environmental destruction, the book argues that an honest conversation about Britain’s history and legacies of empire is long overdue.

As well as authoring books on empire, Sangera has also made documentaries including The Massacre That Shook the Empire (Channel 4, 2019) and Empire State of Mind (Channel 4, 2021).

Sangera was joined by Dr Katie Donington (Senior Lecturer in Black, Caribbean and African History). She is a specialist in the history and legacies of British transatlantic slavery.

WATCH: Empireland: Dr. Kate Donington in conversation with Sathnam Sangera

As part of the cross-faculty seminar series in collaboration with the Black and Ethnic Minority Staff Network and the Centre for Empire and Postcolonial Studies, on 25 April 2024 the Centre for Empire and Postcolonial Studies hosted online best-selling author and journalist Sathnam Sangera to discuss his latest book Empireworld: How British Imperialism Has Shaped the Globe (Penguin, 2024). Sangera’s book considers how British imperialism has shaped the modern world. Grappling with topics from colonial education to environmental destruction, the book argues that an honest conversation about Britain’s history and legacies of empire is long overdue.

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