David Wilson
@davidwilsonhist
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Historian of colonialism & maritime activity, esp. piracy, fishing, & law. Current focus: colonial fisheries. Senior Lecturer @ Strathclyde.
Glasgow
Joined July 2013
New open access co-authored article! . “Reflections on the past, present, and potential futures of knowledge hierarchies in ocean biodiversity governance research” . My input focused on historical perspectives on the construction of knowledge hierarchies.
frontiersin.org
Governance of the ocean and its biodiversity is deeply entangled within social, political and cultural histories. The evolution of marine science has been su...
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Join us at the Scottish Fisheries Museum @scotfishmuseum in Anstruther and online on 14 August as we launch our pop-up exhibition based on our Lessons from Lake Malawi project! 🐠🐟. Event co-hosted by @ScotlandMalawi .
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It was a real privilege to be asked to chat about our OA article on fisheries in Lake Malawi for the JAH podcast 🐟. Thank you @doybet for hosting! . Link below — check it out and let me know what you think! 👇.
Looking for a weekend podcast? In our latest episode @doybet speaks with @davidwilsonhist about histories of #fisheries regimes in #LakeMalawi. It's available on Apple, Spotify, Google, and streaming here: OA article link:
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🚨🏴☠️ Performing, practising, and policing piracy!. The 4th Problem of Piracy conference takes place in Exeter later this month. But next week we have THREE special virtual panels, open to all on 12 and 13 June. Details & registration link via: 🏴☠️🚨
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‼️🐠 Our short “History Matters” piece — “Colonialism, Governance, and Fisheries: Perspectives from Lake Malawi” just published OA in The Journal of African History! . A lengthier piece coming soon in Isis… 🐠‼️.
cambridge.org
Colonialism, Governance, and Fisheries: Perspectives from Lake Malawi - Volume 66
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Problem of Piracy IV CFP deadline this week! 🏴☠️🚨.
🚨🏴☠️ CFP for the Problem of Piracy IV at @UniofExeter on 19-20 June 2025. Papers welcome on any aspect of piracy or maritime predation occurring across the world from the ancient to the modern. Proposal deadline: 20 December 2024. Proposal form: 🏴☠️🚨
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Pleased to share the latest StoryMap from the Lessons from Lake Malawi project, focusing on the history of fisheries management at Mbenji Island, inc. interviews and speeches from the closing ceremony in Dec 2022. View the StoryMap here:
storymaps.arcgis.com
This StoryMap presents an overview of the history of the Mbenji Island Fisheries Management Regime as told through oral history interviews.
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Tomorrow! Come see me try and condense a mere 400 years of colonialism and fisheries law and management in c. 45 minutes! . Details ⬇️ 🎣 🐠 🛶
The Centre’s next seminar is in Boyd Orr RM407A tomorrow (19 Nov.) at 5.30pm. @davidwilsonhist (Strathclyde Uni) will talk on ‘Shifting Approaches to Fisheries Management in Scotland and the British Empire in the 19th-20thC.’ Tickets available here:
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RT @Stonefishweirs: Pictures of the wood #fishweirs aka #Hadhra (traditional fishing traps) at city of #Manama located on shore at Bu Maher….
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RT @DalrympleWill: New from @EmpirePodUK-.BLACKBEARD & THE PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN . In which @tweeter_anita & I ask: what is the actual h….
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🚨🏴☠️ CFP for the Problem of Piracy IV at @UniofExeter on 19-20 June 2025. Papers welcome on any aspect of piracy or maritime predation occurring across the world from the ancient to the modern. Proposal deadline: 20 December 2024. Proposal form: 🏴☠️🚨
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RT @OneOceanHub: 💡Just published! The need to address #knowledgehierarchies in ocean #biodiversity governance & research: .
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Very much looking forward to the workshop and particularly this fantastic roundtable! . I’ll be speaking, as ever these days, on law and fish!.
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Here's me doing my best to ruin Talk Like a Pirate Day via @TheScotsman. Enjoy!.
International Talk Like a Pirate Day? We've been doing it all wrong
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RT @TheScotsman: International Talk Like a Pirate Day? We've been doing it all wrong
scotsman.com
The West Country accent has become synonymous with the pirates of the so-called ‘Golden Age’ but how did they actually talk? Ian Johnston goes in search of the truth
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RT @DrJoEsra: Cracking series (and not only because I'm in the John Ward episode 🤣) - see you are in here too @davidwilsonhist ! https://t.….
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1h | TV-14
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Currently in Oulu for my first time attending #wceh2024. Come join me at a roundtable on Wed afternoon on regimes to 'optimise nature' in the mid-20th c. or on Thurs morn when I'm presenting on colonial law & fisheries management for the environmental-legal-historical session.
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“Pirates: Behind the Legends” begins airing in the UK tonight on National Geographic … Look out for future weeks when it gets to the 17th / 18th centuries 👀
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Remember that the CFP deadline for the Scottish Global History Network event @ University of Strathclyde is 12 August! Still time to submit!.
🌍Are you a global historian who happens to be based in Scotland? 🏴 Come join the burgeoning Scottish Global History Network! 🌎. In Sept, we're hosting a capacity building event @StrathHum focused on roundtables & showcasing panels. CFP below!. Feel free to DM any questions 🌏.
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RT @davidwilsonhist: 🌍Are you a global historian who happens to be based in Scotland? 🏴 Come join the burgeoning Scottish Global Hist….
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