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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Publication network from the last five years
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German Postcolonialism in Four Dimensions: A Historical Perspective
Schilling, B., 2015, In: Postcolonial Studies. 18, 4, p. 427-439 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Afterlives of colonialism in the everyday: Street names and the (un)making of imperial debris
Schilling, B., 16 Apr 2020, Decolonising Europe?: Popular Responses to the End of Empire. Sèbe , B. & Stanard, M. G. (eds.). 1 ed. London: Routledge, 27 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review
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Imperial Heirlooms: The Private Memory of Colonialism in Germany
Schilling, B., 1 Nov 2013, In: Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History. 41, 4, p. 663-682 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Postcolonial Germany: Memories of Empire in a Decolonized Nation
Schilling, B., 2014, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. (Oxford historical monographs)Research output: Book/Report › Book › Academic
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Challenging ‘Old White Dudes’ History’: Remembering Germany’s Colonial Past in Contemporary Comics
Schilling, B. & Langeveld, E., Feb 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: German Studies Review.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Activities
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Community Engaged Learning door een Stolpersteine-project
van der Knaap, E. (Supervisor), Abitzsch, D. (Contributor), Sudhoff, S. (Contributor), von Frijtag Drabbe Kunzel, G. (Contributor), Keidl, P. (Contributor) & Schilling, B. (Contributor)
1 Sept 2025 → 1 Sept 2027Activity: Other
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Contesting the Colonial University: ‘Decolonization’ in the 1960s?
Schilling, B. (Invited speaker)
12 Jan 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Poster/paper presentation › Academic
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Provincializing Weimar Culture
Hung, J. (Organiser), Schilling, B. (Organiser) & Baer, N. (Organiser)
25 Apr 2024 → 26 Apr 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Conference › Academic
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Provincializing Weimar Culture
Schilling, B. (Organiser)
25 Apr 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Conference › Academic
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Contested Objects and their Complex Social Meanings
Schilling, B. (Keynote speaker)
20 Apr 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Academic
In the media
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Kritik an Kolonialdenkmälern - "Nur die Spitze des Eisbergs"
14/06/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Colonialism in the decor: we can’t keep sweeping the past under the leopard skin rug
14/11/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Werkgroep Gepeperde Straten - Bitterzoete Route
22/10/18 → 29/10/18
6 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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In Utrecht kun je een historische wandeling maken langs de Jan Pieterszoon Coenstraat en andere straten met koloniale namen
26/10/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Prizes & Grants
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Doctoral Dissertation Prize
Schilling, B. (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship
Schilling, B. (Recipient), 2012
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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Netherlands Institute for Advanced Studies (NIAS) Fellow
Schilling, B. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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