I'm thrilled to be part of the international effort to reimagine the history and legacies of the Smithsonian-Roosevelt African Expedition.

I am incredibly excited to see this book take off! Stay tuned!

Friday 3rd October 5PM East Africa Time, 2PM GMT, Michiel, Jimmy and I will talk about the documentary we made together, The Tongue Turns to the Aching Tooth, together with the wonderful Jon Earle of the Uganda Studies Group.

📣Out now on #firstview! Jonathon L. Earle (@jonathonlearle.bsky.social) (Centre College) on 'Flags and the Politics of Pageantry in Colonial Uganda' #MaterialCulture #Intellectual #History #Activism 20thc 🗃️ 👉Read open access here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

I am thrilled to see my recent article published in the Historical Journal, which is freely available here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

An exciting call for Visiting Research Fellowships at the Cambridge Centre for African Studies.

The Global Intellectual History Seminar will take place on Tuesdays at the OCR in Trinity College, Cambridge. See our website for more details: www.polthought.cam.ac.uk/future-event...

Grateful for Christopher Muhoozi's recent review of Contesting Catholics in the Journal of African History: "In six chapters, Jonathon Earle and Jay Carney present a new interpretation of the history of Uganda in the late colonial period and early postindependence period.”

A fantastic day learning about Entebbe’s deep past with George Ochieng and Joan Atieno.

“The Roosevelt Expedition 2025 is poised to redefine Uganda’s tourism landscape, offering a fresh narrative that links the country’s rich history with its bright future.” nilepost.co.ug/tourism/2290...

The Theodore Roosevelt East Africa Sustainable Development Initiative is a multi-million dollar heritage trail asset spanning from Mombasa to Ajai. And it’s an honour and privilege to work with so many amazing colleagues to strengthen Uganda’s and Kenya’s remarkable tourism cultures.