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Annika Raapke is a researcher at Uppsala University's Department of History, specializing in early modern Caribbean studies, women's history, and Atlantic slavery. She is currently affiliated with the ERC project "Slavery, Abolition and Archipelagic Connections in the Swedish Caribbean" and previously held a DFG Walter Benjamin PostDoc fellowship (2021-2023) and a Visiting Assistant Professor position at Uppsala (2023). Her work bridges historical praxeology, sensory studies, and gender analysis.
- PhD in Early Modern History (2017, University of Oldenburg)
- Dorothea Schlözer Fellowship (2020, University of Göttingen)
Her research explores the intersection of gender, trade, and colonialism in the 18th-century French and Swedish Caribbean, with a focus on everyday practices like pacotille commerce, bodily experiences, and emotional networks. Recent projects analyze archival digitization, colonial violence, and the materiality of absence in historical sources.
Her publications span journal articles, book chapters, and public history blogs, reflecting her engagement with both academic and societal audiences. She co-edited the 2024 issue of Werkstatt Geschichte on "Gewalt Geschichten" and contributed to works on sensory history, food culture, and conflict escalation in colonial contexts.
- Oldenburg University Society's award for Excellent Research (2019)
- Dorothea Schlözer Fellowship (2020)
- DFG Walter Benjamin PostDoc fellowship (2021-2023)
Annika Raapke has taught early modern history and supervised C- and Master's theses at Uppsala University. She previously led public engagement for the Prize Papers Project (2018-2020) and contributed to digital humanities initiatives. Her methodological approach combines archival research, praxeological theory, and sensory analysis to reconstruct historical experiences.
