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Fabian Krautwald joined University College London in 2024 as a Lecturer in African History. He specializes in social, political, cultural, economic, and intellectual history of Africa from the late nineteenth to the early twenty-first century. His research particularly focuses on comparative and transnational histories, especially in eastern and southern Africa, utilizing vernaculars such as Swahili and Otjiherero. Before joining UCL, he held postdoctoral fellowships at Binghamton University and Princeton University. His major publications include works in renowned journals such as 'The Past Set Free: Prophetic Memory Twentieth-Century Herero Religious Thought' in the International Journal African Historical Studies and 'Genocide Politics Memory Decolonization Namibia' in the Journal of Southern African Studies, where he received the Terence Ranger Prize for first-time authors. His research engages with the growing public interest in the colonial past, facilitating connections between academia and different communities through oral history and public discussions.