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Kim A. Wagner

Kim A. Wagner

Kim A. Wagner is professor of global and imperial history in the School of History, Queen Mary University of London. He is the author of several books on imperialism, colonial violence and resistance, including “The Skull of Alum Bheg” and “Amritsar 1919.” His latest book, “Massacre in the Clouds: An American Atrocity and the Erasure of History,” was published by PublicAffairs in May 2024.

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A Notorious Photograph From a US Massacre in the Philippines Reveals an Ugly Truth

A Notorious Photograph From a US Massacre in the Philippines Reveals an Ugly Truth

The power of photography to depict the reality of war first emerged over a century ago. Yet despite showing with greater clarity than ever events like the slaughter at Bud Dajo by the U.S. military, it has not given us a universal language of empathy that could galvanize resistance to future crimes.

Kim A. Wagner