Why Historically-white Sororities and Fraternities are racially problematic in US universities

by Administrator | 28 Jul 2021 | Race, Ethnicity and Equality, Writing Race

‘Greek Life’ is a distinctive part of the social and cultural experience of universities in the United States, and has faced recent scrutiny for acts of racism, sexism and homophobia. Yet, as Taulby Edmondson points out, the existence of longstanding Black...

RHS Publication, Research and Teaching Awards, 2021

by Administrator | 23 Jul 2021 | General, RHS Work

In a video ceremony at 5PM on Friday 23 July, the Royal Historical Society announced its Publication, Teaching and Fellowship Awards for 2021. The ceremony also included the Society’s annual joint fellowships with the Institute of Historical Research, along with...

Royal Historical Society Awards, 2021 – Publications, Research and Teaching

by Administrator | 19 Jul 2021 | General

At 17.00 BST on Friday 23 July we’ll be announcing the winners of the 2021 RHS Awards for Research, Publishing and Teaching in History — together with the annual prizes for early career historians awarded by the Institute of Historical Research (IHR),...

Cannabis, Race, and Mental Illness in Britain, 1980-1993

by Administrator | 04 Jul 2021 | Race, Ethnicity and Equality, Writing Race

Were late-twentieth century British psychiatrists racist? Or psychiatry as a discipline? Or were they both products of the wider society they were situated within? For the ninth post in the RHS’s ‘Writing Race’ blog series, Jamie Banks investigates “cannabis...

Nigerian cultural heritage abroad: the case of an Itsekiri chief

by Administrator | 28 Jun 2021 | Race, Ethnicity and Equality, Writing Race

How do we study the material culture taken from Africa during colonialism, and what do we do about its continued alienation from places and communities of origin? Bringing us the seventh post in the RHS ‘Writing Race’ blog series, Allegra Ayida considers the material...