Teaching Black and South Asian British Histories

by royalhistsoc | 27 Nov 2020 | Race, Ethnicity and Equality, Teaching Portal, Teaching Portal: Innovative Modules

In the current political juncture, we are witnessing wide-ranging calls to decolonise the curriculum. Many are now campaigning to ensure that history teaching within the UK incorporates histories of British imperialism and, more specifically, Black British History....

‘Imagined Communities’: Regionalism and Minority Nationalism in Modern Europe

by royalhistsoc | 27 Nov 2020 | Teaching Portal, Teaching Portal: Innovative Modules

In this guest post, Dr Andrew Smith, Senior Lecturer in Contemporary History & Politics at the University of Chichester, shares and reflects on a module he created for undergraduate-level students at university. The module introduced students to unfamiliar...

Teaching World History

by royalhistsoc | 27 Nov 2020 | Race, Ethnicity and Equality, Teaching Portal: Innovative Modules

What does world history look like if you approach it through a BA History programme focused on the histories of Asia, Africa and the Middle East? What are the challenges of introducing such an approach to students who have, up until they join the programme, largely...

Supervising PhD Students: A Collaborative Approach

by royalhistsoc | 27 Nov 2020 | Teaching Portal, Teaching Portal: For Teachers

In July 2018, Professor Julie Anderson, Professor of Modern History at the University of Kent, was the first winner of the Royal Historical Society’s Jinty Nelson Award for Inspirational Teaching and Supervision in History. Here she provides an account of her...

Transitions from Taught Degrees to Research Courses and Careers Advice for History Graduates

by royalhistsoc | 27 Nov 2020 | Teaching Portal, Teaching Portal: Careers, Teaching Portal: Transitions in HE

In this post, historian Dr Andrew Foster offers guidance about the transition for students undertaking taught undergraduate and Masters degrees to research courses, as well as his thoughts on future careers for history graduates. He turns the spotlight towards the...