Can we unlearn imperialism in photographic research?

by royalhistsoc | 11 Oct 2021 | Writing Race

How should historians engage with the source materials that record and communicate empire from the perspective of imperial rule? Are there ways of working with sources that enable researchers to free themselves from the intellectual constraints imposed by historical...

‘Positive Action’ workshop for early-career historians of colour

by royalhistsoc | 04 Oct 2021 | Writing Race

In August of this year, the Royal Historical Society organised its first ‘positive action’ workshop for early-career historians of colour. The initiative was led by the Society’s Race, Ethnicity and Equality Working Group which was responsible for the...

‘I open up my mouth and I just sing’: Studying Black health and the humanities

by royalhistsoc | 05 Sep 2021 | General, Guest Posts, Race, Ethnicity and Equality, Writing Race

In the eleventh post for our ‘Writing Race’ series, Dr Amber Lascelles introduces the Black Health and the Humanities project at the University of Bristol. The project sits at the intersection of Black humanities and medical humanities, and brings together...

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...

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...