Why does the commemoration of slavery and its victims remain so difficult in France?

by Administrator | 21 Jun 2021 | General, Race, Ethnicity and Equality, Writing Race

How do modern European nations remember the abolition of slavery, and how does this affect campaigns for racial justice? In the latest post from the RHS ‘Writing Race’ blog series, Olivia Durand introduces her research on France’s complicated relationship with...

When Rhodes was not built

by royalhistsoc | 13 Jun 2021 | Race, Ethnicity and Equality, Writing Race

Statues and commemorations of Cecil Rhodes provoke strong reactions. Recent calls for removal have focused especially on statues at the universities of Oxford and Cape Town, prompting others to argue for their retention or contextualisation. In this latest post for...

Race, Prostitution and the British Empire

by royalhistsoc | 24 May 2021 | Race, Ethnicity and Equality, Writing Race

In what ways did colonialism redefine and enforce concepts of sexual behaviour, and how do historians best recover the lives of those affected? In this fifth post of the RHS ‘Writing Race’ blog series, Sudeshna Chatterjee introduces her research on the governance of...

‘The women had saved the situation’: Indian women’s work in war and famine

by royalhistsoc | 04 May 2021 | Race, Ethnicity and Equality, Writing Race

The work undertaken by lower caste Indian women during the Second World War is both surprising and shocking. For the latest post in the ‘Writing Race’ blog series, Urvi Khaitan — a current PhD researcher — reveals how tens of thousands of women worked above and below...

Why Public History matters for a multi-ethnic Britain

by royalhistsoc | 26 Apr 2021 | Writing Race

How might we address limitations in the teaching of empire, and how do we raise awareness of marginalised individuals omitted from prevailing narratives? In this third post for our new ‘Writing Race’ blog series, Serena Cheyenne — a recent MA...

Ethics, White Scholars and the History of Race in Modern Britain

by royalhistsoc | 29 Mar 2021 | Writing Race

How can researchers work sensitively with recent oral histories, particularly when the interviews they are using are not their own? In this post for our new Writing Race blog series, Jessica White reflects on some of the ethical questions she has encountered as a...