‘Historical Research in the Digital Age’, Part 5: ‘Digitising History from a Global Perspective; and what this tells us about access and inequality’

by royalhistsoc | 22 Feb 2023 | General, Guest Posts, Historical Research in the Digital Age, Teaching Portal: For Teachers, Teaching Portal: Innovative Modules, Teaching Portal: Online Resources, Writing Race Two

  In this post we continue our series — ‘Historical Research in the Digital Age’ — which explores historians’ use and understanding of the digital tools and sources that shape modern research culture. The series explores the impact and implications of digital...

Teaching the early modern Islamic World

by royalhistsoc | 22 Dec 2022 | Race, Ethnicity and Equality, Teaching Portal, Teaching Portal: For Teachers, Teaching Portal: Main Blog, Writing Race Two

  In July 2022, Peter Good received one of two Jinty Nelson Teaching Awards given annually by the Royal Historical Society. In this post, for the Society’s ‘Teaching Portal’, Peter reflects on his classroom practice, and how he seeks to...

‘Historical Research in the Digital Age’, Part 2: ‘Tools for the Trade: And how historians can make the most of them’

by royalhistsoc | 15 Dec 2022 | General, Guest Posts, Historical Research in the Digital Age, Teaching Portal: For Students, Teaching Portal: For Teachers, Teaching Portal: Innovative Modules, Teaching Portal: Online Resources

  In this post we continue our new series — ‘Historical Research in the Digital Age’ — which explores historians’ use and understanding of the digital tools and sources that shape modern research culture. The series explores the...

Futures for the History Journal

by royalhistsoc | 12 Dec 2022 | General, Online Events, Teaching Portal, Teaching Portal: For Teachers, Teaching Portal: Main Blog, Teaching Portal: Transitions in HE, Transactions

    ABOUT THIS EVENT Journals have long been, and remain, central to the communication of historical research. As a publishing form, History journals have proved remarkably durable, with developments typically taking place within an established framework of...

Disability History Month 2022: reflections on recent research

by royalhistsoc | 05 Dec 2022 | General, Teaching Portal, Teaching Portal: For Teachers, Teaching Portal: Main Blog, Teaching Portal: Transitions in HE

  To mark this year’s Disability History Month (16 November-16 December), Beckie Rutherford considers three recent monographs that have significantly contributed to the field of disability history: charting experience in the Soviet Union, the coal industry...

Historical Research in the Digital Age – Part 1: ‘We Are All Digital Now’

by royalhistsoc | 30 Nov 2022 | Guest Posts, Historical Research in the Digital Age, Teaching Portal: For Students, Teaching Portal: For Teachers, Teaching Portal: Main Blog, Teaching Portal: Online Resources

  With this post we begin a new six-part series — ‘Historical Research in the Digital Age’ — which explores historians’ use and understanding of the digital resources and sources that shape modern research culture. The series is...