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...
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...
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...
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...
by royalhistsoc | 08 Mar 2021 | Writing Race
Much is still unknown about the experiences of Britons of colour in the wartime British armed services, or of those who wanted to enlist but were unable to put on uniform because of racial discrimination. This is particularly true of the Royal Navy. In the first post...