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...

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....

Online Resources: Global History

by emgregory2020 | 27 Nov 2020 | Teaching Portal: Online Resources

  An International Database of Shakespeare on Film, Television and Radio  http://www.bufvc.ac.uk/shakespeare/ This resource provides researchers with free access to an online database of catalogued material of Shakespeare-related content in international film,...

Race Update 8 – Reflections on a year as Past and Present Postdoctoral Fellow working on Race, Ethnicity and Equality in UK History

by shahmimaakhtar | 15 Jul 2020 | Race Update

This blog reflects on my role as Past and Present Fellow working on Race, Ethnicity and Equality in UK History with the Royal Historical Society and the Institute of Historical Research over the past year. What is a PhD in History? Why are you doing a PhD in History?...