We need deep-time African urban history and theories to make sense of contemporary urban life and anticipate its future possibilities in African terms.
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Obaro Ikime, Nigerian academic and historian, died on 25 April 2023. He was 86.
Whalebone is the colloquial English term for a material known as baleen. Baleen is not bone.
Ancient rituals and games possess characteristics like repetition, structure and the use of symbolic objects that aid students in understanding the world.
There is also a long history of using paedophilia and ideas about child grooming in homophobic and transphobic ways to oppose the recognition of the civil rights of LGBTIQA people.
There have been numerous efforts to limit students’ access to books and curricula about certain historical and societal topics. But history itself shows democracy suffers when people are uninformed.
The story some histories tell about the 1840 agreement between Māori and the British Crown may be popular and even comforting. But they are also incomplete – and even unhelpful.
A historian of education policy says the dramatic drop in history test scores among the nation’s eighth graders was a predictable result.
There are many areas in the show where historical fact is sacrificed on the altar of artistic license, but glimmers of the real Queen Charlotte shine through.
There may have been a main god or goddess at many temple sites, but there was a clear tendency to worship a range of deities.
The modern soundtrack and dialogue feels far more anachronistic and intrusive than the diverse casting.
The coronation oath speaks to the entire nation, but also broadcasts a global message of what the United Kingdom stands for.
Queen Charlotte captured viewers’ attention in the Netflix series Bridgerton as the snuff-sniffing, gossip-garnering, biracial wife of the “mad king” George III.
The gate has been built on the site of an actual Roman gateway, thought to date to the invasion of Britain in AD 43.
The voices of survivors are a valuable counterbalance to those who seek simplistic solutions to complex problems in child protection.
The return of the Stone of Scone to Westminster has proven controversial.
Little-known documents and scientific detective work helped pinpoint the origin of lager.
Breaking the taboo: the fascinating history of menstrual products.
A pipe in the hand could end or save a life.
In the 17th century, the mullet was written about with imperial and racist overtones.
Principales colaboradores
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Director, Gender and Women's History Research Centre, Australian Catholic University
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Associate Professor, Fashion History, De Montfort University
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Historian, Australian Catholic University
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Professor of History, Macquarie University
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Professor Emerita, Classical Studies, The Open University
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Senior Lecturer, School of History, Australian National University
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Research assistant, Deakin University
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Assistant researcher, University of Sydney
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ANU Visiting Professor, Politics and International Relations, Australian National University
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Professor of History, McGill University
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Senior Lecturer in History, University of Winchester
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Research Fellow, Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences, Australian Catholic University
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Professor of History, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University
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Lillian Gilbreth Postdoctoral Fellow, Purdue University
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Adjunct Professor, University of Technology Sydney
