Tag: British history
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Gluck – A Forgotten Queer Artist of the 1920s
Fleur O’Reilly explores the life and works of British queer artist Gluck, who defied gender expectations in both her personal life, but also in her original and distinct artworks.
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Triangulation Stations: The History of a British Landmark
Ailsa Fraser explores the origins and legacy of “trig points,” or triangulation stations, across the British countryside.
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Beyond Servitude: Uncovering Agency, Community and Resistance in Indian Indentured Labour
Maia Bennet explores how a revisionist approach to indentured servitude reveals complexities of agency, resistance, and community among Indian labourers.
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Royal Mail Red: The Post Box as an Enduring Symbol That Connects Us
The red post box is an enduring symbol of British national culture. Darcy Gresham traces the history of these essential objects, combining a consideration of the changing nature of the post box with a powerful statement of their social importance.
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The Pursuit of Morality: The Difference Between The First British New Left and The Orthodox Communism
The Soviet intervention in the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 was an upheaval for British socialists. Jiajun Wang looks at the British workers’ movement and nuclear disarmament as well as the New Left.
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Stormy Seas Across Sound Waves: A History of the British Shipping Forecast
The Shipping Forecast, established in 1861, is a British institution. Darcy Gresham takes us through the history of the broadcast and its importance to the UK.
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Making Good Use of Bad Rubbish: What Studying the Past Teaches us About Sustainability
From mudlarks to rag-and-bone men, jobs which involve the collecting of discarded materials have been commonplace through British history. Verity Limond discusses how the practice of re-use might be adapted to help us live more sustainably in the present-day.
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Colonialist Legacies: Forced Virginity Testing of Indian and Pakistani Women in 1970s Britain
Many South Asian women migrating to Britain during the 1970s faced inhumane examinations based on racial prejudice. Sophie Whitehead examines Britain’s austere immigration policies during the 1970s and the colonial mentality which produced them.
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