Tag: History
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A Mother’s Final Words: Letters from Salonica’s Holocaust
Thessaloniki’s Jewish community thrived until WWII, facing destruction from Nazis. Arianna North Castell takes us through the letters of three Jewish mothers that reveal love and resilience amidst tragic deportations.
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Hulme Crescents: A Case Study in Manchester’s Post-Slum Clearance Experiment and a Lesson for British Social Housing
Many British industrial cities were marked by decline after the Second World War. Jake Beecroft recounts the case of Hulme Crescents in Manchester, illustrating the failures of urban renewal and advocating for people-centred urban planning.
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Thank You Stalin for a Happy Childhood: the Children of the Karlag
Alice Ashcroft explores the suffering of families in the Soviet Gulag system.
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The Timeless Palette: How Colours Shape the Essence of Chinese Temples
Sarah Zhou explores the role colours play in symbolising culture and heritage in Chinese temples.
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One Bee is No Bee: The Partnership Between Bees and Humans
Continuing her series on the historical relationship between humans and animals, Ailsa Fraser considers how bees and humans have helped each other, and worked together, across time.
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The Swedish Problem: A Brief History of Swedish Islamophobia and its Modern Repercussions
Alexander Stroem gives an overview of the history of Islamophobia in light of the country’s current political climate.
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From Mexico to Greenland: A History of American Expansionism
American Expansionism has a long, and often violent, history. Eva Beere charts the development of the idea of ‘Manifest Destiny’, noting its relevance to contemporary politics.
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The Fight For Memory: The Mass Graves That Haunt Spain
Arianna North Castell shows how mass graves in Spain reveal long-hidden victims of Franco’s regime.
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