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Liberating Narratives

Liberating Narratives is a weekly subscription newsletter helping world history teachers decolonize their classes. Each post explores how to teach specific historical topics and includes primary and secondary source excerpts, historical images, and maps. Bram Hubbell is the author. He can be found on Twitter and Mastodon.

You can easily browse through all posts on the Archive. On the bottom of the archive is a list of all tags used on the posts. You can also search topics using tags. By subscribing to the newsletter, you can gain access to the posts and can join the bimonthly teaching workshops. Some posts are free to the public; other posts require a paid subscription.

Bram annually takes a two week winter break in late December/early January and a one month break from 15 June to 15 July.

Featured Posts

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“The Voyage Was Full of Dangers”: Teaching Modern Migration, 1700 to Present

Discussion of teaching modern global migration from 1700 to today

“The Voyage Was Full of Dangers”: Teaching Modern Migration, 1700 to Present
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Voices of the Southern Front: Decolonizing our Teaching of the First World War

A discussion of how to teach the First World War using sources from India and the Middle East.

Voices of the Southern Front: Decolonizing our Teaching of the First World War
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Beyond the Good War: Alternative Narratives for Teaching World War II

A discussion of how to teach World War II in world history courses by focusing on resources and extreme violence.

Beyond the Good War: Alternative Narratives for Teaching World War II
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“White Devils All Over Asia”: Teaching New Imperialism, c.1850 - c.1940

A discussion of how to teach New Imperialism in world history courses and centering the voices of colonized people.

“White Devils All Over Asia”: Teaching New Imperialism, c.1850 - c.1940

Recent Posts

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“Going Through the Lands of the Franks without Impediment”: Making and Maintaining Peace in the Levant

Discussion of teaching peacemaking during the Crusades

“Going Through the Lands of the Franks without Impediment”: Making and Maintaining Peace in the Levant
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“Piles of Corpses Were Found Everywhere”: The Motives and Immediate Consequences of the First Crusade

Discussion of teaching the First Crusade

“Piles of Corpses Were Found Everywhere”: The Motives and Immediate Consequences of the First Crusade
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“The Totally Planless Construction”: Teaching Nineteenth-Century Urbanization

Discussion of teaching nineteenth-century urbanization

“The Totally Planless Construction”: Teaching Nineteenth-Century Urbanization
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“Come Christians and Jews”: The Eleventh-Century Eastern Mediterranean and Europe

Discussion of teaching the eleventh-century causes of the First Crusade

“Come Christians and Jews”: The Eleventh-Century Eastern Mediterranean and Europe
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Industrialization, Women, and Social Class

Discussion of teaching the intersection of class and gender

Industrialization, Women, and Social Class
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“The Meeting Place of Muslim and Christian Merchants”: Teaching the Crusades in World History

Discussion of teaching the Crusades in World History classrooms

“The Meeting Place of Muslim and Christian Merchants”: Teaching the Crusades in World History