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.
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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.
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.
“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.
“Men of the Spoken Word”: Teaching West Africa, c.1200 - c.1600
A discussion of the challenges of teaching medieval West Africa in world history courses and how to use voice of the griots as a way to explore multiple perspectives/
“The Means for Promoting Good Order”: Administering the Ottoman Empire
Discussion of how to teach Ottoman administration in Europe.
“To Render Cairo a Second Manchester”: Teaching Egypt’s Nineteenth Century Production Revolution
Discussion of how to teach Muhammad Ali and Egypt in the nineteenth century
“Being Deeply Concerned with Agriculture”: The Spread of Champa Rice, and some surprises
Discussion of how to use different sources to teach the spread of Champa rice
“Workmen Constantly Employed”: Teaching Mass Production and Industrialization in the Long Nineteenth Century
A discussion of how to teach the nineteenth-century Industrial Revolution as a global process.
Destruction, Creation, and Preservation: Some Thoughts on Teaching the Haitian Revolution
Some reflections about teaching the Haitian Revolution and a collection of all posts about the revolution.
“Haiti Has Borne the Weight of a Heavy Debt”: Teaching the Long-Term Effects of the Haitian Revolution
Discussion of how to teach the long-term consequences of the Haitian Revolution
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