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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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“Identity is Always Complex”: Teaching the Shared Histories of Israelis and Palestinians

Discussion of how to move beyond teaching the Israeli and Palestinian conflict and instead teach the shared histories of Palestinians and Israelis from a world-historical perspective

“Identity is Always Complex”: Teaching the Shared Histories of Israelis and Palestinians
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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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“I Saved My People”: State Building in Africa, 1200 - 1450

Discussion of teaching African state-building between 1200 and 1450

“I Saved My People”: State Building in Africa, 1200 - 1450
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“The Severe Cold in Syria”: The Little Ice Age and the Black Death in the Middle East

Discussion of teaching the intersection of the Little Ice Age and the Black Death in the Middle East

“The Severe Cold in Syria”: The Little Ice Age and the Black Death in the Middle East
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Visualizing State-Building in the Americas

Discussion of visual sources for teaching pre-conquest American states

Visualizing State-Building in the Americas
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Monthly Digest: August 2024

Monthly Digest for August 2024

Monthly Digest: August 2024
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“Six Months of Winter”: New France, the Little Ice Age, and European Colonization of the Americas

Discussion of teaching the effects of the Little Ice Age on French colonization of North America

“Six Months of Winter”: New France, the Little Ice Age, and European Colonization of the Americas
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“Seven Snowfalls Until the Spring”: The Little Ice Age and Tokugawa Japan

Discussion of teaching the Little Ice Age in Japan

“Seven Snowfalls Until the Spring”: The Little Ice Age and Tokugawa Japan