What are the radical possibilities of understanding disability as a political identity?

Dr Beckie Rutherford (she/her) introduces Reimagining Disability, a new series exploring disabled people's agency throughout history.

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Our new series, Reimagining Disability, explores the lives of disabled people in Ancient Egypt, early modern Japan, and 20th-century Britain, investigating subjects such as oral history, activism, and disability sports.

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The 2018 Royal Historical Society report on racism in UK History departments highlighted stark inequalities in universities.

Jonathan Saha reflects on the progress (or lack of it) since then - & the current 'backlash' to antiracism in the academy.
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‘Through the engaged teaching practice of anti-racist pedagogy, we might build in our seminars the communities that can sustain staff and students of colour through the exclusions of university life’.

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The 2018 Royal Historical Society report on racism in UK History departments highlighted stark inequalities in universities.

Jonathan Saha reflects on the progress (or lack of it) since then - & the current 'backlash' to antiracism in the academy.
historyworkshop.org.uk/practice-histo…

Palestine Solidarity Campaign march in London, 15 March 1971.

From Sorcha Thomson's fascinating History Workshop article on the history of transnational support for Palestine: historyworkshop.org.uk/activism-solid…

Ruth Walter was the daughter of German Jewish refugees and dedicated her life to women's rights, social justice and peace activism.

Natasha Walter delves into her mother's story in her new family memoir Before the Light Fades.

[CN: suicide]
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'Through those fragments I was able to trace her involvement in what I believe is a really important time in Britain's radical history and one that I think people forget and gloss over.'

Natasha Walter on her mother's life of activism 🎙️

[CN: suicide]
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Our latest podcast explores Natasha Walter's family memoir Before the Light Fades.

Marybeth Hamilton and Andrew Whitehead met with Natasha to discuss what these stories tell us about resistance, activism and solidarity.

[CN: suicide]
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'Through those fragments I was able to trace her involvement in what I believe is a really important time in Britain's radical history and one that I think people forget and gloss over.'

Natasha Walter on her mother's life of activism 🎙️

[CN: suicide]
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Delighted that my article on the Opsahl Commission and its role in the Northern Irish peace process has been published by History Workshop!

Wow. What an amazing work that the colleagues in Exeter are doing!

Also a timely example for my students👌

How does intergenerational dialogue help to enrich LGBTQ+ history?

In our latest article, the participants of a recent oral history project reflect on the importance of role models and solidarity within the queer community🧵👇
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