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Late-Victorian attitudes towards the teaching of myth-histories in schools
Joe Smith, University of Stirling Myth-histories have unrivalled discursive power in calling up the imagined community of the nation. These stories – whether Homeric epics, Arthurian chivalry, or Wagnerian operas – supposedly distil the character of the nation in...
Teaching Anti-Racism on the New York Frontier: Beriah Green’s Oneida Institute
When the fervent abolitionist Beriah Green took the reins as president of the Oneida Institute in Whitestown, New York, in 1833, he made it clear that his vision was to turn it into a school that would fight not just slavery in America, but racism itself. ...
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Researching Student Histories
Researching student histories: Workshop 1 - The Archive, 26 January 2022, 2.30-4.30pm Book here Researching student histories: Workshop 1 - The Archive Tickets, Wed 26 Jan 2022 at 14:30 | Eventbrite Booking is now open for the first of a series of workshops...