… to oral histories In the United States, we often think of history as a collection of stories about individuals. Tropes … nuance in these statements notwithstanding, this view of history allows us to imagine individuals at the center of … as agents in those histories. Yet, in societies where history is conceptualized as the experiences of the …
… Arupjyoti Saikia lectures on environmental history of the Brahmaputra River … Arupjyoti Saikia lectures on environmental history of the Brahmaputra River The South Asian Studies … of British officers posted in the region. Although he dug deep into the developments of each period, highlighting the …
… essays is organized around the theme of perceptions of modernity and tradition in Bali ranging from the nineteenth … day. They demonstrate the ongoing role of debates about modernity and tradition in Southeast Asia, particularly the …
… 2009 - Slavery and the Literary Imagination … 2009 - Slavery and the Literary Imagination … Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition … …
Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition
… Odalisque: Beauty, Sex, and Slavery … Odalisque: Beauty, Sex, and Slavery … Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition … …
Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition
… The Boston Massacre and the Trial of Slavery … The Boston Massacre and the Trial of Slavery … Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition … …
… and their powerful work.” A ‘magisterial’ political history of world literature Katerina Cark, a professor of … war of the 1990s. Elegantly written and enriched by deep research, the book renders accessible the ghostly voices … us grapple with — and theorize — the aesthetic forms of modernity as forms haunted by a history of violence, …
Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition
… The Remembrance of Slavery in Material Culture … The Remembrance of Slavery in Material Culture Dr. Walvin will speak on “The Remembrance of Slavery in Material Culture” Reminders of slavery are …