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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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“The Voyage Was Full of Dangers”: Teaching Modern Migration, 1700 to Present

Discussion of teaching modern global migration from 1700 to today

“The Voyage Was Full of Dangers”: Teaching Modern Migration, 1700 to Present
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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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“Frequently Invaded Iran”: Relations between the Ottoman and Safavid Empires

Discussion of teaching the Ottomans & Safavids in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries

“Frequently Invaded Iran”: Relations between the Ottoman and Safavid Empires
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Visualizing Christianity, c.1500 - c.1725

Discussion of teaching the Reformation

Visualizing Christianity, c.1500 - c.1725
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“As a United Nation”: Teaching Black and Indigenous Participation in the Spanish American Revolutions

Discussion of Black and Indigenous involvement in the Spanish American Revolutions.

“As a United Nation”: Teaching Black and Indigenous Participation in the Spanish American Revolutions
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“The Tax Officials are to Pay Installments”: Ottoman Tax Farming in the Fifteenth Century

Discussion of teaching tax farming

“The Tax Officials are to Pay Installments”: Ottoman Tax Farming in the Fifteenth Century
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“We Ask for Liberty”: How the Haitian and French Revolutions Influenced Each Other

Discussion of teaching the Haitian and French Revolutions as interconnected events

“We Ask for Liberty”: How the Haitian and French Revolutions Influenced Each Other
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Monthly Digest: October 2024

Monthly Digest for October 2024