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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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“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

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“Erect Lofty Buildings”: Monumental Architecture and Imperial Legitimacy in the Mughal Empire

Discussion of Akbar using monumental architecture to legitimize his rule

“Erect Lofty Buildings”: Monumental Architecture and Imperial Legitimacy in the Mughal Empire
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“A Complete History of the American War”: A Global Approach to Teaching the American Revolution

A discussion of teaching the American Revolution from a global perspective

“A Complete History of the American War”: A Global Approach to Teaching the American Revolution
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“The Way of Ruling a State”: Tokugawa Japan and Bureaucratic Elites

Discussion of how Tokugawa Japan encouraged samurai to also become civil officials

“The Way of Ruling a State”: Tokugawa Japan and Bureaucratic Elites