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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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“Freedom of Trade in Opium”: Teaching Opium Production and Trade in the Late Nineteenth Century

Discussion of late nineteenth-century opium economy in Anatolia, Persia, and Southeast Asia

“Freedom of Trade in Opium”: Teaching Opium Production and Trade in the Late Nineteenth Century
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Monthly Digest: December 2024

Monthly Digest for November and December 2024

Monthly Digest: December 2024
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“They All Must Have Opium”: The Diversity of the British Opium Trade

Discussion of Teaching Indian Opium Production

“They All Must Have Opium”: The Diversity of the British Opium Trade
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“Opium Was One of Those Things”: Rethinking How We Teach the Nineteenth-Century Opium Trade

Discussion of teaching the nineteenth-century opium trade

“Opium Was One of Those Things”: Rethinking How We Teach the Nineteenth-Century Opium Trade
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Teaching the Origins of Nationalism

Discussion of how we can teach the global origins of nationalism

Teaching the Origins of Nationalism
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“Living Between Worlds”: Global Migration Since 1960

Discussion of teaching contemporary global migration

“Living Between Worlds”: Global Migration Since 1960