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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 Enlightenment Didn’t Cause the Haitian Revolution

Enslaved Africans in Saint-Domingue had many reasons to revolt... the Enlightenment wasn't one of them

The Enlightenment Didn’t Cause the Haitian Revolution
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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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Five Excellent Resources for Teaching or Learning about the Haitian Revolution

Learn more about the significance and legacies of the Haitian Revolution

Five Excellent Resources for Teaching or Learning about the Haitian Revolution
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“The Season in Which One is Compelled to Travel”: Teaching Knowledge of the Monsoons

Teaching the monsoons

“The Season in Which One is Compelled to Travel”: Teaching Knowledge of the Monsoons
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“You Will Never Stop The Emancipation of Women”: Teaching Global Feminism in the Age of Revolutions, c.1750 - c.1850

Teaching the early development of global feminism from 1750 to 1850

“You Will Never Stop The Emancipation of Women”: Teaching Global Feminism in the Age of Revolutions, c.1750 - c.1850
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“A Dozen Bamboo Fishing Nets”: Fishing Nets and Technological Transfer in the Indian Ocean

Teaching technological transfer in the Indian Ocean

“A Dozen Bamboo Fishing Nets”: Fishing Nets and Technological Transfer in the Indian Ocean
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“Souls are neither Male nor Female”: Teaching Global Feminism in World History, c.1750 to Present

Discussion of teaching global feminism from 1750 to present

“Souls are neither Male nor Female”: Teaching Global Feminism in World History, c.1750 to Present
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“Astonish the World”: Teaching Jean-Jacques Dessalines and Henry Christophe

Discussion of teaching Jean-Jacques Dessalines and Henry Christophe

“Astonish the World”: Teaching Jean-Jacques Dessalines and Henry Christophe