“All the Women of Cairo Would Have Taken Part”: Huda Sha’arawi and Egyptian Women’s Participation in the 1919 Revolution
Discussion of Huda Sha’arawi’s description of her participation in the Egyptian Revolution of 1919
“For the Right of Every People to Govern Themselves”: Challenging Empire in 1919
Discussion of how to teach 1919 as the start of decolonization.
“Colonialism in all its Manifestations is an Evil”: Teaching Decolonization, 1914 to Present
Discussion of how to teach decolonization in world history courses and centering the agency of colonized peoples
Visualizing the Continuity of Asian Trade Networks in Sixteenth-Century Japanese Nanban Screens
Discussion of Japanese nanban screens and teaching continuity in the sixteenth-century Indian Ocean.
“Let These Sacred Words Unite Us”: The Haitian Revolution, Creative Expression, and Teaching Analytical Writing
Discussion of how to teach analytical writing to world history students using emotions and the Haitian Revolution.
“Nothing Remained of the Houses”: Indigenous American Resistance to Columbus’ First Settlement in the Americas
Discussion of how to teach Indigenous American resistance to Columbus' first colony in the Americas
“By Love and Friendship Rather than by Force”: Columbus’ First Description of Indigenous Americans and Student Participation
Discussion of how to encourage student participation in world history courses and teaching Columbus Day
Monthly Digest: October 2023
Monthly Digest for October 2023
“The Function of Militarism is to Kill”: Emma Goldman and Questioning the First World War
Discussion of Emma Goldman and resistance to war during the First World War
“They Know the Peacebreakers but not the Peacemakers”: Teaching Dissent, Pacifism, and Women’s Activism in the First World War
A discussion of women’s peaceful protest during the First World War and using secondary sources in the world history classroom.
