Blog
“Turks Hold Respectable Jews in Esteem”: Jews and the Ottoman Empire in the Sixteenth Century
Discussion of teaching the Sephardic migration to the Ottoman Empire in the sixteenth century
“A Commerical Market for All Nations”: Benjamin of Tudela’s Descriptions of Baghdad and Alexandria
Discussion of using Benjamin of Tudela as an example of travelers in premodern Afroeurasia
“Write Me a Letter Every Week”: Afroeurasian Trade and Integrating Jews into World History
Discussion of integrating Jewish history into world history with an emphasis on Jewish participation in Afroeurasian trade
“The Enemies of Colonialism and Racism”: Intersectionality and Teaching Decolonization after 1965
Discussion of teaching decolonization intersectionally with a focus on Southern Africa
“The Present Thinking of the World”: Decolonization in Jamaica and the British Caribbean
Discussion of how to include the decolonization of Jamaica in our teaching of decolonization.
“To Destroy the Colonial World”: Teaching Fanon’s The Wretched of the Earth and Decolonization
Discussion of teaching Frantz Fanon’s The Wretched of the Earth when teaching decolonization.
“The Total Liberation of the African Continent”: Kwame Nkrumah’s Independence Speech and Decolonization
Discussion of Kwame Nkrumah’s independence speech as a tool to teach decolonization
Monthly Digest: December 2023
Monthly Digest for December 2023
“Ardently Desire the End of Colonialism”: Teaching Decolonization from 1955 to 1965
Discussion of how to teach decolonization from 1955 to 1965
“We Will Fight in Every Way We Can”: Teaching Decolonization from 1945 to 1955
Discussion of how to teach decolonization from 1945 to 1955 using African and Asian primary sources
