Blog
“The Questions Were Asked by the Teachers”: Decolonizing Pedagogy in World History Classrooms
A discussion of the civilizing mission, colonial education, and how we decolonize our pedagogy.
Rethinking Industrialization and the Nineteenth-Century Global Economy
Discussion of the nineteenth-century global economy, industrialization, and the production revolution
“Organizing the Rice Fields”: Teaching Southeast Asia’s Nineteenth-Century Production Revolution
Discussion of how to teach Southeast Asia’s economic changes in the nineteenth century
“Everything Can be Done Peacefully and Without Force”: Queen Njinga and the Portuguese
Discussion of how local African rulers responded to Portuguese empire-building and the expansion of the transatlantic slave trade.
“The Increase of Plantations”: Teaching West Africa’s Nineteenth-Century Production Revolution
Discussion of how to teach West Africa’s production revolution in the nineteenth century
“There is One God”: Teaching Sikhism and Syncretism
A discussion of how to teach the Hindu and Islamic influences on Sikhism.
Monthly Digest: September 2023
Monthly Digest for September 2023
“The Air is Filled with the Stink of Jute”: Teaching South Asia’s Nineteenth-Century Production Revolution
Discussion of how to teach South Asia’s economic changes in the nineteenth century
“The Means for Promoting Good Order”: Administering the Ottoman Empire
Discussion of how to teach Ottoman administration in Europe.
“To Render Cairo a Second Manchester”: Teaching Egypt’s Nineteenth Century Production Revolution
Discussion of how to teach Muhammad Ali and Egypt in the nineteenth century
