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Women to the Barricades: Gendering the Battle of Cable Street

by Julie Gottlieb on October 6, 2016

Probably the most poignant and instantly ‘legendary’ image of the still ongoing unrest triggered by police shootings of black men in various US cities is that of Black Lives Matter-protester Ieshia Evans, a 28-year-old mother

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A day at the archives – some thoughts on researching the Holocaust in Germany

Expanding Perspectives: Why Libraries Still Matter

Remembering Mi Amigo and the Politics of Commemoration

True heirs and true lies: Witnessing medieval life through the Tinsley Court Rolls

In defence of the ‘Dark Ages’

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