Everyone should be watching Myanmar right now. The history unfolding in the country’s towns and cities is closer than some Western commentators might like to think.
Tag: fascism
The Faces of Trump’s America
What does it mean to write a history of the lived experience of injustice and suffering in Trump’s America? Jane Caplan examines a life caught in the interstices of Trump’s Covid-19 strategy and his attacks on healthcare and public institutions.
On Christchurch: The Roots of a Massacre
Tyler West explores the history of white supremacy in New Zealand in the wake of the Christchurch attack.
“Gathered for Special Training”: Football and Politicisation in Franco’s Prisons
What role did football play in Francoist prisons? Jessica Thorne on the importance of culture and sport as a vehicle for politicisation.
Psychoanalysis and History Seminar, Spring 2019 Programme
A packed programme for Spring 2019 with the Psychoanalysis and History seminar at the Institute of Historical Research.
Bolsonaro: Back in from the Cold
Rather than looking for American or European parallels, Michelle Carmody argues, Jair Bolsonaro’s rise to power is best understood in the context of Brazil’s own Cold War past.
Aston Villa, the Offside Trap and the Nazi Salute
Continuing our History Workshop World Cup series, Neil Carter tells the story of the English footballers caught up in the tensions of Nazi appeasement.
