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Many British traditions and products are rooted in empire. How best should we examine them?- Vicki Robinson
In light of the BLM protests and the current rhetoric surrounding racism, Britain has been having a hard look at its colonial past. However, this has led to certain British media outlets oversimplifying events in history and providing inaccurate information in children’s educational songs. What could we do to look at Britain’s colonial past in a truthful way?
Should school history education focus on the UK or offer a more global perspective?- Vicki Robinson
A lack of national identity in the UK has had an effect on the way history is being taught in British schools. Many wish for the history curriculum to be ‘decolonised’ and to offer a global perspective, but Vicki Robinson argues that this only comes after having established foundational knowledge of the UK as a state and how it came to be.
Imperialism, Anti-imperialism and the East African Slave Trade - Dr Damian P. O’Connor
The present campaigns by intersectionalists to get Britain to face up to her role in imperialism and slavery seem to miss some tremendously important aspects.