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March 24, 2025 Erin O'Halloran, _University of Cambridge_ How the bold, hopeful visions of self-determination in Britain’s eastern colonies curdled into a more militant nationalism by
the end of the second world war. January 15, 2025 Gemma King, _Australian National University_ Why do we see German and Roman characters speaking like they’re from London? The blame lies
partly with film directors – and more broadly with British imperialism. October 9, 2024 André Wessels, _University of the Free State_ It’s important that this brutal chapter in South
Africa’s past be commemorated in the right spirit, to reflect, take stock and to heal. September 6, 2024 Christine Kinealy, _Quinnipiac University_; Kimberly DaCosta, _New York University_,
and Miriam Nyhan Grey, _Mary Immaculate College_ Presidential candidate’s potential ties to an Irish slave owner complicate narratives around colonial legacies and the proper place of Black
Irish identity in history. May 24, 2024 Francois Cleophas, _Stellenbosch University_ Eugen Sandow’s visit to South Africa in 1904 was a triumph of colonial display and racism. Despite its
prejudices it influenced the development of bodybuilding in South Africa. May 15, 2024 Benjamin Wilson Mountford, _Australian Catholic University_ and Robert Fletcher, _University of
Missouri-Columbia_ While Western Australia’s secession movement foundered, it sparked a series of debates around London’s obligations to overseas Britons, Britannic identity, and the future
of imperial relations. March 27, 2024 Anna McKay, _University of Liverpool_ Convicts worked in the dockyards in Bermuda for 40 years. March 6, 2024 William Rees, _University of Exeter_ A
world where the US has fewer allies would be an even more dangerous place. January 30, 2024 Jack Vowles, _Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington_ If Māori did not explicitly
cede sovereignty in 1840, neither did they fully retain it. If sovereignty is already being shared, where does Te Tiriti o Waitangi sit within our unwritten constitution? January 24, 2024
Deana Heath, _University of Liverpool_ Shah Rukh Khan’s new film sheds light on the history of UK migration policy. December 8, 2023 Brett Shadle, _Virginia Tech_ Colonialists daily
reinforced a hierarchy that allowed white people to abuse Africans. October 19, 2023 Claudine van Hensbergen, _Northumbria University, Newcastle_ Retaining a statue or monument takes very
little work – explaining it is a mammoth and contested task. September 1, 2023 Paul Lashmar, _City St George's, University of London_ Some UK families whose wealth largely derives from
the transatlantic slave trade have agreed to pay reparations. August 24, 2023 Jenny Bulstrode, _UCL_ and Sheray Warmington, _UCL_ Britain’s industrial revolution was built on slavery: both
black labour and intellectual property. May 31, 2023 Melissa Wanjiru-Mwita, _Technical University of Kenya_ The naming of streets, places and landmarks in colonial Nairobi was used to show
the political, ideological and ethnic dominance of the British. May 16, 2023 Gwen Ansell, _University of Pretoria_ Philip Miller and Amit Chaudhuri have reworked national anthems to reflect
the impact of history on official music. December 6, 2024 Thembela Vokwana, _University of Fort Hare_ Singing at the reopening of the Notre Dame cathedral and at King Charles III’s
coronation tells a story of global histories coming full circle. May 5, 2023 Sean Lang, _Anglia Ruskin University_ The coronation will have echoes of empire, but represents an important
stage in the modern monarchy’s move away from its shadow. April 27, 2023 Annie St. John-Stark, _Thompson Rivers University_ Gems do not a monarch make, and repatriating the Crown Jewels
would strengthen the contemporary British monarchy at a time when it most urgently needs to modernize. April 27, 2023 Ollie Nicholas, _The Conversation_ and Vinita Srivastava, _The
Conversation_ Although King Charles will have a low-key ceremony this coronation, the Crown Jewels will still figure prominently. An exploration of the jewels tells a tale of exploitation,
rape and pillage.