Special Relationship

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Michelle Tusan

47 minutes ago

A Fictional Special Relationship

Twenty plus years on, does this film have anything to tell us about what’s ahead for the Special Relationship?

Britain’s Entangled Connections with the US Presidency

Amanda Banacki Perry

1 day ago

Britain’s Entangled Connections with the US Presidency

Over the next two weeks, Broadsides will run a series of pieces that each explore some aspect of Britain and the US presidency.

“If I could turn back the hands of time, I would have been there to cushion her fall”: Sylvia Ome Erike, 1953-1983

Olivia Wyatt

5 days ago

“If I could turn back the hands of time, I would have been there to cushion her fall”: Sylvia Ome Erike, 1953-1983

“Sylvia! Why did you have to leave us all so soon?” poet and activist Kadifa lamented in a poem published in honour of her friend.

The King, his Courtesan, and the Snuffbox he Gave of her: Variations on an Erotic Ritual from George IV to Bootsy

Anna Roberts

Dec 13, 2024

The King, his Courtesan, and the Snuffbox he Gave of her: Variations on an Erotic Ritual from George IV to Bootsy

This material culture, originally created to keep air out of delicate powdered snuffs, became one of the most exquisite and defining...

A Wreath for Udomo: Resistance in Black British Theater

Alex Keith

Nov 4, 2024

A Wreath for Udomo: Resistance in Black British Theater

To revisit the play is to reconsider the legacies of political art as consistent and important sites of resistance...

British Studies: State of the Field

Priya Satia

Feb 16, 2024

A Way Forward: Look Local

"This is a call to work locally and from the bottom-up ..."

Catherine Chou

Feb 13, 2024

A Teachable Moment?

“Any effective strategy to nurture and grow our field is dependent on being transparent with our students…”

David Cressy

Feb 9, 2024

British History, Once and Future

"More than a quarter of a century of gnashing of teeth has accompanied the decline of British history in American higher education."

British History in Canada: No Jobs, No Field

Ted McCormick

Feb 6, 2024

British History in Canada: No Jobs, No Field

Ted McCormick outlines the state of British Studies in Canada.

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Historiography of Ireland/Northern Ireland Series

"The Irish do not live in the past rather Ireland’s history lives in the present"

Laura McAtackney

Nov 3, 2023

"The Irish do not live in the past rather Ireland’s history lives in the present"

"One cannot deny that the maintaining of “peace” after conflict has not been a straightforward or linear process."

Why the Inertia? Situated Knowledge and Action in Northern Ireland

Jennifer Todd

Oct 31, 2023

Why the Inertia? Situated Knowledge and Action in Northern Ireland

I enter this discussion with some caution. My interests lie in the broad field of ethnicity, boundaries and identity, my research on the...

The Start of the Troubles and Real Politics

Simon Prince

Oct 25, 2023

The Start of the Troubles and Real Politics

In this piece, Simon Prince reflects on his article “Against Ethnicity” and how his work emphasizes a short time span and contingency.

Consensus and Debate: Walking the 'New' Northern Ireland

Elizabeth DeYoung

Oct 20, 2023

Consensus and Debate: Walking the 'New' Northern Ireland

"Walking as methodology can add weight and texture to historical study."

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