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✨Hello everyone, just a reminder that the launch of Issue 34 ‘Protest and Revolution’ is taking place tomorrow at 3pm in Ellen Wilkinson, room A2.7
Come along to grab a copy of the magazine and to hear from some of our fantastic writers about their articles!!✨
‘A second-class citizen for his skin, and a criminal for who he loved, Rustin’s activism for black civil rights put him in the line of fire at a time when being openly gay meant he was already a target, even within the civil rights movement.’
Check out Pallav’s article on this overlooked civil rights hero
http://manchesterhistorian.com/2019/bayard-rustin-the-gay-civil-rights-activist-behind-the-i-have-a-dream-speech-that-youve-never-heard-of-by-pallav-roy/
For decades, unrecognised for his work and deliberately forgotten, Rustin made possible many of the key cornerstones of civil rights which would otherwise have not seen the light of day
‘Hooks points out a white hegemony that exists throughout the art world and, in particular, art histories. The strong Afrocentric works of Kehinde Wiley and Akuniyli Crosby often counter this, however.’
For Hollie’s full article on Afrocentric artworks click the link below
http://manchesterhistorian.com/2019/art-history-wiley-crosby-and-hooks-by-hollie-douglas/
Writing in her seminal Art on My Mind: Visual Politics, bell hooks observed that “white folks often have greater access to the work of black artists and to the critical apparatus that allows for un…
‘Knowing their fate today, it’s hard to imagine why any ‘Indian’ would choose to ally with the Spanish. To these natives, however, alliance was opportunity.’
For Amber Reid’s full article on this extraordinary encounter
https://manchesterhistorian.com/2019/the-fall-of-the-aztecs-why-did-some-indians-ally-with-the-spanish-during-their-conquest-of-central-america/
One-hundred years to build but only two to take down; in its day, the Aztec Empire was the most powerful force in Mesoamerica. Now, despite the advances it made, its legacy has been almost entirely…
‘Herodotus reveals and describes the process of democratic growth in Athens, and shows us how it is neither immediate nor perfect, but rather a suffered and long path’
For Elisa’s fascinating article on what we can learn from Antiquities most famous democracy click the link below
http://manchesterhistorian.com/2019/athens-the-democratic-revolution-by-elisa-caradmone/
In today’s landscape of political uncertainty and daily protests, we might ask ourselves what the value of studying and analyzing the democratic polis of Athens is. Does it mirror our society…
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There are still a few article prompts that have not been reserved yet. If you are interested in writing for The Manchester Historian do send us a message or an email!
It is a great opportunity to practise your writing and of course to see your work get published.
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We are delighted to announce the article titles for Issue 34, the first issue of the academic year! We are very excited to be working on this year's issues, and would love for you to write for us!
This issue’s special feature is on Protest and Revolution. We are hoping to publish a series of articles focusing on protest and revolution throughout history, their successes and failures, and theoretical approaches.
If you’d like to write one of the articles listed below, send us an email with a brief outline of your argument or structure, and we’ll reserve the piece for you. If you have an idea of something you’d like to write, then we’d love to print it! Send us a brief pitch/outline and a suggested word count (either 450 or 900 words) and we’ll get back to you ASAP.
Suggestions for art history and book reviews are also highly encouraged!
Email us on [email protected]
Daniel and Reuben, Editors 2019-2020
///Protest and Revolution – Special Feature///-
- ‘We have been beaten and humiliated...scattered, imprisoned, disarmed and gagged. The fate of European democracy has slipped from our hands.’ Despite their ultimate failure, what did the 1848 revolutions achieve?
- Deng Xiaoping and Socialism with Chinese Characteristics: a Capitalist Revolution? [RESERVED]
- The 14th July Revolution: Was the Iraqi Republic doomed from the start? [RESERVED]
- The slaves that dared to challenge imperialism: how Haiti was punished for its revolution (1791-1804) [RESERVED]
- The problem of interpreting opposition in a dictatorship: examining the low levels of resistance in Fascist Italy
- From Tiananmen Square to Hong Kong’s ‘be water’ protests: has protest against the CCP ever achieved anything? [RESERVED]
- The Ionian Revolt: authentic rebellion or Athenian proxy war? [RESERVED]
- The restorative violence of revolution: Georges Sorel and the Syndacalist movement
And a slightly longer article surveying recent history and introducing the topic:
- Does force work in suppressing revolution? A survey of recent revolutionary history
We are looking for 1500 words (ish) on this, proposing different theories about force, revolution and protest in recent history. If you have any other ideas or something to say about violence and revolution, send us an email!
///Modern Western History///
- Mary Whitehouse versus the Permissive Society: the battle over Gay News, and what it meant for 1960s Britain [RESERVED]
- How enlightened were the enlightened absolutists?
- The Oran Massacre: the Pied-Noir and Algeria
- Australia’s Great Emu War [RESERVED]
- Cowboys and Indians: The Mythology of the Wild West and its significance for US culture and identity [RESERVED]
- The Collapse of the Black Panther movement in the US
- Bayard Rustin: the gay civil rights activist behind the ‘I have a dream’ speech that you’ve never heard of [RESERVED]
///Early Modern and Medieval History///
- Anna Komnene and The Alexiad [RESERVED]
- Rollo: The First Norman
- Saint Stephen I and the conversion of Hungary [RESERVED]
- Æthelstan: the First King of England [RESERVED]
- The Kingdom of Asturias
///African, Islamic, and Arabic History///
- The Discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in the 1940s and its significance for Jewish and Christian theology
- Steve Biko and the impact of the Black Consciousness Movement [RESERVED]
- The Caliphate of Córdoba: the neglected history of Islamic Spain [RESERVED]
- The Mau-Mau uprising and subaltern resistance to British rule in Kenya [RESERVED]
- Black Panthers and the PLO in Boumédienne Algeria: How a newly independent Algeria welcomed resistance groups from across the globe in an act of international solidarity [RESERVED]
///Non-Western, American History///
-Tariffs, trade and the economics of power in the Incan Empire
- The fall of the Aztecs: Why did some Indians ally with the Spanish during their conquest of Central America? [RESERVED]
- Native Americans: The Original Environmentalists [RESERVED]
- Was Pontiac’s War a victory or a defeat for Native Americans?
- International pressure, progressive landowners, or subaltern revolt: Why was slavery finally abolished in Brazil? [RESERVED]
///Asian History///
- Was the Mughal Empire the first industrialised nation?
- Christianity or Nationalism: The Ideology of the Taiping Rebellion
- The Impact of the 1950 Marriage Law on Women’s Liberation in Communist China [RESERVED]
- The causes of Indonesian independence: Nationalism, Communism, Islam and the Japanese occupation
- Banh Mi and the Potato: how French rule influenced Vietnamese cuisine
///Ancient History and Pre-History///
- Peisistratus: the tyrant that overthrew democracy or the hero of the poor?
- Athens: The Democratic Revolution? [RESERVED]
- From the Empire of Carthage to the Latin Alphabet: How the Phoenicians shaped the Mediterranean and beyond [RESERVED]
- ‘The Richest Man in Rome’ and the Defeater of Spartacus: How we forgot Crassus, one of Rome’s most successful politicians and ally of Caesar and Pompei [RESERVED]
We are delighted to announce the article titles for Issue 34, the first issue of the academic year! We are very excited to be working on this year's issues, and would love for you to write for us!
This issue’s special feature is on Protest and Revolution. We are hoping to publish a series of articles focusing on protest and revolution throughout history, their successes and failures, and theoretical approaches.
If you’d like to write one of the articles listed below, send us an email with a brief outline of your argument or structure, and we’ll reserve the piece for you. If you have an idea of something you’d like to write, then we’d love to print it! Send us a brief pitch/outline and a suggested word count (either 450 or 900 words) and we’ll get back to you ASAP.
Suggestions for art history and book reviews are also highly encouraged!
Email us on [email protected]
Daniel and Reuben, Editors 2019-2020
///Protest and Revolution – Special Feature///-
- ‘We have been beaten and humiliated...scattered, imprisoned, disarmed and gagged. The fate of European democracy has slipped from our hands.’ Despite their ultimate failure, what did the 1848 revolutions achieve?
- Deng Xiaoping and Socialism with Chinese Characteristics: a Capitalist Revolution? [RESERVED]
- The 14th July Revolution: Was the Iraqi Republic doomed from the start? [RESERVED]
- The slaves that dared to challenge imperialism: how Haiti was punished for its revolution (1791-1804) [RESERVED]
- The problem of interpreting opposition in a dictatorship: examining the low levels of resistance in Fascist Italy
- From Tiananmen Square to Hong Kong’s ‘be water’ protests: has protest against the CCP ever achieved anything? [RESERVED]
- The Ionian Revolt: authentic rebellion or Athenian proxy war? [RESERVED]
- The restorative violence of revolution: Georges Sorel and the Syndacalist movement
And a slightly longer article surveying recent history and introducing the topic:
- Does force work in suppressing revolution? A survey of recent revolutionary history
We are looking for 1500 words (ish) on this, proposing different theories about force, revolution and protest in recent history. If you have any other ideas or something to say about violence and revolution, send us an email!
///Modern Western History///
- Mary Whitehouse versus the Permissive Society: the battle over Gay News, and what it meant for 1960s Britain [RESERVED]
- How enlightened were the enlightened absolutists?
- The Oran Massacre: the Pied-Noir and Algeria
- Australia’s Great Emu War [RESERVED]
- Cowboys and Indians: The Mythology of the Wild West and its significance for US culture and identity [RESERVED]
- The Collapse of the Black Panther movement in the US
- Bayard Rustin: the gay civil rights activist behind the ‘I have a dream’ speech that you’ve never heard of [RESERVED]
///Early Modern and Medieval History///
- Anna Komnene and The Alexiad [RESERVED]
- Rollo: The First Norman
- Saint Stephen I and the conversion of Hungary [RESERVED]
- Æthelstan: the First King of England [RESERVED]
- The Kingdom of Asturias
///African, Islamic, and Arabic History///
- The Discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in the 1940s and its significance for Jewish and Christian theology
- Steve Biko and the impact of the Black Consciousness Movement [RESERVED]
- The Caliphate of Córdoba: the neglected history of Islamic Spain [RESERVED]
- The Mau-Mau uprising and subaltern resistance to British rule in Kenya [RESERVED]
- Black Panthers and the PLO in Boumédienne Algeria: How a newly independent Algeria welcomed resistance groups from across the globe in an act of international solidarity [RESERVED]
///Non-Western, American History///
-Tariffs, trade and the economics of power in the Incan Empire
- The fall of the Aztecs: Why did some Indians ally with the Spanish during their conquest of Central America? [RESERVED]
- Native Americans: The Original Environmentalists [RESERVED]
- Was Pontiac’s War a victory or a defeat for Native Americans?
- International pressure, progressive landowners, or subaltern revolt: Why was slavery finally abolished in Brazil? [RESERVED]
///Asian History///
- Was the Mughal Empire the first industrialised nation?
- Christianity or Nationalism: The Ideology of the Taiping Rebellion
- The Impact of the 1950 Marriage Law on Women’s Liberation in Communist China [RESERVED]
- The causes of Indonesian independence: Nationalism, Communism, Islam and the Japanese occupation
- Banh Mi and the Potato: how French rule influenced Vietnamese cuisine
///Ancient History and Pre-History///
- Peisistratus: the tyrant that overthrew democracy or the hero of the poor?
- Athens: The Democratic Revolution? [RESERVED]
- From the Empire of Carthage to the Latin Alphabet: How the Phoenicians shaped the Mediterranean and beyond [RESERVED]
- ‘The Richest Man in Rome’ and the Defeater of Spartacus: How we forgot Crassus, one of Rome’s most successful politicians and ally of Caesar and Pompei [RESERVED]
We are very pleased to announce the release of Issue 33 ‘Politics, Corruption, and Greed’! Thanks to all our contributors this year.
We’ll also finalise the team positions for next year and let successful applicants know by email.
https://issuu.com/manchesterhistorian/docs/mh_33_final_version__online_
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Here is the front cover for our final issue of the year - Issue 33 ‘Politics, Corruption, and Greed’!
Our release for this issue is imminent, but, unfortunately, online only. In short, we’ve ran into complication after complication with this issue because we’ve had to liaise with various non-academic university staff members, and TMH was deemed “low priority”. We apologise for this, but many crucial decisions were out of our hands.
Stay tuned for more details about the imminent release of issue 33!
🚨CLOSING SOON !🚨Make sure to get your application for a position on the Manchester Historian in before 12pm this Friday, 24th May ! 👀 Keep your eyes peeled for our next issue, ‘Politics, Corruption and Greed,’ due to be released in June 💜 https://drive.google.com/drive/mobile/folders/1-GruZNvmSaNNgry9x1EECy1hf-PX4rzZ?usp=drive_open
If you are interested in working for the Manchester Historian next year, we still have positions open so snap them up fast! You just have to be a student at the University of Manchester 💜
The deadline for applications is 24th May 2019 12pm, please email your application form to: [email protected]
The positions are varied so there’s sure to be something for you!
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The latest episode of the Manchester Historian Podcast is now online! This episode features Bria Cotton, discussing 19th Century Sino-British relations, the topic of her dissertation. Listen now on iTunes Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-manchester-historian-podcast/id1456466632#episodeGuid=tag%3Asoundcloud%2C2010%3Atracks%2F616123074
Education · 2019
Applications are now open for the 2019/20 academic year for the Manchester Historian!
To apply you must be a current student at the University of Manchester at that time.
Email applications to [email protected] by the 24th May 2019 at 12pm.
Also stay tuned for our last issue of the year, 'Politics, Corruption and Greed'!
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1-GruZNvmSaNNgry9x1EECy1hf-PX4rzZ
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