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Liberating Narratives is a newsletter about decolonizing the teaching of world history. It is written by @bramhubbell.bsky.social
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New post teaching the continuities in Russian and Soviet imperialism in Central Asia
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“Our Uzbek History is Tied Up with Cotton”: Cotton in Late Imperial Russian and Soviet Central Asia
Teaching Russian and Soviet Colonialism
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August 12, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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How do you teach the Russo-Japanese War?
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“Leading Russia Nearer and Nearer to Utter Ruin”: Teaching the Russo-Japanese War from a Global Perspective
Reframing how we teach the Russo-Japanese War
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July 31, 2026 at 2:34 PM
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Too often we teach late Imperial Russian economic shifts by focusing on how they didn't fully industrialize, but what did change? In this week's post, I write about the surprising economic shifts & their relevance to the global economy
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“On Arrival at the Market with their Grain”: Grain and Mass Production in Late Imperial Russia
Rethinking how we teach late imperial Russia’s economic changes
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July 26, 2026 at 6:02 PM
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There are lots of examples of Siberian resistance to Russian expansion. Here are a few examples for teaching. What other ones do folks have?
Teach more resistance to imperialism!
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“Death Came Suddenly to the Brave Troops and Valiant Cossacks”: Indigenous Resistance to Russian Expansion in Siberia
The Russian “conquest” of Siberia regularly encountered Siberian resistance
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July 20, 2026 at 4:14 PM
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Time for a new post! How can we teach Russian history from a more global perspective? Let's start with the fur trade.
I'll also be writing a few more posts on teaching Russia in world history.
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“Sables, Ermines, and Squirrel Skins”: Teaching the Fur Trade and Russia in World History
Teaching Russian history and the fur trade
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July 16, 2026 at 5:20 PM
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Time for a new post! How can we teach Russian history from a more global perspective? Let's start with the fur trade.
I'll also be writing a few more posts on teaching Russia in world history.
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“Sables, Ermines, and Squirrel Skins”: Teaching the Fur Trade and Russia in World History
Teaching Russian history and the fur trade
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July 16, 2026 at 5:20 PM
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Back with a new post about the African and Asian history of Lisbon
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Narrating the Global History of Lisbon
Lisbon is more than a European city; it’s also an African and Asia city
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June 30, 2026 at 7:03 PM
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Looking for some ideas about teaching European colonization of Africa? Let's start with centering African perspectives.
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“Things Have Gone From Bad to Worse”: Five Strategies for Teaching New Imperialism in Africa
Teaching the Scramble of Africa from an African perspective
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April 24, 2026 at 2:14 PM
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Introducing decolonization with two Southeast Asian examples from 1945
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“They Have Deprived our People of Every Democratic Liberty”: 1945 and the End of Empire
Teaching the origins of decolonization in 1945
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April 15, 2026 at 6:43 PM
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Formerly colonized people frequently expressed solidarity with others in the struggle against imperialism. We can teach solidarity using speeches from the Bandung Conference.
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“Colonialism in All Its Manifestations is an Evil”: The Bandung Conference and Anti-Imperial Solidarity
Teaching anti-imperial solidarity using the Bandung Conference
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April 10, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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Rethinking how we teach imperialism to focus more on indigenous resistance
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“Do not Mention the Word Surrender”: New Imperialism and the Persistence of Resistance in French Indochina
Cambodians and Vietnamese repeatedly challenged French imperialism
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April 1, 2026 at 4:24 PM
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New post on everyday resistance in interwar French Senegal
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“A Situation of Complete Inertia and a Widespread Apathy”: Teaching Everyday Resistance to French Imperialism in Senegal in the 1920s and 1930s
What were the weapons of the weak in French Senegal?
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March 9, 2026 at 4:31 PM
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New post on teaching the consequences of Stalin's first Five-Year Plan with primary forces and a focus on the Holodomor
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“Hunger Was the Word I Heard Most”: Stalin’s First Five-Year Plan and Its Consequences
Discussion of teaching the Holodomor using primary sources
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March 5, 2026 at 3:08 PM
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New post on teaching how states around the world became more involved in directing economic development in the 1930s
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The Changing Role of Government Involvement in the Economy in the 1930s
Teaching how states worldwide took a more active approach to directing economic development in the 1930s
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March 3, 2026 at 6:10 PM
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New post on teaching the consequences of new military technology in the First World War
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“The Deadliest Instrument of Warfare Yet Devised”: Teaching the Consequences of New Technology in the First World War
Discussion of primary sources for teaching the effects of poisonous gas in the First World War
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March 1, 2026 at 3:05 PM
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Most teachers focus on total war in the First World War. We often use examples from the Western Front, but what did total war look like in the Ottoman Empire?
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Total War and the Ottoman Empire
Using Ottoman primary sources to teach total war
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February 6, 2026 at 2:20 PM
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New post on using primary sources to teach how the British justified imperialism in Southeast Asia
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British Justifications for Colonizing Southeast Asia
Teaching how the British justified imperialism in Southeast Asia
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February 5, 2026 at 6:41 PM
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I wrote about using chess to teach about pre-modern Afroeurasian exchange. Chess is a fun way to teach about exchange routes from a global perspective. There’s lots of visual primary sources as well.
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“Set this Chessboard and its Pieces Before Your Most Learned Men”: Teaching Chess and the Games of World History
Teaching Afroeurasian exchange using chess
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December 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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It’s time to replace “discovery” and “exploration” with navigation and colonization.
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Europeans Didn’t Discover the World
It’s time to stop calling it an “Age of Discovery” or an “Age of Exploration”
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October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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It’s time to replace “discovery” and “exploration” with navigation and colonization.
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Europeans Didn’t Discover the World
It’s time to stop calling it an “Age of Discovery” or an “Age of Exploration”
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October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Too often world historians use “Afro-Eurasia” with a hyphen. That hyphen has an ugly history. It’s time to start using Afrouerasia.
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The Problem with Hyphenating Afroeurasia
Hyphens suggest otherness; Afroeurasia has a long interconnected history
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October 8, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Too often world historians use “Afro-Eurasia” with a hyphen. That hyphen has an ugly history. It’s time to start using Afrouerasia.
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The Problem with Hyphenating Afroeurasia
Hyphens suggest otherness; Afroeurasia has a long interconnected history
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October 8, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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New post on global feminism and its support for internationalism between the world wars
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“All Women Throughout the World”: Global Feminism and Internationalism, 1900-1950
Discussion of teaching global feminism in the first half of the 1900s
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October 4, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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New post on global feminism and its support for internationalism between the world wars
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“All Women Throughout the World”: Global Feminism and Internationalism, 1900-1950
Discussion of teaching global feminism in the first half of the 1900s
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October 4, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Everyone should know about the Haitian Revolution - here are five resources for learning more or for classroom use
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Five Excellent Resources for Teaching or Learning about the Haitian Revolution
Learn more about the significance and legacies of the Haitian Revolution
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September 24, 2025 at 2:20 PM