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Navigating Beyond the Naga Conflict: A Clash of Systems
by Vinolen John, @vinolenjohn Studies concerning histories of conflicts are always a thin line to tread. This is particularly true with regards to Naga History which revolves around facets of decolonisation, nation and identity construction, insurgency and conflict, inter alia. The Nagas are a group of disparate tribes in the highlands of India’s northeast and…
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Thomas Maidment – Historian Highlight
Thomas Maidment, interviewed by Jake Bransgrove Historian Highlight is an ongoing series sharing the research experiences of historians in the History Faculty in Cambridge and beyond. For our latest instalment, we sat down with Thomas Maidment, a second-year PhD candidate at Selwyn College, to talk about his research on visions of a European union in…
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Hannukah Bushes? The Twentieth Century Origins of the Festival of Light
For many Jewish families today, Hannukah, or the festival of light, is a holiday season highlight. It is full of fried potato pancakes known as latkes, spinning tops called dreidels, and the exchange of gifts over eight nights marked by the lighting of the Menorah. While the miraculous origins of Hannukah trace back to the…
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Echoes of communism: A cross-cultural reflection
By Emilia Dworak, Mariasole Fusco, Artemii Grigorev, Zofia Idalia Torchała, and Alice Zambardino (@globalhistorylab) Introduction by Elvira Viktória Tamus (@evtamus; evt27@cam.ac.uk), Teaching Fellow at the Global History Lab and PhD Candidate at the Faculty of History, University of Cambridge Global History Lab (GHL) is an educational platform based at the Centre for Research in the Arts, Social…
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