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‘Come From Away’: Can historical methodology and theatre co-exist?
By Charlotte Coyne (@charlottecoyne_) Recently, there has been a rise in the number of musical theatre productions which choose to depict historical events. Many even delve into discussing historiography and the process of creating history as a major theme of the show. Most lauded among these is, of course, Hamilton: An American Musical, to which…
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Doing History in Public Year in Review: 2020
By Zoë Jackson (@ZoeMJackson1) & Evelyn Strope (@emstrope) This New Year’s Eve, we look back at 2020, a year many have described as ‘unprecedented’. The coronavirus spread around the world from the start of the year, and the ensuing pandemic and resulting lockdowns have completely altered life as we knew it.
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Mentalités and Body Politics: Aspects of Our Pandemic Global Microhistory
By Weiao Xing (@WeiaoX) In early January 2020, a newsletter disclosed an unknown pneumonia spreading through Wuhan, China.[i] This understated report failed to lade me with extreme anxiety on an otherwise ordinary day in Cambridge. Many of my peers did not anticipate any interruption to our annual schedule of international trips, but lockdowns and travel…
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Reimagining Oral History and its Role in Society
By Lewis Younie (@Lewis_Younie) On 6th January, a mob invaded the United States Capitol building, the seat of their federal democracy. In response, historians informed the public about the deep roots which white supremacy had in motivating that insurrection. Over a thousand signed a letter, for example, calling for President Trump to resign due to…
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Travelling the World: The Travelogue as a Source
by Tiéphaine Thomason (@teaphaine) It’s a soggy, grey October. The boiler’s acting up, you’re stuck at home in a jumper, wishing you were elsewhere. At times like this, it seems natural to gravitate towards tales of warmer places. Out of the corner of my eye I can see Tim Cope’s ‘On the Trail of Genghis…
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