Jack Bennett considers the synthesis of Black and Indigenous culture in a radical musical genre.
Category: Culture
No more heroes: microhistory in Brecht’s Mutter Courage
Jack Graveney reads one of Brecht's most famous plays as a polemic against the cult of historical heroism.
The past and future of mental healthcare in the US
Srilekha Cherukuvada asks what a history of asylums and abuse tells us about what's needed in the coming years.
The moral censorship of Hollywood
The introduction of the Hays Code in 1934 changed the nature of a once boundary-pushing industry. Isabelle Drury considers its continuing effects.
From the old world, for a new world: the power of Utopia
Sam Radford writes on the legacy of More's Utopia and the radical fantasies it has inspired.
Who makes history?
Alex Stanton puts forward the case for including historiography in the school history curriculum.
Feminist zines in the fight against Franco
Anusha Persson considers the power of DIY publishing in the construction of 20th-century Spanish feminism.
A new way of remembering: the AIDS Memorial Quilt
Connall Maclennan writes on how Cleve Jones' memorial sets itself apart from other monuments.
The voice of the children
Nick Batho writes on the power and authority of children's words and views in anti-racist activism.
Femvertising: an oxymoron
Hannah Ross asks what the history of women in advertising tells us about modern trends.