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From Belonging to Longing: Navigating Nationhood and Allegiance in Ghanaian Football

From Belonging to Longing: Navigating Nationhood and Allegiance in Ghanaian Football

From Belonging to Longing: Navigating Nationhood and Allegiance in Ghanaian Football

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Dec 1, 20258 min read

A black and white photograph of two women in WAAC uniform, including long coats and hats, carrying German helmets filled with tins of food. The woman on the left is grinning at her companion, who smiles at the camera.

A black and white photograph of two women in WAAC uniform, including long coats and hats, carrying German helmets filled with tins of food. The woman on the left is grinning at her companion, who smiles at the camera.

Women Codebreakers of World War I

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Dec 1, 20257 min read

Colorful vintage poster advertising Süreyya Beach in Maltepe, showing a smiling woman in a white swimsuit, a train passing along the coast, and the seaside pavilion with hills and the sea in the background.

Colorful vintage poster advertising Süreyya Beach in Maltepe, showing a smiling woman in a white swimsuit, a train passing along the coast, and the seaside pavilion with hills and the sea in the background.

Lost Heritage: The Entangled Story of the Maltepe Venus and Marine Mucilage in the Sea of Marmara

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Dec 1, 20258 min read

A football stadium filled with fans holding claret and blue flags during a football match. Mascots line up on the field and a large claret and blue crowd tifo displays the text ‘75 Lest We Forget’ alongside images of paratroopers, a bridge, and the mythical winged horse Pegasus.

A football stadium filled with fans holding claret and blue flags during a football match. Mascots line up on the field and a large claret and blue crowd tifo displays the text ‘75 Lest We Forget’ alongside images of paratroopers, a bridge, and the mythical winged horse Pegasus.

Kits for Victory! How Dutch Football Commemorates the Second World War

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Dec 1, 20259 min read

A commuter standing in front of a statue of Stalin.

A commuter standing in front of a statue of Stalin.

Cultural Amnesia and Stalin’s Shadow in Post-Soviet Russia

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Dec 1, 20258 min read

The Burned Statute: Medieval Jews, Modern Poland

The Burned Statute: Medieval Jews, Modern Poland

The Burned Statute: Medieval Jews, Modern Poland

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Dec 1, 20259 min read

A large green football field under a cloudy blue sky. The pitch is surrounded by a metal railing and two white dugout shelters stand in the middle distance. The background is a rural green hillside with trees and the steeple of a church in the distance.

A large green football field under a cloudy blue sky. The pitch is surrounded by a metal railing and two white dugout shelters stand in the middle distance. The background is a rural green hillside with trees and the steeple of a church in the distance.

‘The little village that first gave it birth’. Turton and the World's Game

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Nov 30, 202512 min read

A colourful stained glass window depicting a gothic-style church with glowing orange windows and a tall spire. Surrounding the church are abstract patterns in vivid blues, purples, and reds, along with angelic or celestial imagery, including a figure with a starry headdress and wings. Decorative motifs of holly leaves and geometric shapes frame the scene, blending religious and symbolic elements.

A colourful stained glass window depicting a gothic-style church with glowing orange windows and a tall spire. Surrounding the church are abstract patterns in vivid blues, purples, and reds, along with angelic or celestial imagery, including a figure with a starry headdress and wings. Decorative motifs of holly leaves and geometric shapes frame the scene, blending religious and symbolic elements.

Memory Encapsulated in a Building: Lansdowne Church, Alf Webster, and Memorialisation

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Sep 1, 20258 min read

In the centre of the image are Black community members, walking along the street. Their faces express anger as they protest local government action. One placard reads ‘Better education for Black children’ and another sign calls out the ‘Black Haringey Council.’

In the centre of the image are Black community members, walking along the street. Their faces express anger as they protest local government action. One placard reads ‘Better education for Black children’ and another sign calls out the ‘Black Haringey Council.’

Resisting Redaction: The Battle For A Black British Educational Movement

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Sep 1, 20258 min read

Black and white photo of a Wehrmacht soldier kissing a French prostitute. The man kisses the woman's cheek. She's wearing a blouse with a bow.

Black and white photo of a Wehrmacht soldier kissing a French prostitute. The man kisses the woman's cheek. She's wearing a blouse with a bow.

Pillow Talk - French Prostitution Across Centuries and Continents

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Sep 1, 202511 min read

A black and white photograph of a white male with a long beard, and 11 shirtless and barefooted smiling children all holding a long piece of cloth on the earth floor. A building can be seen behind the group.

A black and white photograph of a white male with a long beard, and 11 shirtless and barefooted smiling children all holding a long piece of cloth on the earth floor. A building can be seen behind the group.

Salesian Missions, Indigenous Identity, and Cultural Heritage: Navigating History, Memory, and Reconciliation in the Negro River Region

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Sep 1, 20257 min read

Heritage and Museum Picks

Heritage and Museum Picks

Heritage and Museum Picks

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Sep 1, 202510 min read

Black and white portrait of Professor Emyr Estyn Evans, standing outdoors in a suit and tie with a pipe in his right hand.

Black and white portrait of Professor Emyr Estyn Evans, standing outdoors in a suit and tie with a pipe in his right hand.

Emyr Estyn Evans and the Making of Regional Heritage in Northern Ireland

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Sep 1, 20259 min read

A black and white photograph of Molly Harrison, a woman in her early 40s with pale skin and dark hair wearing a black jacket, white ruffled blouse and grey skirt. She sits looking to the left of the photograph. Some papers and a pair of round glasses are in the foreground of the image in the bottom left corner.

A black and white photograph of Molly Harrison, a woman in her early 40s with pale skin and dark hair wearing a black jacket, white ruffled blouse and grey skirt. She sits looking to the left of the photograph. Some papers and a pair of round glasses are in the foreground of the image in the bottom left corner.

Museum Education in Times of Crisis - Children and Museums in the Second World War

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Sep 1, 20257 min read

Beating the U-boat: How Trawlers Won the Great War at SeA

Beating the U-boat: How Trawlers Won the Great War at SeA

Beating the U-boat: How Trawlers Won the Great War at SeA

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Jun 1, 20256 min read

The Introduction of the Feral Horse During the Colonisation of German South West Africa

The Introduction of the Feral Horse During the Colonisation of German South West Africa

The Introduction of the Feral Horse During the Colonisation of German South West Africa

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Jun 1, 20259 min read

Landscape and Women: Can politics hold a legitimate voice in nature writing?

Landscape and Women: Can politics hold a legitimate voice in nature writing?

Landscape and Women: Can politics hold a legitimate voice in nature writing?

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Jun 1, 20258 min read

Queer Periodicals in the First Czechoslovak Republic

Queer Periodicals in the First Czechoslovak Republic

Queer Periodicals in the First Czechoslovak Republic

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Jun 1, 20257 min read

There Are No Women On The New Left

There Are No Women On The New Left

There Are No Women On The New Left

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Jun 1, 20258 min read

A number of people engaging in outdoor activities in a park. Some use wheelchairs or crutches. Trees and grass in the background.

A number of people engaging in outdoor activities in a park. Some use wheelchairs or crutches. Trees and grass in the background.

A Fight on Two Fronts: Disability Rights and Challenging the Regime in Late 1980s Hungary

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May 29, 20256 min read

A Trio of Myths and Misconceptions

A Trio of Myths and Misconceptions

A Trio of Myths and Misconceptions

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Apr 1, 20259 min read

Fearful 'madness': halfway houses, psychiatry and Hong Kong in the 1980s

Fearful 'madness': halfway houses, psychiatry and Hong Kong in the 1980s

Fearful 'madness': halfway houses, psychiatry and Hong Kong in the 1980s

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Mar 1, 20257 min read

Letters from Drancy

Letters from Drancy

Letters from Drancy

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Mar 1, 20258 min read

In Search of the Orb: Architectural Ephemera on a University Campus

In Search of the Orb: Architectural Ephemera on a University Campus

In Search of the Orb: Architectural Ephemera on a University Campus

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Mar 1, 20258 min read

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