The Global Challenges of Digital Newspapers
David Thackeray History Department, University of Exeter Follow on Twitter @d_thackeray Among the most frustrating experiences of my PhD were days spent scouring local newspapers at the ramshackle...
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David Thackeray, Marc Palen and Richard Toye University of Exeter As 3rd-year students scramble to finish their dissertations and as 2nd-year students begin formulating topics for their own, it’s...
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“The Last Strike” (1912), Nedeljkovich, Brashich, and Kuharich / IWW, Cleveland (courtesy of Labadie Collection, University of Michigan) Marc-William Palen History Department, University of Exeter...
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Image from Journal of a Residence in the Burmhan Empire, and more particularly at the Court of Amarapoorah [Edited by H. C. M. Cox.], p. 328. Courtesy of the British Library on flickr. Marc-William...
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A bustling Galata Bridge in late-nineteenth-century Istanbul. Image courtesy of the Global Urban History Blog. Marc-William Palen History Department, University of Exeter Follow on Twitter @MWPalen...
View ArticleImperial History and Film Culture
Screenshot from the BP-sponsored Nigerian documentary ‘Three Roads to Tomorrow’ (1958), available for viewing at the Colonial Film Project. David Thackeray University of Exeter What value do film...
View ArticleAmazing new digital archive of political maps for imperial and global historians
‘American Bases in the World‘ (1951), French Communist Party. Courtesy of the P.J. Mode Collection, Cornell Library. Marc-William Palen History Department, University of Exeter Follow on Twitter...
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Marc-William Palen History Department, University of Exeter Follow on Twitter @MWPalen A good omen for the new year? It’s a pleasure to see that our post from late last year exploring a wonderful new...
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Dr Julia Irwin (USF) and Dr Marc-William Palen (Exeter) The pandemic has raised important questions and challenges for historical research in both domestic and international archives, which graduate...
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