Scottish Centre for Global History

Content Warning: Discussion includes mental health, as well as misogynistic language which some listeners may find distressing. Listener discretion is advised.

In this episode, Clare Binning (@clarebinning) of Strathclyde University discusses the rise of involuntary celibacy (inceldom) in our contemporary culture and its historical roots in modern literature.

Contrapoints on Incels: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fD2briZ6fB0&t=8s

Clare is currently pursuing an MRes in English at the University of Strathclyde, with a particular focus on 'inceldom' and the Western literary canon. Her research is supported by the AHRC-aligned Interdisciplinary Excellence Awards Bursary.

In this episode, SCGH editor Paul Feeney discusses postcolonialism in Africa with Frank Gerits and Matteo Grilli. In their new book: "Visions of African Unity: New Perspectives on the History of Pan-Africanism and African Unification Projects", they have edited a collection of essays exploring the political and cultural visions that informed projects aimed at African unification.

Matteo Grilli is a postdoctoral fellow in the International Studies Group at the University of the Free State in Bloemfontein, South Africa. He specializes in decolonization and Pan-Africanism. He is the author of Nkrumaism and African Nationalism: Ghana’s Pan-African Foreign Policy in the Age of Decolonization (Palgrave Macmillan, 2018).

Frank Gerits is Assistant Professor in the History of International Relations at Utrecht University, the Netherlands. He previously held postdoctoral positions at New York University, USA, and the University of the Free State in Bloemfontein, South Africa.

"Visions of African Unity" is available for purchase at: https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783030529109#aboutAuthors

In this episode Anna Adima talks to Olivia Wyatt, a postgraduate student at the University of Leeds researching Black British history. They talk about Olivia’s research, as well as her volunteer work with the Young Historians Project and Harewood House.

Here are links to references made in the podcast that listeners may find interesting:

Young Historians Project:

https://www.younghistoriansproject.org/

Olivia’s blog post for Harewood House, “Power. Whiteness. Resistance. Challenging the ‘facts’ of the Archive”:

https://harewood.org/about/blog/black-lives-matter/olivia-wyatt-power-whiteness-resistance-challenging-the-facts-of-the-archive/

The History Hotline Podcast:

https://open.spotify.com/show/1GavSibsENENOjVulvr5IT?si=MaPfw6LEQMuCP13pvLTq7Q&nd=1

History Matters:

https://www.historymatters.online/

The Eulogy Project by Jamaica Society Leeds:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICszJup728E&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=JamaicaSocietyLeeds

Margins to Centre Conference:

https://www.marginstocentre.com/

In this episode, Anna Adima talks to April Jackson, ESRC-funded PhD candidate at the University of Leicester, who is researching the laws, practices and perceptions of judicial execution across the British Empire between 1815 and 1980. They discuss April’s research, researching global history during a pandemic, methodologies, as well as ideas around decolonising the concept of violence and capital punishment.

Content warning: this episode contains many references to violence and capital punishment. Listener discretion is advised.

"Beyond Desegregation: The United States Anti-Apartheid Movement"

In this bonus episode of our series on the British Anti-Apartheid movement (AAM) SCGH editor Paul Feeney discusses the growth of Anti-Apartheid activism in the United States and international activism with Mattie Webb (@MattieCWebb), Dr. Matthew Graham (@SAhistoryMatt) and Dr. Christopher Fevre (@ChrisFevre).

(01:07) Overview of the US Anti-Apartheid movement.

(05:45) The politics of race and dissent in the United States.

(11:55) The Sullivan Principles and Corporate Activism.

(22:35) Labour reforms in South Africa.

(27:08) Workers solidarity with the Anti-Apartheid movement.

(39:00) Economic Sanctions and the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act, 1986

For access to our complete list of public history blogs, podcasts and academic resources, visit our website: globalhistory.org.uk or follow us on twitter @UoDSCGH.

Thumbnail design by Franek Tyczynski (@franek.did).

Images sourced from: Rose Library, Emory University

"Legacy: The Anti-Apartheid Movement in Public Memory"

In the third episode of our four-part series on the British Anti-Apartheid movement (AAM) in Britain, SCGH editor Paul Feeney discusses the growth of Anti-Apartheid activism throughout the 1980's, and its legacy today with scholars of South Africa, Dr. Matthew Graham (@SAhistoryMatt) and Dr. Christopher Fevre (@ChrisFevre).

(00:27) The Nelson Mandela campaign and the AAM in the 1980s.

(13:07) Domestic and international pressures on the Apartheid state.

(17:34) The Anti-Apartheid movement and the African National Congress.

(33:41) The main successes of the movement.

(37:38) The legacy of the Anti-Apartheid Movement.

For access to our complete list of public history blogs, podcasts and academic resources, visit our website: globalhistory.org.uk or follow us on twitter @UoDSCGH.

Thumbnail design by Franek Tyczynski (@franek.did).

"Boycotts for Freedom: The Anti-Apartheid Movement in the 1970s and 1980s"

In the second episode of our four-part series on the British Anti-Apartheid movement (AAM) in Britain, SCGH editor Paul Feeney discusses the growth of the anti-Apartheid movement throughout the 1970s and 1980s with scholars of South Africa Dr. Matthew Graham (@SAhistoryMatt) and Dr. Christopher Fevre (@ChrisFevre).

(00:58) The actions of the Anti-Apartheid movement in the 1970s.

(08:40) The cultural boycott of South Africa and the "Stop the 70s" tour.

(19:50) The consumer boycott of multinational corporations, e.g. Barclays and Shell.

(32:07) Britain's arms relations with South Africa and the 1977 UN Arms embargo.

(36:37) The Free Mandela Campaign

For access to our complete list of public history blogs, podcasts and academic resources, visit our website: globalhistory.org.uk or follow us on twitter @UoDSCGH.

Thumbnail design by Franek Tyczynski (@franek.did).

"Building the Movement: The Roots of the Anti-Apartheid Movement in Britain"

In the first episode of our four-part series on the British anti-Apartheid movement (AAM) in Britain, SCGH editor Paul Feeney discusses the roots of anti-Apartheid activism with scholars of South Africa Dr. Matthew Graham (@SAhistoryMatt) and Dr. Christopher Fevre (@ChrisFevre).

(01:45) How the movement began in Britain. An introduction to the main ideas and activists which publicised the anti-Apartheid struggle throughout Britain in the 1950s and 1960s.

(14:01) The significance of the Sharpeville massacre, 21 March 1960.

(19:15) The British Government's response to Apartheid South Africa from 1964 onwards.

(22:36) Cold War politics and the international position of the ANC.

(29:43) The evolution of the movement into the 1970s.

(36:00) Business interests and Constructive engagement with the Apartheid state.

For access to our complete list of public history blogs, podcasts and academic resources, visit our website: globalhistory.org.uk or follow us on twitter @UoDSCGH.

Thumbnail design by Franek Tyczynski (@franek.did).

In this first quarterly review episode, SCGH editors Paul Feeney, Jordan Buchanan and Liam Grieve discuss some of the main challenges facing historians today. They also discuss how the site can be used to aid postgraduate research.

You can find our list of weekly blogs and academic resources at globalhistory.org.uk. If you would like to contribute a blog post or take part in a virtual research workshop, please contact us via email at [email protected] or via twitter @UoDSCGH