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History Matters: Public History and the Value of Humanities
As well as being a catchy double entendre, the title of this blog is also something of a manifesto: History Matters. It’s something I and my Sheffield colleagues (and many others, both within and...
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Kai Akosia and the rediscovery of the Ashantee Village in Sheffield
Within the walls of Sheffield General Cemetery is the only lasting legacy of a truly remarkable and peculiar event from Sheffield’s past. On the cemetery’s website one can explore its residents and...
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That Fox News Interview: Reza Aslan and the Ownership of the Past
If you haven’t seen it yet – and if your Twitter feed is anything like mine then that seems unlikely – do take a look at Fox News’s interview with Reza Aslan. Aslan is the author of Zealot, a study of...
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Remembering the First World War
Beginning on 4 August, 2014, Britain, along with many other countries in the world, will commemorate the First World War Centenary. National commemoration services will happen in the UK and in Mons,...
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Black History Month: A call for contributions
October is Black History Month in the UK, and here at History Matters we’re inviting contributions on the theme of black history, broadly defined. Based at the University of Sheffield, we publish...
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Some reflections on Black History Month
For many of us involved in work on British Black History, Black History Month (BHM) has become increasingly problematic. When it was launched it was seen as ensuring that both the histories of the...
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