History Workshop Podcast

History Workshop
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Listen to leading scholars, activists and writers talk about the practice of history and reflect on the social forces that are changing our world.

  1. History Workshop in Turbulent Times

    1D AGO

    History Workshop in Turbulent Times

    What is the value of history at times of global upheaval? Four historians discuss their reflections on this in History Workshop Journal's 100th issue.

    50 min
  2. Working Collectively Then and Now

    JAN 28

    Working Collectively Then and Now

    How did History Workshop Journal's editorial collective sustain its commitment to radical history over fifty tumultuous years? Sally Alexander and Jeffrey Weeks discuss.

    1h 14m
  3. Reimagining Trades Union History

    JAN 7

    Reimagining Trades Union History

    A new exhibition on 200 years of British trades union history spotlights surprising moments in the tumultuous history of workers organising for change.

    32 min
  4. Teaching Eastern Europe Through A Decolonial Lens

    11/26/2025

    Teaching Eastern Europe Through A Decolonial Lens

    Why has Eastern Europe been absent from studies of decolonial history? Historians Oksana Dudko and Anna Hájková discuss.

    36 min
  5. Friends in Common

    10/29/2025

    Friends in Common

    How might we reassess the importance of friendship as a transformative, even revolutionary, political resource?

    52 min
  6. Changing the Record

    09/29/2025

    Changing the Record

    How has paperwork served over time as a tool for empowerment and change? A roundtable of historians, archivists, and activists explore its unexpected radical history.

    1h 16m
  7. Can A Rock Band Make History?

    07/16/2025

    Can A Rock Band Make History?

    A Glasgow rock band, The Tenementals, explore what it means to create radical history in song.

    36 min
  8. The 1984 Islington Nursery Strike

    06/18/2025

    The 1984 Islington Nursery Strike

    Why did 155 nursery workers employed by London's Islington Council go on strike in 1984 - and why has their story been forgotten?

    1h 2m
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Listen to leading scholars, activists and writers talk about the practice of history and reflect on the social forces that are changing our world.

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  • Creator
    History Workshop
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2026
  • Episodes
    90
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
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  • Show Website
    History Workshop Podcast

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