I think that everyone, from whatever political perspective, will agree that the events of Saturday night in Clapham were regrettable. The image broadcast to the world was of a large gathering of women protesting male violence and mourning the death of a young woman with her whole life ahead of her. For this vigil... Continue Reading →
The worldwide reaction to the murder of George Floyd has shocked me, the murder of George Floyd has not. Another of our students speaks out
Last week we showcased a series of blog posts written by History (and Joint Honours History) students at the University of Northampton. Today we have another, from Amelia, who has just competed her first year at Northampton studying History and Media Production. Again, this is a very personal reflection and it contains language which might cause offence out of context. ... Continue Reading →
Racism, feminism and the role of white privilege
This is last of the series of blogs from our students this week, inspired by the Black Lives Matters protests, and it comes from Holly, one of our History Masters post graduates. As a white female growing up in East London, the concept of multi-culturalism has always been something that has intrigued me and made me proud... Continue Reading →
‘All Lives won’t matter until Black Lives Matter too’: Knowledge. Equality. Justice
'All Lives won't matter until Black Lives Matter too' This is the now the sixth in a s series of blog posts written by undergraduate students at the University of Northampton. These are personal reflection on the killing of George Floyd in the USA and the wave of protests that have followed from that across... Continue Reading →
‘We cannot become a country of justice until we as white people speak up against the injustice’. Black Lives Matter
Today it is the turn of Sabrina, another of our wonderful bunch of History undergraduates at Northampton, to share her experiences of the Black Lives Matter movement and why she was inspired to get involved. Growing up I was surrounded by racist comments, which living in such a culturally diverse place that was Bradford confused... Continue Reading →
“This is a traumatic time for black people, how many people are aware of this?” Another powerful post from a History student at Northampton.
This killing of George Floyd has inspired several of our History students to write blog posts, this one is from Monique, one of our current second years. My heart aches for my people, we have been through a lot. There is so much trauma, so many things we need to unlearn that the oppressor has... Continue Reading →
Black Lives Matter: The Role of Museums
The next in our continuing series of blogs inspired by the BLM movement from students and staff is from Catriona, who has just completed her second year of study with us. As another middle aged, middle class white person, I also wondered what contribution I could make to the quest for change, the need for... Continue Reading →
Black Lives Matter – the second in a series of posts from History at Northampton
This week we are posting personal blogs from students and staff in History at the University of Northampton. Today's post is by Joseph, a first year History Undergraduate. When you look back in history and you see black people as slaves, then you see them segregated and treated as second class citizens and you think... Continue Reading →
Black Lives Matter – a series of posts from History at Northampton
Today we start a series of personal blog posts from staff and students reacting to the killing of George Floyd and the protests here and around the world. The first of these is from Ursula, who has just completed her second year of study for a degree in History at the University of Northampton. NB: Ursula's... Continue Reading →
Restricting immigration, a good idea? An historical perspective from 1905 to the present
At the beginning of this week the incumbent Home Secretary announced that from January 2021 new legislation would restrict immigration into the UK, as the government had promised in the run up to the 2019 General Election. In brief the aim of the Conservative administration is to limit the amount of poorer, less well educated,... Continue Reading →
