The 'Decolonised' Digital Journal: The Past and Future of History

Activity: Talk or presentationInvited talk

Description

This paper discusses the creation and purpose of the digital journal. I designed this resource to enable History UG students within KCL to diversify the type of sources they were using in their research. The principal aim of the project was to provide students with a digital resource that allows them to recover the voices and experiences of indigenous actors and communities, that are often overlooked and marginalized in the writing of the histories concerned with the era of decolonization.

The project produced a digital journal that will bring together various accessible online archives of the former colonies such as in the Caribbean, South Asia, Africa, Palestine, and the Middle East. The digital journal will allow students to shift the focus away from British perspectives towards understanding a much wider range of perspectives and primary sources than those principally drawn from British archives. Therefore, allowing students to engage in a more critical and richer analysis of themes such as race, gender, class, and indigenous activism both within Britain and the colonies. This will enable students to challenge established narratives that may have sought to marginalise the contribution, agency, and experiences of indigenous actors within the colonial setting.
Period4 Jul 202215 Jul 2022
Held atThe National Archives, United Kingdom