Category Archives: African History

Twelve Days of Christmas: Five Gold Rings

Posted on December 17, 2019 by readinghistory

By Dr Heike Schmidt Five Rings of Gold – But Where Did It Come From? When the Gold Coast gained independence from Britain in 1957 the anti-colonial nationalists proudly renamed the country Ghana. Their first head of stead, Kwame Nkrumah, … Continue reading →

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The Rugby World Cup and the Born Free Dancing Victory

Posted on November 8, 2019 by readinghistory

By Dr Heike Schmidt On Saturday 2 November the ‘Springboks’, South Africa’s national rugby team, won the world cup in the final game against England. There has been a much-reported twitter storm in response to one of the Springbok players, … Continue reading →

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Fieldwork Notes: ‘Just smile and be friendly Beth, you’ll do fine…’

Posted on October 5, 2018 by readinghistory

by Beth Rebisz, Ph.D. student For the two months running up to my departure in July for Nairobi, Kenya, I did what I do best: worry. I worried (for no reason) that my visa wouldn’t be accepted. I worried that … Continue reading →

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Robert Mugabe’s Fall in Political Cartoons: A Zimbabwean Story (Part II)

Posted on November 29, 2017 by readinghistory

As the situation continues to develop in Zimbabwa, our Dr Heike Schmidt considers Mugabe’s fall as seen in political cartoons (Part 2 of 2). Continue reading →

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Robert Mugabe’s Fall in Political Cartoons: A Zimbabwean Story (Part I)

Posted on November 28, 2017 by readinghistory

As the situation continues to develop in Zimbabwa, our Dr Heike Schmidt considers Mugabe’s fall as seen in political cartoons (Part 1 of 2). Continue reading →

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