Tag Archives: Africa

The Joys of Being an Africanist: Summertime in Tanzania, by Dr Heike I. Schmidt

Posted on August 12, 2021 by readinghistory

Part II Conducting oral history interviews as well as participant observation are the prerogatives of the modern historian. These methods also need to be carefully learned and critically questioned as the research itself generates primary sources. They require the researcher … 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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The softest and longest – coup in Zimbabwe

Posted on November 17, 2017 by readinghistory
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Reminder: Seminar in Global History, 10th February 2016

Posted on January 29, 2016 by readinghistory

This is a reminder of the up-coming Seminar in Global History which will take place on Wednesday, 10th February 2016. Dr Miles Larmer (University of Oxford) will be speaking on ‘Localising Africa’s Cold War: The Katangese Gendarmes and Conflict in … Continue reading →

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