Economics

While money might be a relatively new introduction to human society, the concept of trade, battering and early economics are not. In this section the articles and podcasts will draw out the questions of what are economics, how they have changed over time and what is the South Sea bubble?

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  • Filmed Lecture: Medlicott Lecture 2024 - Professor Catherine Hall

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    Addressing issues of the legacies of racism created by the transatlantic slave trade and the narratives of its abolition  The Medlicott Medal is awarded annually for outstanding services and contributions to history. This year the Medal went to Professor Catherine Hall, who is Emerita Professor of Modern British Social and Cultural History at...

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  • Filmed Lecture: West Africa from the Rise of the Slave Trade to the Age of Revolution

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    In this Virtual Branch webinar we were joined in conversation with Dr Toby Green on his acclaimed book 'A Fistful of Shells'. Shortlisted for the 2020 Wolfson Prize and winner of the 2019 Nayef Al-Rodhan Prize for Global Cultural Understanding, the book explores West Africa from the Rise of the...

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  • Virtual Branch Recording: Rebellion and Resistance of the Enslaved in the Atlantic World

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    This talk explored the struggle for liberation from the perspective of the enslaved, wherever possible in their own words. Dr Sudhir Hazareesingh shines a light on the lives of revolutionaries like Toussaint Louverture, José Antonio Aponte, Nat Turner, and the pregnant rebel Solitude; touching on the stories of the freed...

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