The legacy of an African slave, Josefa, offers exceptional potential to inform both a major historical debate about slave cultures and the legacies of slavery.
Extending from the late 19th century to the present, this project analyses the understandings of and policies developed for homeless people in their shifting contexts.
The project aims to show how key ethical ideas from the enlightenment philosopher Immanuel Kant, such as human dignity, autonomy and goodwill, have deeper roots in ancient Stoic ethics.
The project addresses current public and academic debates over U.S. Exceptionalism, which casts United States’ historical development outside the normal path of history.
Focusing on the entire period of French rule in Algeria, this project looks at the impact of the former colonial power on colonised people. It questions long-held views about the empire and colonised people’s resistance to European domination.
The project seeks to map the diverse uses of indigenous knowledge and support its future potential. This promises equity for knowledge custodians and to help prevent cultural misappropriations.
