Annual Conference

Broadsides

As Ripe for Sport as for Cultivation: White Sport in Kenya and the British World

3 days ago

As Ripe for Sport as for Cultivation: White Sport in Kenya and the British World

In colonial Kenya. the white community cultivated sports as a means to negotiate their identity as Britons and place in the "British world."

Recent

Memories of Early Modern Deforestation and Modern Irish Forest Policy

Keith Pluymers

Oct 6

Memories of Early Modern Deforestation and Modern Irish Forest Policy

"As Ireland seeks to address climate change, early modern forest history regularly appears in debates about present policy and visions..."

Graduate Student Unions in Florida: From Constitutional Right to Political Problem

Chelsi Arellano

Sep 22

Graduate Student Unions in Florida: From Constitutional Right to Political Problem

"As both students and workers, we face a unique set of problems..."

Growth in a Time of Crisis: The Seventeenth Century Scottish Linen Industry

Patrick Klinger

Sep 15

Growth in a Time of Crisis: The Seventeenth Century Scottish Linen Industry

Despite poor environmental conditions, Scottish linen became one of Scotland's most profitable export commodities during the 1690s.

Kristen Thomas-McGill

Sep 8

Belief and Doubt in Histories of Abuse

[Content Warning: This piece contains graphic descriptions of child sex abuse.]

Historiography of Ireland/Northern Ireland

"The Irish do not live in the past rather Ireland’s history lives in the present"

Laura McAtackney

Nov 3

"The Irish do not live in the past rather Ireland’s history lives in the present"

"One cannot deny that the maintaining of “peace” after conflict has not been a straightforward or linear process."

Why the Inertia? Situated Knowledge and Action in Northern Ireland

Jennifer Todd

Oct 31

Why the Inertia? Situated Knowledge and Action in Northern Ireland

I enter this discussion with some caution. My interests lie in the broad field of ethnicity, boundaries and identity, my research on the...

The Start of the Troubles and Real Politics

Simon Prince

Oct 25

The Start of the Troubles and Real Politics

In this piece, Simon Prince reflects on his article “Against Ethnicity” and how his work emphasizes a short time span and contingency.

Consensus and Debate: Walking the 'New' Northern Ireland

Elizabeth DeYoung

Oct 20

Consensus and Debate: Walking the 'New' Northern Ireland

"Walking as methodology can add weight and texture to historical study."

Our digital publication

Broadsides is the official blog for the North American Conference on British Studies. This digital forum offers an accessible, communal space to host scholarly discussion of interest to our membership. You can read more about this new NACBS initiative here.

Submission Guidelines

Support the Blog