Timeline Stories
A Conversation at Oxford
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In the wake of #RhodesMustFall (RMF) at the University of Cape Town in 2015, and in the midst of RMF at Oxford in Spring 2016, a conversation with the Warden at Rhodes House raised the question, who else is facing similar challenges?… Read More
First Discussions with the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM)
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Discussions focused on the need for a neutral platform for various stakeholders addressing contested histories. First case studies researched and template designed for case studies. Read More
A landmark month
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Welcomed First Interns from Erasmus University Rotterdam; Prototype for the map designed; First expert meeting with OSCE HCNM; First Contested Histories Symposium at All Souls College, University of Oxford… Read More
First Occasional Paper published
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Thinking About Historical Legacies: Looking for Just Principles and Processes By Charles R. Conn… Read More
International Task Force meets in Paris
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First 25 cases presented; decision taken to publish a book of ten cases in cooperation with the International Bar Association and Salzburg Global Seminar… Read More
International Task Force meets at All Souls College
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With OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Lamberto Zannier as keynote speaker… Read More
Contested Histories Workshop in South Africa
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The project and case of Edward Colston in Bristol was presented at Facing History and Ourselves’ Global Summit… Read More
Cases List surpasses 200
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Sparked by the death of George Floyd and Black Lives Matter demonstrations, disputes over statues, monuments, street names accelerate – catalogue has more than 200 cases by summer’s end… Read More