"Alert: History Under Construction. Everything on this sign is true but incomplete." This message was part of the exhibit aimed at enhancing historical narratives at Muir Woods National Monument, showcasing untold stories of indigenous peoples and colonial impacts.
The effort to classify life by Carl Linnaeus not only created the systematic naming of species but also embodied an attempt to dominate nature and people, reflecting colonial impulses.
The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement has mainstreamed the ethical principle of ‘do no harm,’ focusing on global solidarity since its inception 20 years ago.
The Hudson's Bay Company matters to Canada's past and to many of its present debates because the enterprise sat at the crossroads of almost every major current that formed the country: economy, geography, politics, Indigenous relations and national identity.
Gandhi's perspective on violence in the anticolonial struggle requires understanding his ties to the Swadeshi movement, which transformed through significant cultural figures seeking national identity.
The absence of a dedicated exhibition for Frank Auerbach in Berlin, despite his legacy, has underscored the artist's historical ties and contributions to the art world.
Gananath Obeyesekere, an anthropologist whose insights drew on Hindu texts, Freudian psychoanalysis, and Christian mysticism, was a leading intellectual figure in Sri Lanka and Western academia.
