Racism – A Global History

Global History seminarFrancisco Bethancourt (King’s College London)10 March 2010Racism – A Global HistoryThis is a guest post by Bianca Harrisskitt, one of IHR Digital’s interns from the University of Leicester.     In March 2010, Professor Francisco...

The Underground Above Ground

Going Underground: Travel Beneath the Metropolis 1863-2013Lucy Maulsby The Underground Above Ground17 January 2013  Abstract: Architectural historians interested in underground transportation systems have largely focused on the representational character of the...

The Consumption of Culture – A Global History

Global History seminarFrank Trentmann (Birkbeck)17 March 2010The Consumption of Culture – A Global HistoryThis is a guest post by Bianca Harrisskitt, one of IHR Digital’s interns from the University of Leicester. The growth of consumerism is a topic that seems to be...

The London Tube Map as Shared Public Diagram

Going Underground: Travel Beneath the Metropolis 1863-2013Christoph LuederThe London Tube Map as Shared Public Diagram18 January 2013 Abstract: Harry Beck’s seminal London Tube Map, in over 80 years of use and alteration since its inception in 1931, has provided an...