Irish_Easter_Rising_25th_anniversary_postage_stamp

Postage stamp issued by the Irish postal service on 27 October 1941 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Irish Easter Rising.
Artist: Victor Brown.
Licensed under: Public Domain under Irish Copyright Law.
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1024px-2023-09-14_Empty_pedestal_Bristol_01

Empty Pedestal following the toppling of the statue of the enslaver Edward Colston, Bristol.
Author: Bärbel Miemietz. 14/09/2023.
Licensed under: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International.
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The_peace_line_along_Cupar_Way_in_Belfast,_Protestant_side_(41391191864)

The "Peace Line" along  Cupar Way in Belfast, Shankill  Side.
Author: Sonse. 05/05/2018.
Licensed under: Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic.
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Katyn_Memorial_by_Alexander_Paul_Klecki,_1985,_Bristol_Roman_Catholic_Cathedral_grounds

Katyn Memorial by Alexander Paul Klecki, 1985, Bristol Roman Catholic Cathedral grounds.
Author: 14GTR. 2019.
Licensed under: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International.
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Lavenone_-_Noi_sognamo_l'Italia_romana_(Mussolini)

Fascist Inscription in the Village of Levanone, Italy. 'We dream of Roman Italy, Mussolini'.
Author: Xavier Caré. 10/08/2016.
Licensed under: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International.
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Bringing together scholars from across a wide range of disciplines, the Contested Histories group is committed to fostering new and innovative research on the construction and mobilisation of competing narratives of the past. Whether it is in struggles over political, cultural, or epistemic authority, we consider historical narratives as a key site for the construction and contestation of power. For this reason, we are interested in exploring how canons and archives are constituted, how hegemonic visions of the past are articulated and propagated, and how counter-narratives emerge to challenge them.

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