Transient Solutions: Walls that made history
Natasha Proietto — November 20, 2009 1 Comment
The former Chancellor of West Germany, Willy Brandt, probably came close to defining how such structures often come to be judged by history when he coined the phrase “the Wall of Shame” to describe the Berlin wall. Not all walls are shameful but they do run a heavy risk of being considered a crude solution at best, even by those who erect them.
Politics
History in Politics: The perils of invoking the past
Natasha Proietto — July 7, 2009 0 Comments
Current political debate is suffering from the lack of nuances introduced, the desire for a sound bite and a quick fix, the laxity of believing that now is not a good time to debate, even amongst friends. Every point has to be debated in detail instead of an over-reliance on shady historical metaphors. Sometimes it seems we hear and read the same things over and again. Debate is all we have to move forward
Editor's Pick, Politics
David Starkey’s criticism of female historians is wrong
Natasha Proietto — April 4, 2009 3 Comments
British historian David Starkey recently said that history has been “feminized”, but this shows a misunderstanding of the effect the new army of female historians has had