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The mega dam in Jinja was meant to give Uganda energy independence, but this was constrained by Britain’s agricultural interests in Egypt.
Reaction to criticism of the monarchy shows that universities need to do much more to support racialized faculty and staff.
In the 19th century, ‘old age’ was once a leading cause of death, alongside the vague description ‘found dead’.
Waiting in line to see the Queen lying in state resonates with other contemporary, post-secular forms of pilgrimage.
University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor Paddy Nixon discuss the week in politics.
In the middle of the tremendous outpouring of love and grief for the Queen and the monarchy she represented, not everyone wants to take a moment of silence. And there are a lot of reasons why.
Whatever Queen Elizabeth’s personal qualities, it’s time to determine how the monarchy fits Canada’s current situation as an independent country and its aspirations for the future.
The death of Queen Elizabeth will not weaken the attachment of Northern Ireland’s unionists to Britain. But it is a morale blow at a time of political uncertainty.
Appeals to social organisation are about knowing one’s place, a particularly English preoccupation.
Many of those critical or skeptical of the monarchy have felt silenced.
A scholar of British history explains how the ornate church and its significance to the monarchy have changed over centuries.
An award-winning photographer reflects on iconic images of the late monarch and pictures a nation in mourning
In 2022 TV news rather than ballads communicate the details of a monarch’s death, but the challenge of communicating the royal succession draws on lessons from 400 years ago.
Other queens were just teenagers when they ascended the throne.
Queen Elizabeth’s funeral will maintain all the traditions of previous royal funerals but will have some new additions to ease the new sovereign in.
Queen Elizabeth II encouraged tolerance in a multifaith United Kingdom. To appreciate the significance of her efforts, it is important to understand the country’s complicated religious history.
It was widely understood to be in the works, but king Charles announced that his son would take on his previous title without formally informing the first minister of Wales.
Whose lives are considered worth grieving? Why is Queen Elizabeth’s life and death considered more grievable by authorities than Indigenous people, overdose victims or anyone else?
It’s understandable some people wish to publicly grieve the Queen and offer their respects to her and the monarchy. But those who disagree with the monarchy also have a right to freedom of speech.
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Visiting Fellow in History, Anglia Ruskin University
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Associate Professor of English, Flinders University
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Professor Emerita in Constitutional Law, University of Sydney
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Director of History & Policy at the Institute of Historical Research and Professor of British and Commonwealth History, School of Advanced Study, University of London
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Professor of British Politics and Government & Founder of the Constitution Unit, UCL
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Professor of History, Boston University
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Associate Professor in History of Art, University of Nottingham
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Emeritus Professor of Modern British History, Durham University
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Associate Professor of History, CQUniversity Australia
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Associate Professor in Humanities, University of Southern Queensland
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Professor of Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Emeritus Professor, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer in History, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Lecturer in Constitutional and Administrative Law, and Public Procurement, Bangor University