RESEARCH & LEARNING TOOLS

Guiding users through the wealth of content available on Bloomsbury Cultural History our exclusive and specially-commissioned research and learning tools are designed with teachers, students, and researchers in mind. From Lesson Plans and Subject Guides, to our new Object Article series, this rich collection of pedagogical resources introduce key subject areas, support instructors in their teaching and serve as jumping-off points for further research.

OBJECT ARTICLES

Bloomsbury Cultural History’s new series of Object Articles takes key items from the platform’s extensive collection of museum images and considers the objects as historical artefacts in their own right. Written and peer reviewed by major scholars, the articles provide a contextual and historical analysis of these fantastic interactive resources. This unique collection sits at the intersection of material and visual culture, history, art history and archaeology, providing students and researchers alike with an invaluable gateway through which to explore the past.

Topics include :

• Case Study of Dirck Hartogh Plate, 1616
• Object Case Study of Edwards’ Harlene for the Hair, c. 1890
• Object Case Study of Jacob Coeman’s Portrait of Peter Cnoll, Cornelia van Nijenrode, Their Daughters, and Two Enslaved Servants, 1655
• Object Case Study of a Miniature Tabard, 1600–1700
• Object Case Study of Randolph Rogers’s Ruth Gleaning, Carved 1855 or 1856
• Object Case Study of a Commemorative Spoon, Marking the Coronation of King William III and II, and Queen Mary II, 1689
• Thematic Overview of Medieval Altar Decorations at the University Museum of Bergen
• Object Case Study of Cannibalism and Indigenous Portrayal in Theodor de Bry’s rendition of Hans Staden’s True History, c.1592
• Object Case Study of an Engraving of Four Monstrous Births, 1593

We will be adding new Object Articles throughout the year. If you would like to write or request a new Object Article, please contact bloomsburyculturalhistory@bloomsbury.com.

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LESSON PLANS

Providing inspiration to bolster courses, lesson plans help to promote the efficiency of teaching and learning using the vast array of material that is available on Bloomsbury Cultural History. With links to additional reading, discussion topics, and homework assignments, the following plans can also be seen as navigational tools for assisting users to make the most out of the variety of content available on the site.

Topics include :

• Animals and History
• The Body and Modernity
• An Introduction to Sports History
• The History of Freedom in Early Modern Europe (1348–1648)
• Domestic Cultures in Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Britain
• Histories of Media and Everyday Life
• Cultural Representations of Disability
• War and Peace in the Early Modern Period
• Cultural History of Climate Change
• Gender and Sexuality
• A Cultural History of Modern Italy
• The Global History of Food
• A Cultural History of the Sea Since 1500
• A Cultural History of Color in Design and Marketing

We will be adding new Lesson Plans each year. If you would like to write or request a new Lesson Plan, please contact bloomsburyculturalhistory@bloomsbury.com.

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SUBJECT GUIDES

Our goal is to provide solutions to support digital learning, teaching, and research across a variety of disciplines. Subject Guides provide instructors, students, and librarians with a simple shortcut to help them find the material they need across a number of topics. Links can easily be added to a course syllabus or reading list. Explore these gateways for discovery and deepen the research experience with our resources.

Download PDF versions of the Subject Guides by clicking on the links below.

Animals

• Download the Animals Subject Guide (PDF)

Disability

• Download the Disability Subject Guide (PDF)

Fashion

• Download the Fashion Subject Guide (PDF)

Food and Drink

• Download the Food and Drink Subject Guide (PDF)

Gender and Sexuality

• Download the Gender and Sexuality Subject Guide (PDF)

Material Culture

• Download the Material Culture Subject Guide (PDF)

Protest and Social Activism

• Download the Protest and Social Activism Subject Guide (PDF)

Race and Ethnicity

• Download the Race and Ethnicity Subject Guide (PDF)

War

• Download the War Subject Guide (PDF)

We will be adding new Subject Guides throughout the year. If you would like to request a new Subject Guide, please contact bloomsburyculturalhistory@bloomsbury.com.