Hidden Histories

Ernst Toller, a 20th Century German playwright, once declared, "History is the propaganda of the victors." In his pronouncement, Toller really wasn’t saying anything that hadn’t been said before, but he was saying it quite precisely. Our view of history is usually controlled by those who have come out on top, not only in terms of geographical wars, but also in terms of more subtle class and cultural wars.

Hidden History aims to explain the history of a particular moment from the perspective of someone who hasn’t necessarily won. Unlike the more famous ‘A Moment in Time’ that derives more than 50 % of its content from North American/ European history with a heavy emphasis on political elites1, Hidden History’s aim will be to cover a broader geographic area, including the Global South, with a series of entertaining and edifying stories designed and oriented around the perspective of someone who stands outside the dominant state or cultural authority.

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Ernst Toller, a 20th Century German playwright, once declared, "History is the propaganda of the victors." In his pronouncement, Toller really wasn’t saying anything that hadn’t been said before, but he was saying it quite precisely. Our view of history is usually controlled by those who have come out on top, not only in terms of geographical wars, but also in terms of more subtle class and cultural wars. Hidden History aims to explain the history of a particular moment from the perspective of someone who hasn’t necessarily won. Unlike the more famous ‘A Moment in Time’ that derives more than 50 % of its content from North American/ European history with a heavy emphasis on political elites1, Hidden History’s aim will be to cover a broader geographic area, including the Global... Show full description