"history" blog posts
3 films with compelling stories you should watch for Black History Month![Hidden Figures cast at the Kennedy Space Center](/media/livacuk/histories-languages-and-cultures/blog/hidden,figures,cast.jpg)
![Hidden Figures cast at the Kennedy Space Center](/media/livacuk/histories-languages-and-cultures/blog/hidden,figures,cast.jpg)
3 films with compelling stories you should watch for Black History Month
In this blog post by final year History and Film studies student, Heather Donlon, we'll journey through 'The Woman King,' 'Till,' and 'Hidden Figures,' celebrating the remarkable contributions and stories of Black women.
Posted on: 10 October 2023
Monuments and memorials: how should a city acknowledge its past?
![Wreath laying by descendants of the enslaved](/media/livacuk/modern-languages-and-cultures/images/blog-images/21-600-600x402.jpg)
![Wreath laying by descendants of the enslaved](/media/livacuk/modern-languages-and-cultures/images/blog-images/21-600-600x402.jpg)
Monuments and memorials: how should a city acknowledge its past?
Modern Languages and Cultures postgraduate student Rudi Hart talks about their time in the Netherlands whilst researching for their master's degree, the importance of monuments and memorials in cities and acknowledging the past.
Posted on: 1 October 2020
Coming to terms with the colonial past? A visit to Tervuren![Painting of Belgian colonialism](/media/livacuk/modern-languages-and-cultures/images/blog-images/jpg1/Forsdick-MLC-blog-02.jpg)
![Painting of Belgian colonialism](/media/livacuk/modern-languages-and-cultures/images/blog-images/jpg1/Forsdick-MLC-blog-02.jpg)
Coming to terms with the colonial past? A visit to Tervuren
French history and culture expert, Prof Charles Forsdick, explores Belgium's colonial past.
Posted on: 11 March 2019