Provocations

This section contains short think-pieces about rethinking British history after 1945, with a special focus on the cultural history of Britain’s Sixties.

For properly academic, peer-reviewed pieces, look here.

The Challenge of Writing Contemporary History

What does ‘Secular’ Actually Mean?

Reframing Britain’s Sixties

What was the 1960s ‘Secular Revolution’?

The Postsecular Turn in Contemporary British Historiography

Historicising British Modernities