There will also be a critical consideration of how newly elaborated questions in the 2021 Census relate to health, disability, housing, work, migration, gender, sexuality, as well as specific issues around inclusion and miscounting in census returns. More broadly, the project will demonstrate a novel use of public history and engagement, unearth hidden histories, and allow students to boost critical skills around history in applied and imaginative ways.
Dr Madden said: “The project offers our students a genuine opportunity to co-produce creative learning that can evidence how historical source analysis might be applied to a range of community settings”.
She will be recording a podcast about the work for BBC Three on 9 March (release date to be confirmed). There will also be a related community-led online talk with Q+A focused on issues around the census and disability, taking place free of charge on 16 March from 11.00-13.00. Registration details .
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