--- title: "Joe Biggerstaff (@jlbiggerstaff) | Hashnode" description: "Joe Biggerstaff (@jlbiggerstaff) writes on Hashnode. Read their latest articles and follow their work." url: "https://hashnode.com/@jlbiggerstaff" --- @jlbiggerstaff # Joe Biggerstaff @jlbiggerstaff · Joined August 2023 ### [Practicing Public History: A Post-Conference Excursion to Dessau and Oranienbaum](https://dependency.blog/practicing-public-history-a-post-conference-excursion-to-dessau-and-oranienbaum?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) “Its ghostly," remarked historian Johanna Ranmseier as we passed abandoned factories and barren apartment buildings on a bus ride from Wörlitz to Dessau, two towns in the state of Saxony-Anhalt. The roadside scenery was a stark contrast to the Dutch-... 7 min read · [dependency.blog](https://dependency.blog/practicing-public-history-a-post-conference-excursion-to-dessau-and-oranienbaum?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Oct 7, 2024](https://hashnode.com/posts/practicing-public-history-a-post-conference-excursion-to-dessau-and-oranienbaum/6703a6c71eb13a32b6886587) ### [Children and Empire](https://dependency.blog/children-and-empire?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) A Report from Port Arthur, Lutruwita (Tasmania) 7 min read · [dependency.blog](https://dependency.blog/children-and-empire?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [1](https://hashnode.com/posts/children-and-empire/6613a4289403a21b819f806c) [Apr 8, 2024](https://hashnode.com/posts/children-and-empire/6613a4289403a21b819f806c) ### [Barbados is Not Flat: Reflections on Doing Research in the World's Youngest Republic](https://dependency.blog/barbados-is-not-flat-reflections-on-doing-research-in-the-worlds-youngest-republic?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Hiking with the Bajans, photo by author Barbados is a small island in the eastern Caribbean. Probably due to its location, slightly protruding from the other Leeward islands, Barbados was only periodically inhabited by indigenous Caribbean societies ... 9 min read · [dependency.blog](https://dependency.blog/barbados-is-not-flat-reflections-on-doing-research-in-the-worlds-youngest-republic?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Sep 4, 2023](https://hashnode.com/posts/barbados-is-not-flat-reflections-on-doing-research-in-the-worlds-youngest-republic/64f5807a1b74eae1bee236f8)