Expert Comment
Dr David Lees, School of Modern Languages & Cultures, on the death of Jean-Marie Le Pen.
Dr David Lees, School of Modern Languages & Cultures, gives his view on the death of Jean-Marie Le Pen who has died aged 96. The founder of the Front National party in 1972, Le Pen re-established the extreme-right as a political force in France.
Dr Heidi Ashton on abuse in music industry
The experiences of women in the music industry is part of an ongoing and pernicious issue in the Creative Industries more broadly.
April Jackson discusses Asante Gold
The Asante gold has deep cultural and political meaning, and the British looted them as a punitive act.
Dr Rashmi Varma on Ram Temple Controversy
The lavish inauguration on Jan 22, 2024 of the temple dedicated to the Hindu god Ram in the historic town of Ayodhya in north India was a global spectacle. But sadly it can also be seen as a dark day for India's Constitution that still rests of secular principles.
Dr Alice Pember on box office success for Barbie and first female director
The phenomenal box office success of Greta Gerwig's big screen deconstruction of ‘Barbie world’ gender norms is by no means an incontrovertible ‘win’ for feminism.