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Music as a Source of Unity: When Rory Gallagher Came to Belfast
History & The Arts

Music as a Source of Unity: When Rory Gallagher Came to Belfast

...religion, but was fluid and heavily anchored in music and collective memories, enabling all other connotations to be temporarily suspended. The importance of Gallagher’s music to Belfast is best captured in the documentary Irish Tour ’74. His performance of ‘Goin’ to My Hometown’ juxtaposes footage of everyday life in Belfast with jubilant scenes inside the...
What pressures are young men feeling?
Education & Development

What pressures are young men feeling?

...religion and class. The men we spoke to were keenly aware of influences – from family, peers, teachers, media – encouraging them to conform to certain models of masculinity. One said: “There is pressure everywhere to tell you what man you should be.” Another added: “You have to be a young man who’s got a nice house, who’s got a nice car, who’s got a family...
Ageing, health inequalities and an integrated approach
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ageing, health inequalities and an integrated approach

...religion, and we must also be mindful of how these different factors combine and affect an individual’s health status, and their access to and experience of health services – often described as intersectionality. Older people’s health inequalities have a broader impact on families and society at large. Someone who spends more of their life in poor health may end up...
‘Nobody can say to me that I can’t do it’: Exploring the study journey of female students from South Asian backgrounds
Education & Development

‘Nobody can say to me that I can’t do it’: Exploring the study journey of female students from South Asian backgrounds

...religion in defining the experience of female students from South Asian backgrounds. While none of the participants reported experiences of racism or micro-aggressions, their narratives spoke of a lack of visibility of themselves and their lives in their overall university experience. Several factors were identified that supported students’ learning including the online...
How does online intergroup contact compare with face-to-face?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How does online intergroup contact compare with face-to-face?

...religion, sexuality, disability, gender, etc. While Allport’s focus was exclusively on interpersonal contact, further study extended this idea of contact to include extended contact, particularly vicarious contact, where individuals observe contact between members of different groups, rather than directly experiencing contact themselves. [Two children playing together.]...
What is Critical Race Theory?
Education & Development

What is Critical Race Theory?

...religion, ability/disability, among others, combine to create different modes of privilege/discrimination and advantage/disadvantage. Recently, CRT has become a controversial theory and approach in the UK. The Department for Education has opposed the teaching of CRT in schools (September 2020) and the current UK government debated the teaching of CRT in schools in the...
Including diversity in race, ethnicity and culture in your teaching
Education & Development

Including diversity in race, ethnicity and culture in your teaching

...Religion in secularist France is a private matter, and should not be celebrated in public places like schools. Religion in multicultural Britain is a community matter and should be respected by public institutions like schools. The education policy in each of the four UK nations is different, since education is a devolved political matter. There are many interesting...
Why is it so difficult for Muslim women to play sport?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why is it so difficult for Muslim women to play sport?

...religion. These are known as Sunnah from the Arabic word meaning ‘tradition’ but for Muslims it means ‘the way of the prophet’, therefore Sunnah sports. [A young child stands at the beginning of a track with hands on her hips looking ahead determinedly. She has a yellow track bib on and 'BP13' is marked in black on a background of red. ] Nowadays I see a lot of...