2,609 search results
Under the covers: The emerging critical sleep studies
History & The Arts

Under the covers: The emerging critical sleep studies

...world that is frequently understood to be in the grip of … a ‘sleep crisis’”. Sleep-science fiction, via representations of sleep laboratories, uncovers society’s ambiguous relationship with sleep because “only a society that profoundly values sleep would have developed these labs, but only a society that routinely distorts and degrades the sleep of its...
View article Under the covers: The emerging critical sleep studies
Article 10 mins
The new politics of climate change
Nature & Environment

The new politics of climate change

...World War II. Such efforts must focus not just on immediate carbon targets but engage more comprehensively with the need for deep adaptation as highlighted by Jem Bendell and his work in this area. With other issues such as Brexit and re-election garnering all the attention in parliament, it is likely that there will be continued delays in addressing climate change. Over...
View article The new politics of climate change
Article 10 mins
King Charles I, 1600 - 1649
History & The Arts

King Charles I, 1600 - 1649

...world in which he did not regain his throne by either political or military means. It was an attitude out of step with the times. Charles' decision to form an Engagement with the Scots in December 1647 (which precipitated the Second Civil War) sealed his fate. Before this, Charles had been regarded as an essential component of any peace settlement. Having plunged the...
View article King Charles I, 1600 - 1649
Article 5 mins
Methods in Motion: Emotionally sensing knowledge
Health, Sports & Psychology

Methods in Motion: Emotionally sensing knowledge

...world views and personal experiences, while disrupting our sense of familiarity and distance from participants’ and each others’ experiences. Our project has sought to recognise the significant emotional labour involved in researching death and bereavement and the impacts sensitive research can have on both researchers and participants. The emotional labour and...
View article Methods in Motion: Emotionally sensing knowledge
Article 5 mins
What effect is social media having on the way we mourn global tragedies?
Languages

What effect is social media having on the way we mourn global tragedies?

...world artefact was of little importance. They agreed with the image’s creator that the sentiment was still valid, and that its format was simply an example of the ‘remix culture’ which is so much a part of the internet. #IAmLondon. I live in #WestminsterCouncil. #WeStandTogether Although fake tube sign it says it all #tfl #Westminster pic.twitter.com/nRAYBr10Sf —...
View article What effect is social media having on the way we mourn global tragedies?
Article 10 mins
What was The Schlieffen Plan?
History & The Arts

What was The Schlieffen Plan?

...World War I, The Schlieffen Plan established that, in case of the outbreak of war, Germany would attack France first and then Russia. Instead of a ‘head-on’ engagement, which would lead to position warfare of inestimable length, the opponent should be enveloped and its armies attacked on the flanks and rear. Moving through Switzerland’s mountainous terrain would...
View article What was The Schlieffen Plan?
Article 5 mins
A quiet man, hounded: One person's experience of the UK's anti-homosexuality laws
History & The Arts

A quiet man, hounded: One person's experience of the UK's anti-homosexuality laws

...World War II. Falling foul of anti-gay laws But Thomas’s quiet homosexuality soon got him into severe trouble. By 1946 there was a significant, very discrete, gay community in Leicester, including prominent people in public life and the arts. Most of the time, gay men were ignored by the police, but at times “cottaging” – anonymous sex between two men – could be...
View article A quiet man, hounded: One person's experience of the UK's anti-homosexuality laws
Article 5 mins
‘Life’s good – it’s the disease that’s the problem’: supporting someone living with a terminal diagnosis
Health, Sports & Psychology

‘Life’s good – it’s the disease that’s the problem’: supporting someone living with a terminal diagnosis

...World turned upside down [Alan and Hazel Carter standing together.]My life was beautiful. I was happily married to Alan (pictured together, right). We both had good jobs and our social life was busy and joyful. Then, on 21 November 2017, the bombshell landed. I will never forget that day. After experiencing some trouble with his right arm, Alan went to his doctor, then...
View article ‘Life’s good – it’s the disease that’s the problem’: supporting someone living with a terminal diagnosis
Article 5 mins