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Reading Between the Lines: uncovering racism and homophobia in British history
History & The Arts

Reading Between the Lines: uncovering racism and homophobia in British history

...works of this time called the women’s quarters in Middle Eastern homes – explicitly situated lesbian sexuality as a ‘vice’ of the East. (It is also framed simply as a reaction to male homosexuality: in the absence of virile heterosexual men, women turn to each other, rather than this being a normal sexual desire in its own right.) The Fabulous Story, which is...
What makes it hard for migrants to learn the language of their new home?
Languages

What makes it hard for migrants to learn the language of their new home?

...working people who are keen to learn German; not a trace of refusal or resistance to learning the language can be heard in their voices. Even so, the outcome of their language learning efforts is far from impressive. The youngest in the group, 16-year-old Noor, seems to be making the best progress but even she explains that the “constant worrying” about her family...
What made Muhammad Ali "The Greatest"?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What made Muhammad Ali "The Greatest"?

...works the religious underworld. Wilderness years Ali’s refusal to serve in the armed forces resulted in a five-year legal struggle, during which time Ali was stripped of his title. During his exile, Ali had angered the NoI by announcing his wish to return to boxing if this was ever possible. Elijah, the supreme minister, denounced Ali for playing “the white man’s...
Global English
History & The Arts

Global English

...work colleagues with different language backgrounds. The evidence points to a growing tolerance of multiple standards in English and growing flexibility and fluidity in the use of English by global citizens. [Signage in English and Chinese [Image: Augapfel under CC-BY licence]] Signage in English and Chinese [Image: Augapfel under CC-BY licence] In this context, what are...
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Deconstructing the Moors: black presence in the United Kingdom before and during the Tudor period
History & The Arts

Deconstructing the Moors: black presence in the United Kingdom before and during the Tudor period

...works of art unveiled the history of Black Britons living and integrating in Britain as early as the Roman Empire (Joseph, 2019). Descriptions of the real identities of important figures, for example, Medieval English and European royalty, such as Queen Philippa of Hainault is now found in the Black Cultural Archives (Warner, 2019; Vernon, 2002). Other examples of key...
Hitler's rise and fall: Timeline
History & The Arts

Hitler's rise and fall: Timeline

...working for the civil service, Adolf is able to pursue his preferred choice of study, that of art. He attends art school and regards himself as an artist, absorbing diverse cultural influences, the opera, theatre, reading and drawing. 1907 Hitler moves to Vienna with the aim of attending the Vienna Academy of Art, but his application is rejected. His disappointment is...
Why is FGM practised?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why is FGM practised?

...work of authors with similar and opposing perspectives who critically debate FGM through anthropological, human rights, public health, and social scientist lenses. They discuss the complexities of social norms, social convention, pluralistic ignorance, human rights, universalist and cultural relativism and feminist approaches (Fisaha, 2016; Shell-Duncan et al., 2018;...
Sense of self during ageing: how mindfulness and nature can help
Health, Sports & Psychology

Sense of self during ageing: how mindfulness and nature can help

...work, an experience which may have provided them with a sense of pride or value. During later life, they may also encounter physical difficulties that can limit what they are able to do, so that they may have to give up lifelong-loved activities. If we also begin to lose skills through cognitive difficulties, such as those associated with dementia, this can have an even...