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Why are people superstitious?
History & The Arts

Why are people superstitious?

...writes, ‘no one would be in the grip of superstition’. [Excommunicated Spinoza, 1907 painting by Samuel Hirszenberg] Excommunicated Spinoza, 1907 painting by Samuel Hirszenberg. But rarely if ever is that the case. Instead, we inevitably encounter adversity and disappointment in pursuing what we want. Then we ‘vacillate wretchedly between hope and fear’, making us...
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57 genders (and none for me?) - Part One
Society, Politics & Law

57 genders (and none for me?) - Part One

...writes about sex, gender and relationships, what with the coinciding of LGBT history month and Valentine’s Day. This year, however, I thought I could rest up a bit on February 14, given that I said everything I wanted to say about the celebration of romantic love last Valentine. I was wrong. Facebook chose February 14 2014 to do one of the most exciting things that has...
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Proper men, proper women: Gender roles in contemporary UK society
Health, Sports & Psychology

Proper men, proper women: Gender roles in contemporary UK society

...writing in Subjectivity2009, 25, pages 432-445 The Aftermath of Feminism: Gender, Culture and Social Change Angela McRobbie, published by Sage I discuss this book in a review published in Feminism & Psychology Reclassifying upward mobility: femininity and the neo-liberal subject Valerie Walkerdine writing in Gender and Education 2003 15, pages 237-248 Why more and more...
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Opening up history: eighteenth century ideas of national independence
History & The Arts

Opening up history: eighteenth century ideas of national independence

...writing a book examining movements for independence in Corsica, Poland, America, France, Ireland, and Haiti. Rather than treating each revolution separately, I focus on how contemporaries thought about the legitimacy of independence: what made a claim to self-rule valid, and how they justified separation from foreign domination. By placing these movements side by side,...
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Impossible Peace 2: Thrown to the political wolves
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: Thrown to the political wolves

...writing for the BBC in this period, I used this sentence to contextualise these developments: Republicans will view this as "military Brits out" - that is its real significance. And I added these thoughts: The past few days have given us the stuff of history - words and actions that point towards a better peace than the one we have had so far. But there is another...
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Methods in Motion: What does Open Methodologies mean?
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: What does Open Methodologies mean?

...and violence. Our goal is to further the development of creative methods that address some of contemporary society’s most urgent social, cultural, political and ethical issues. These reflections draw from discussion within CCIG, mainly among researchers in the Methods Group, led in 2014-5 by former CCIG director Professor Jef Huysman. With my thanks to everyone....
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The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: The Volkswagen Scandal
Money & Business

The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: The Volkswagen Scandal

...creative ways to subvert environmental regulations for maximizing its market share and increasing its profit. This bad innovation goes beyond the VW case, including but not limited to social media companies to everyday drink products. Paul Levy investigates this issue in his article in The Conversation “Toxic innovation: Volkswagen is the tip of a destructive...
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St David’s Day and the role of the crowd in perceptions of Welsh musical identity
History & The Arts

St David’s Day and the role of the crowd in perceptions of Welsh musical identity

...creative media production. Helen Barlow and Martin Clarke are co-authoring a chapter that examines the role of the crowd in perceptions of Welsh musical identity. It traces the origins of singing the Welsh national anthem at rugby internationals back to the famous 1905 victory over the touring All Blacks as well as exploring more recent practice, including consideration...
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