An Alliance of Nationalism and Feminism: The Case of the Swiss Burqa Ban
In this post Johanna Loock examines the recent initiative for a Swiss "burqa ban" as the unexpected example of an alliance between right-wing nationalists and self-declared...
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Facing the Unsustainability of Public Events and Festivals
In this short post, Dr Vassilios Ziakas discusses whether the easing of COVID-19 restrictions will signal a safe return back to ‘normal’ in public events...
Hospitality and the health passport: the eradication of hospitality
In this post, Dr Maximiliano Korstanje examines the implications of introducing a vaccine passport for the institution of hospitality. With the advent of modernity and...
Critical Pioneers: The Short Interviews Season - 1. M.E. Korstanje
During June and July 2021, the Northern Notes Blog, a blog published by the School of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Leeds...
Writing the Arab Uprisings: Some Dystopian reflections from Egypt
Turning to the case of Egypt, Northern Notes Co-editor Dr. Sarah Marusek discusses how dystopian imaginations are responding to the rise and fall of the...
Ten Years of Syrian Revolutionary Narratives and Repertoires
In this post, Dr Andrew Delatolla, Lecturer in Middle Eastern Studies at the School of Languages, Cultures and Societies, University of Leeds, reflects on how...
Housing, Home and Green Spaces
In this post, Leanna Fairfax, a PGR Researcher in the School of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Leeds, explores how COVID-19 urges...
Songs, Chants and Poems of the Sudanese Revolution
In this post, Dr. James Dickens, Professor of Arab in the Department of Arabic, Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies (AIMES) at the University of Leeds,...
The Arab Uprisings: A Series of Decolonial Reflections Ten Years On
Throughout this May, Northern Notes will feature scholars critically exploring some aspect of the Arab Uprisings ten years on, providing new insights, often from the...
What is the Race Disparity Unity’s 2021 Race Report really aimed at?
In this post, Dr. Ipek Demir, Associate Professor in Sociology and Social Policy and Director of the Centre for Ethnicity and Racism, University of Leeds,...