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,...
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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,...
COVID-19 and our (complicated) relationship with tech
In this post, Esther Davies, a recent MA graduate of the School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Leeds, explores how the recent pandemic...
Census 2021 – Big Brother is watching you and here’s why it’s important
In this post, Lisa Buckner discusses why the Census is so important, particularly during a pandemic. THE 21st March 2021 is Census Day in England,...
Distrust, the vaccine and COVID-19
In this post, Nick Emmel discusses why a sociological understanding of trust is so important as vaccines for COVID-19 become available. I KNOW where I...
Teaching Sexuality Education in China – Reflection by a Sociologist
IN this post, Chong Liu reflects on her experience of researching and teaching sexuality education in China. She states that the existing institutional challenges are...
Lovepinning the Unprecedented
In this poem Dr Rodanthi Tzanelli revisits Hannah Arendt's thesis that the phenomenon of totalitarianism has broken the continuity of Western history, rendering meaningless...
The Fight for American Democracy in the Age of COVID-19
In this post, Dr Sarah Marusek situates the issues arising from the recent presidential election in the United States in the historical struggle for rights...
Borat Worldmaking and Market Post-Truth: When Money Trumps Everything Else
In this post, Dr Rodanthi Tzanelli explores the ethical and aesthetic controversies surrounding the making and evolution of Borat-induced tourism advertising. Art and the new...