Rewinding the Crisis
In this poem, Dr Rodanthi Tzanelli uses poetic language to reflect on the multiple crises humanity faces today, with particular reference to attitudes towards...
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The colonies of the 21st century: sensations, emotions, and sensibilities
In this post Professor Scribano explores the colonisation of human sensibilities by technological and biomedical processes. The colonization process of the 21st century has its...
Revisiting Identity Politics: What The Sopranos Gets Right
This is the final post in a three-part series reflecting on questions of racism, violence and identity politics during lockdown. In this post, Dr. Sarah...
Black Lives Matter and The White Society of the Spectacle
In this post, Barnor Hesse and S. Sayyid argue that the latest protests in support of Black Lives Matter illustrate how the racially unfamiliar has...
Who is the terrorist? Silencing political dissent in the age of COVID 19
This is the second post in a three-part series reflecting on questions of racism, violence and identity politics during lockdown. In this post, Dr. Sarah...
Falling through the cracks? PhDs, inequalities and Covid 19
In this post, Leed's Sociology and Social Policy PhD student Karen Tatham suggests that the inequalities in the PhD process will be further entrenched by...
The local is the new tourist: Sociological perspectives on Italy’s travel market recovery
In this post, Marta Soligo examines Italy's efforts to revive its tourism sector in the era of COVID-19, celebrating the renewed appreciation for all things...
Black Lives Matter and the Limits of White Empathy
This is the first post in a three-part series reflecting on questions of racism, violence and identity politics during lockdown. In this post, Dr. Sarah...
A Trump Inclusive: Reading Nabokov in the Age of COVID-19
Dr Sarah Marusek questions the universal norms on which 'evidence-based science' rests in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the COVID-19 crisis further colonises...
Religions and COVID-19: Virulent Resistance and Virtuous Accommodation
In this post Dr Abel Ugba analyses the responses of religious groups to COVID-19 restrictions. He concludes that religion remains connected to various aspects of...