Gender Ambiguity in Vietnam War Films
Masculinity is the issue at the heart of films about the Vietnam War.
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Return to the Bike Cemetery
‘A spindly shit coppice, with ghosts of plastic bags rustling in its branches.’ An artist’s evocation, in sound, of a rubbish dump under the M11 motorway.
MoreThe Arab Spring – a premature celebration
The initial optimism of the 2011 Arab Spring has been replaced by oppressive government or brutal civil war. Intervention by the West has been unsuccessful, the US should have learned the lessons of the Vietnam war.
MoreSlang: a ‘dench’ podcast
Dench, moist, punk, galivanting! All languages, at all times in history, have had slang – words that are new, controversial, exotic, that mark out the insider from the outsider.
MoreMaking the best of a bad Job: An introduction to the life and work of Wilfred Bion
‘When two personalities meet, an emotional storm is created’, said Wilfred Bion, one of the fathers of psychoanalysis. So can psychotherapy only ever ‘make the best of a bad job’ by turning that storm between the two people in the room to good account?
MoreThe use of the whip in horse racing
The whip is widely used in horse racing, but can the Stewards police its use adequately?
MoreHorse Racing and Animal Welfare: Horse deaths over jumps
Horse racing over jumps is dangerous and sometimes horses have to be killed after suffering devastating injuries. Does the reporting of those deaths perpetuate the activities?
MoreJournalism and its audiences
Journalism is changing and so are its audiences. Strong news journalism is crucial for citizenship, so does our increasing reliance on Facebook and YouTube for news and information have serious implications for democracy?
MoreHostis Humani Generis – enemy of all mankind?
Does the legal term Hostis Humani Generis (the enemy of all mankind), create an extralegal space where the assassination of terrorists can be seen as legitimate?
MoreRape Pornography – winning a change in the law
The possession of pornography depicting rape is now illegal in the UK as the result of campaigns by women’s organisations and academic lawyers.
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