
The Consequences of Cancel Culture
With the anniversary of the death of Caroline Flack, Catherine Upex questions the social acceptance of online cancel culture
With the anniversary of the death of Caroline Flack, Catherine Upex questions the social acceptance of online cancel culture
Every society is built around established norms and expectations.
It’s time that we stop using ‘free speech’ in its disingenuous guise as a buzzword.
Fine art and its consumption has been long been confined to museums, institutions and education. This means that it can often be an exclusionary element of culture, and one that many write off, thinking that they couldn’t possibly understand it. But high-street fashion is something that we all can appreciate: not only have we all bought such clothes, but for many the high street is a place of socialisation and popular culture. So what happens when we bring these two together?
Having broken Michael Schumacher’s record of 92 career victories, Lewis Hamilton is officially the most successful F1 driver of all time. So where is his knighthood?
Rupert Murdoch has proven himself to be unscrupulous, power-hungry, and at times law-breaking. Yet, at the same time his papers command a huge readership hence why he has been courted by British politicians for decades.
Trump’s campaign against the teaching of the history of slavery follows Republican senator’s bill proposing to ban it from curriculums entirely.
Across Europe it is becoming clear that homophobia is a worsening issue – how can we combat this rise in discrimination?
Education must be reconfigured to teach colonial histories, not celebrate them.
The SQA moderated pupils’ grades to protect their own credibility, but the reduced grades have hit students from deprived backgrounds the hardest.
Noah Keate provides a critique of the BBC’s new documentary that explores the rise of the Murdoch dynasty.
Should twitter be held to account for the tweets that Donald Trump posts?
‘Cancel culture’ has been weaponised as a tool for powerful people to terminate uncomfortable conversations.
In 1964, the Vietnam War galvanized students at the University of California, Berkeley to take to the streets and uphold civil liberties through the Freedom
Miranda Kuyk describes her experiences of air travel in the midst of a global pandemic.
A fascinating explanation of the impact of the global corona pandemic on the fashion industry and its important links to the Black Lives Matter movement and the lasting impact of colonialism.
Madeleine Mankey explores the nature of safety and rights in the ‘semi-lawless’ context of lockdown.
Amy Houghton looks at the often ignored systemic racism in the UK calling for tangible action to be taken by both individuals and the government
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