The Legacy of Otherness in the Postcolonial World
This article explores the theories of Said and Wynter to discover the ways colonial narratives of otherisation still manifest today.
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Gery Ciftcioglu
- 5 days ago
- 6 min
The Dignity of Menstruation - a Human Right or a Burden?
Is menstruation a human right or a burden? Delving into the history and assumptions surrounding 'that time of the month', we uncover this.
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Alice Pinotti
- Nov 13
- 8 min
Intersectionality 101: The Origins of the Concept
Intersectionality is a theoretical tool and methodological approach used by Feminist Theory to study the intersecting axes of oppression.
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Andrea Taborri
- Nov 6
- 7 min
The Revival of Borders: Mercosur and COVID-19
The importance of borders is often reduced in contexts of integration. However, the Covid-19 crisis has shown that boundaries do exist.
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Taylor Pace
- Oct 24
- 7 min
Why Different Generations Think Differently
The article addresses the discussion on generational differences, illustrating Mannheim's theory of the sociological problem of generations.
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Bastien Poole
- Oct 23
- 6 min
Sociology of Health and Illness: The Doctor-Patient Relationship
An analysis on the difference in social power between doctor and patient, and how this changes the effectiveness of medical treatment.
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Bastien Poole
- Oct 5
- 6 min
Sociology of Health and Illness At Disability and the Ethics of Embryo Selection
Although disability and illness overlap at times in the effects they have on the sufferer’s health, and by extension their quality of...
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Bastien Poole
- Sep 27
- 6 min
How Consumerism Led to Nostalgia for Difficult Times in Post-Socialist East Germany
When the Berlin wall fell in 1989 after standing tall for 28 long years, it marked the beginning of the end for the German Democratic...
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Leah Dietle
- Sep 25
- 6 min
A Composition on Gender Bias in 21st Century Publishing
This essay explores gender bias in 21st-century publishing and how it affects female-identifying authors from books to research articles.
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Hamit Can
- Sep 20
- 7 min
Tough Times ahead for the Global Economy
The fact that capitalism now covers the whole world shows that there is no economy that can stay out of the way and balance the crisis....
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Taylor Pace
- Sep 19
- 10 min
The Human Brain in the Modern World
The article describes the concepts of mismatch and discord to show human brain's inability to cope with the features of modernity.
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Bastien Poole
- Sep 11
- 7 min
Media and Poverty: How those struggling the most are hurt
Media has become an essential tool to bridge the gap in knowledge between an individual’s lived experiences and the wider world around...
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Taylor Pace
- Sep 7
- 8 min
Political Storytelling in the Post-Truth Age
This article discusses how political storytelling takes place in the contemporary age of post-truth.
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Marzhan Zhailau
- Sep 4
- 8 min
China's Social Experiment: From One to Two Children?
The Chinese government imposed a two-child policy. This article deals with the incentives that have driven this policy shift.
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Valentine Hallard
- Sep 3
- 6 min
Smiling For a Wage: The Role and Consequences of Emotional Labour
This article delves into the world of emotion, feeling and what happens to us when we have to control them in professional spaces.
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Andrea Taborri
- Aug 22
- 8 min
Are the Veins of Latin America Still Open? The Case of NAFTA and the Maquila Industry in Mexico
Across centuries, Latin America has been the subject of ruthless exploitation. To what extent has this situation changed nowadays?
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Bastien Poole
- Aug 22
- 6 min
Online Communities and COVID-19
An exploration of the effects of using online communities to stay up to date with and discuss the COVID-19 pandemic
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Tanfei Li
- Aug 18
- 5 min
Unrealised Predictions: A Class Struggle that Knows No End?
Capitalism has survived more than a century since its doomsday was prophesied by Marx. How should one understand class relations then?
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Valentine Hallard
- Aug 8
- 7 min
(Re)thinking Childhood in Colonial Africa
A focus on children's representation and role in colonial Africa allows one to better understand broader imperial ideologies.
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Leah Dietle
- Aug 8
- 8 min
The Cult of Education in Korea
This article will discuss Korea's educational system, structure, and how society views it as the key to economic and social success.
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