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    The Rural Idyll?

    Wed 28 Apr 2021

    The Rural Idyll? The hidden relationship between the countryside and colonialism.

  • Life Imprisonment

    Wed 21 Apr 2021

    Life imprisonment - why are those convicted of murder serving longer sentences than ever?

  • The Orange Order

    Wed 14 Apr 2021

    The Orange Order: an exploration of its origins, practices and principles.

  • Community & Social Capital

    Wed 7 Apr 2021

    Community & social capital. How connected to each other are we compared to previous eras?

  • THE BED

    Wed 30 Dec 2020

    The Bed: an exploration of its history and many uses.

  • Disinformation

    Wed 23 Dec 2020

    Laurie Taylor examines the spread of disinformation and how it can be challenged.

  • The Meaning of Work

    Wed 16 Dec 2020

    The meaning of work: how has it shifted and evolved over time?

  • DIRT

    Wed 9 Dec 2020

    DIRT: Its material and symbolic meaning.

  • TEA

    Wed 2 Dec 2020

    Tea: A dark history of Britain's favourite beverage.

  • GAMBLING

    Wed 25 Nov 2020

    Gambling: Who are the winners and losers?

  • DEPORTATION

    Wed 18 Nov 2020

    Deportation - from the UK to the US.

  • CORRUPTION

    Wed 11 Nov 2020

    Corruption - what is it and how can it be tackled?

  • Civilians in the line of fire

    Wed 4 Nov 2020

    Civilians in the line of fire.

  • The Rich

    Wed 28 Oct 2020

    The Rich in London. Also, global attitudes towards the wealthy.

  • Fashion & VIP Parties

    Wed 21 Oct 2020

    Fashion & VIP parties - the hidden stories behind the glamour and wealth.

  • REVOLUTION

    Wed 14 Oct 2020

    Revolution: Must all radical upheavals in the social and political order end in tragedy?

  • Elites

    Wed 7 Oct 2020

    Elites: Why has anti-elitism become such a common stable of media and political rhetoric?

  • Cars

    Wed 30 Sep 2020

    Cars: How do cars transmit our identities behind the wheel?

  • Bunkers

    Wed 23 Sep 2020

    Bunkers: building for doomsday.

  • Ignorance

    Wed 15 Jul 2020

    Strategic ignorance and knowledge resistance.

  • Rummage - Waste

    Wed 8 Jul 2020

    Rummage & waste: a social history of recycling and an examination of the meaning of waste.

  • Finance

    Wed 1 Jul 2020

    Traders and finance.

  • Blood

    Wed 24 Jun 2020

    Blood - its many meanings.

  • Trust in a time of pandemic

    Wed 17 Jun 2020

    Trust in a time of pandemic.

  • Kidnap

    Wed 11 Mar 2020

    Kidnap for ransom, past and present.

  • Loneliness

    Wed 4 Mar 2020

    Loneliness - is it a uniquely modern emotion?

  • Citizenship

    Wed 26 Feb 2020

    Citizenship - from schools to the process by which immigrants become British citizens.

  • Loss

    Wed 19 Feb 2020

    Loss - an exploration of different forms of lost experience.

  • Water

    Wed 12 Feb 2020

    Water: a cultural as well as a natural substance.

  • Nudity

    Wed 5 Feb 2020

    Nudity - its cultural history and changing meaning.

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