Entries for 'Sociology'
The Coronation: The US view
Dr Tim Neff, Lecturer in Journalism. School of Media, Communication and Sociology offers a fresh perspecitve from an American expat...
The royal tide will turn
Dr Kester Demmar, Lecturer in Journalism, School of Media, Communication and Sociology comments on a nation fearing change and the...
Listening to the voice of food growers
Dr Maria Touri, , Associate Professor, School of Media, Communication and Sociology, explores why listening to the voices of food...
Racism in sport – and how not to deal with it
Professor John Williams takes a look at the issue of racism across sport and what’s next for English cricket.
Exposing the downsides of Homeworking in time to design new normals
Professor Stephen Wood explores how the use of mass homeworking to mitigate the spread of Covid-19 has accelerated a trend...
Reflections on a crisis of social relations
Dr Amy Clarke, Research Fellow at the University’s Centre for Hate Studies addresses how this year’s National Hate Crime Awareness...
Leicester, Granny and me
Advancing digital geographies, mapping multiculturalism and making marmalade
Hating Rashford, Sancho and Saka: what can we do about online racism and hate?
There was a certain inevitability that those three players – each of whom were also black – were immediately targeted...
Stephen Lawrence Day
In the wake of of the trial for the murder of George Floyd, it feels more important than ever to reflect upon...
What would Edna Welthorpe say?
While his anti-establishment plays were the most obvious example of Orton’s flair for mischief, he also had fun as a...
Tackling hate crime
Events such as the Caribbean Carnival or Diwali are times when communities come together as one to celebrate diversity and...
Harms of hate: the trauma of being different
How can we support the victims of hate crime? Why do these attacks happen, and what forms do they take?...
Online sexual harassment
Did the COVID-19 pandemic change the nature of online sexual harassment? With lockdowns leading to an increase in screen time,...
Harms of Hate: Social Justice and Inclusion
We all want to live in world where we are kind to one another. The Centre for Hate Studies, led...
Joe Orton: Cultural and Natural Heritage
Dr Emma Parker interviews Alec Baldwin on his discovery of Joe Orton and playing roles such as Dennis in ‘Loot’ and...
Joe Orton: Cultural and Natural Heritage
Leonie Orton, sister of the playwright, author and diarist Joe Orton discusses which pieces of her brother’s work are her favourites...