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The Talk is back! This episode features an inspiring and thought-provoking conversation with Dr Gwenetta Curry, a Reader at the Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics and a leading voice in global public health research.
'How We Lost America' is being exhibited at the Benjamin Franklin House from the 1st of July to the 31st of July. This exhibition explores the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence through a British lens, uncovering the hidden histories of female revolutionaries, enslaved soldiers who fought for their liberty, and the radical arsonist who bombed Portsmouth Harbour. Featuring an exhibition, historian talks and a rehearsed play reading. Made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
"Beall's thoughtful, probing inquiries into Hemingway's short fiction examine these narratives not as fixed artifacts but rather as fluid texts that variously evolved through multiple drafts. This archival approach explodes the popular illusions of spontaneous artistry and confident style to reveal the nagging uncertainties that compelled the author to revise obsessively." - J. Gerald Kennedy, editor of the Norton Critical Edition of In Our Time
An ambitious, probing, subtle, and learned book. Googasian is unfailingly smart and insightful in her analysis and argumentation, and her writing is lucid and precise. - Ivan Kreilkamp, Indiana University, author of Minor Creatures: Persons, Animals, and the Victorian Novel
"This particularly relevant book reveals why “hot-button issues” such as climate change, immigration and perceived government overreach — as symbolized by mask mandates during the COVID pandemic—must be confronted by well-reasoned, fact-based counter-arguments." - Joseph Hnatiuk
"An unflinching look at the history of Black sororities and the organizational dilemmas they continue to face. The lessons on how to navigate competing interests and changing social expectations that social movements engender will appeal to anyone engaged with organizations that strive to serve their members while they undergo internal change. Ultimately, Upton Azzam's many insights on respectability politics will resonate with people interested in a range of social-movement and political work."—Zakiya Luna, Associate Professor of Sociology at Washington University, St. Louis
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