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Enough is Enough: It’s time we deal with the ‘Rape Crisis’ on British campuses.

By Millie Rose Rudman, BA Study of Religions I have been fortunate enough to work with the incredible people who have facilitated and organised them over the last two years, and think it is fair to say that this is not enough The statistics surrounding rape and sexual violence towards

What We Search For Online Reveals A Lot

By Dhruv Ramnath, MA Social Anthropology I have often wondered why people are fascinated by computer screens when they are in public spaces. When a stranger, or a neighbour in your hostel, stands behind you to peer over your computer screen it is as though he has never seen a

New Media and Hindu Gurus

New Media and Hindu Gurus

By Dhruv Ramnath, MA Social Anthropology In colonial times, there were reports on Hindu gurus in Eastern and Western newspapers, but these were not what pulled devotees to visit—to use Max Weber’s term—”charismatic leaders” as such. Major Chadwick would not have known the great sage of Thiruvannamalai,

Is anthropology a comedy?

Is anthropology a comedy?

By Dhruv Ramnath, MA Social AnthropologyIn terms of explicit humour, anthropologists do not go out into the field to tickle their informants’ bellies, or to say “Coochie, coochie coo!” to babies on the street, or to crack jokes with the biggies in the business. We are serious intellectuals, with little

The Disease of Dark Skin

The Disease of Dark Skin

By Uswa Ahmed, BA World Philosophies Being a South Asian woman on the darker side of the spectrum, you tread on very dangerous waters. Our community appears to be plagued by a disease of self-hate hightentend by a strange fact. The sufferer is unaware of their sickness. For those unfamiliar

The Hollywood Syndrome

The Hollywood Syndrome

By Inès Rodier, BA Politics and Development Sunday the 12th of November in Los Angeles, women and men marched to support the victims of harassment from the now infamous figures of the entertainment industry. At the heart of where it started, Hollywood, people asked for the end of the unpunished

Capital punishment: Should we re-legalise it in the UK?

Capital punishment: Should we re-legalise it in the UK?

By Hasan Almusawi, LLB Law Since the abolition of capital punishment in 1965 (which had been a well-established custom of English criminal law for centuries), the public have generally remained opposed to the practice. This is due to progressive social attitudes as well as increased recognition of human rights and