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As a Tate Britain show opens, Shahidha Bari looks at Caribbean post-war writing and art
Matthew Sweet and guests look at 1921's The Witch-Cult in Western Europe and witches now.
Dr Rachel Hewitt explores repeating patterns in the street harassment of women.
New Generation Thinker Tom Smith explores post-lockdown club culture and what's changed.
Tom Charlton explores how his academic career as a historian fits into the ‘culture wars’.
Noreen Masud reflects on what the puppet's gaze can give that the human gaze cannot.
A New Generation Thinker brings their research into the modern mainstream.
Sophie Coulombeau reflects on the contemporary reluctance to face death.
Seán Williams glides through a brief history of lake skating.
Noreen Masud finds inspiration in fenlands, polished tables and Kazuo Ishiguro's novels.
Lucy Weir learns dark lessons from newspaper coverage of Black Metal and satanic rituals.
Darragh McGee on the history of gambling, from 18th-century card games to phone apps.
Alexandra Reza's Essay considers the Gilets Noirs, Ousmane Sembène and Nathalie Quintane.
Seren Griffiths tells the story of the soldier turned archaeologist Francis Buckley.
Diarmuid Hester sorts through stuff saved by Francis Bacon, Vivian Maier and his own dad.
Xine Yao suggests that a poker Chinese face can be a good way of fighting back
Tom Scott-Smith uses four recipes to track social reforms and changes in what we value.
A pregnant Sophie Oliver found comfort in a floral outfit owned by the Caribbean author.
Christienna Fryar looks at Caribbean earthquakes and fires and lessons for rebuilding now.
Ten researchers look at colonial history, alphabets, punctuation, poetry, art terminology.
New research into female slave owners in Britain to women on Caribbean plantations.
Dr Seb Falk challenges the repeated pandemic comparison of Covid-19 with the Black Death.
Dr Kylie Murray explains her fascination for annotation.
New Generation Thinker Dr Noreen Masud examines the 21st-century health of the aphorism.