By Trevin Corsiglia, PhD Candidate in Comparative Literature and Thought, Washington University in St. Louis
When I read and study Walt Whitman’s poetry, I often imagine what he would’ve done if he had a smartphone and an Instagram account.
Unlike many of his contemporaries, the poet collected an “abundance of photographs” of himself, as Whitman scholar Ed Folsom points out. And like many people today who snap and post thousands of selfies, Whitman, who lived during the…
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By Rodney Coates, Professor of Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, Miami University
From civil rights to corporate boardrooms, efforts to expand inclusion have long shaped American life. What does research show about the returns – and limits – of today’s DEI programs?
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By Alex Hinton, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology; Director, Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights, Rutgers University - Newark
Trump’s claims of a white genocide happening in South Africa have been debunked by fact-checkers. But this is still the rationale for bringing white South African people to the US as refugees.
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By Mark RJ Higgins, PhD Candidate, Department of Music, University of Bristol
Pulp were not like their contemporaries in romanticising the 60s, but with their new album More, might they be guilty of doing the same to the 90s?
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By Joe Miles, Subject Lead for Film & Photography, Birmingham City University
Salgado produced technically flawless, mesmerising images of some of the world’s harshest realities, from the gold mines of Brazil to the horror of the Rwandan genocide.
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By Simon Chadwick, Professor of AfroEurasian Sport, EM Lyon Business School
Paul Widdop, Associate Professor of Sport Business, Manchester Metropolitan University
Ronnie Das, Associate Professor in Data Science, Sports Analytics and AI, The University of Western Australia
The 2025 men’s Champions League final will end in triumph for either Paris Saint-Germain or Inter Milan. And whichever side wins, Uefa will no doubt claim that the tournament’s new format, involving more teams, more games and more fans, has been a success.
Not everyone will agree of course. But…
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By David Haddleton, Professor in Polymer Chemistry , University of Warwick
One hormone, huge impact. No licensed testosterone treatment exists for women in the UK. That’s a public health failure, not a niche concern.
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By Ian A. Wright, Associate Professor in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University
The Australian Bureau of Statistics looked at concentrations of 11 types of PFAS, or ‘forever chemicals’, in our blood. Here’s what the results show.
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By Stefan Wolff, Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
Two statements from world leaders this week bear closer examination. On May 27, the US president Donald Trump took to his Truth Social social media channel to proclaim that if it wasn’t for him, “lots of really bad things would have already happened to Russia”. The following day the German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, announced that his country would assist Ukraine in developing long-range missiles to deploy against targets inside Russia. Both statements…
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By Jan Pospisil, Associate Professor at the Centre for Peace and Security, Coventry University
Oil’s importance to South Sudan’s economy is often exaggerated – the bigger challenge facing Juba is its inability to secure new loans.
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