This is a guest post by Courtney Humphries, author of Climate Change and the Future of Boston As the United States formally withdrew from the Paris Agreement this January for the second time, it became abundantly clear that local climate action in the country is more important than ever. Many city and state governments have […]

This is a guest post by Sami Pihlström, author of Advanced Introduction to Antitheodicy The affliction we see around us merely by following daily news about wars, famines, political persecution or extreme poverty – as well as the pain we sometimes experience in our own lives – may make us plunge into deep pessimism. People […]

This is a guest post by Krzysztof Nawratek, Series Editor of Anthem Studies in Religion, Space and Design When people hear ‘religion and architecture’, they usually think of churches, temples, mosques, perhaps a shrine hidden somewhere in the forest if they are feeling slightly adventurous. In other words: buildings. Objects. It is not wrong, but […]

This is a guest post by Amina Yaqin, author of Gender, Sexuality and Feminism in Pakistani Urdu Writing The award-winning British Pakistani film, Rahm ([Mercy] (2016), an Urdu adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure, reflects misogyny in Pakistani society translating a dark tale of power, sex and injustice. Sin and virtue are played out […]

This is a guest post by David Arditi, author of Music Technology Panic Narratives Beyond Piracy: From Taping to Napster to TikTok The recording industry regularly paints its consumers as pariahs waiting for new technologies to hurt the very musicians they love. In Music Technology Panic Narratives Beyond Piracy: From Taping to Napster to TikTok, […]

This is a guest post by Gabrielle Appleby and Megan Davis, authors of The Failure of the Voice Referendum and the Future of Australian Democracy   Don’t be fooled by the silence. Australia is still catching its breath after the defeat of the Voice referendum in October 2023. The rejection of the proposal to recognise […]

This is a guest post by Asegul Hulus, author of Beyond the Metrics: The Psychological Impact of Fitness Technology on Self-Image and Social Anxiety Six months have passed since I stashed my fitness watch in a drawer. Not because it broke, but because I did. Being a dedicated female bodybuilder and self-proclaimed ‘gym rat’, I […]

This is a guest post by Jasmine Sofia Jannif, author of Sentimental Songs, Melodrama and Filmic Narrative in Bollywood’s Golden Age (1951–1963) This book came to me late in life, but its origins go back to colonial heydays in the streets of Suva, Fiji, where with my father I watched Bollywood (Hindi) films in theatres […]

This is a guest post by Tony Fry, author of Disappearing Cities While the arrival of climate change is recognised by vast numbers of people globally, the scale and diversity of its impacts are not well comprehended. There is now a lot of data, and only a limited understanding, and very little visual evidence, of […]