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School climate strikes: why adults no longer have the right to object to their children taking radical action

February 15, 2019February 15, 2019 by Admin

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A worldwide wave of school climate strikes, begun by the remarkable Greta Thunberg, has reached the UK. Some critics claim these activist-pupils are simply playing truant, but I disagree. Speaking as both a climate campaigner and an academic philosopher, I believe school walkouts are morally and politically justifiable. Philosophy can…

Migration and Media: An Interview with Andreas Musolff and Lorella Viola

February 5, 2019February 5, 2019 by Admin

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Andreas Musolff is Professor of Intercultural Communication at the University of East Anglia. Lorella Viola is a Postdoctoral Researcher at Utrecht University who received her PhD student here at UEA. They both very kindly found some time in their diaries to talk to us about their new book – Migration…

Many opportunities to learn from Europe will no longer be available after Brexit

January 31, 2019January 31, 2019 by Admin

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Opportunities to learn from Europe will no longer be available after Brexit. This is because the UK will be absent from EU policy coordination processes specifically designed to promote learning. In this blog, Kate Mattocks (University of East Anglia) writes about what exactly will no longer be available to the…

Translation and Philosophy: An Interview with Philip Wilson

January 31, 2019January 31, 2019 by Admin

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Philip Wilson is Tutor in Philosophy at the University of East Anglia, where he teaches literature and philosophy. He very kindly found some time in his diary to talk to us about his new book – The Routledge Handbook of Translation and Philosophy – co-edited with Piers Rawling, Professor of…

Kamala Harris And How Not To Become The 2020 Democratic Candidate

January 31, 2019January 31, 2019 by Admin

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Harris kicked off her campaign to become the next party presidential candidate, but there are a number of challenges she'll face This week Kamala Harris kicked off the race to become the Democratic Party presidential nominee in 2020. Whilst others are ever so slowly moving into position, launching committees to…

Politics on Wednesdays Spring 2019

January 15, 2019January 15, 2019 by Admin

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A new seminar series begin this week at the University of East Anglia, where we will be speaking about politics on the big issues. All welcome!

‘What Have the Gypsies ever done for us?’ (There’s the metalwork, art, music, boxing, equine expertise, skilled labour …. foodbank donations)

December 18, 2018December 20, 2018 by Admin

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While out shopping with his baby daughter last month, Watson Harrop Jr. of County Durham, a Gypsy and professional harness racer, sparked off a social media challenge that has since gone viral. Mr Harrop filmed himself at his local supermarket donating a trolley of groceries to a foodbank, and nominating…

A Film Philosophy of Ecology and Enlightenment: An Interview with Rupert Read

December 6, 2018 by Admin

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Rupert Read is Reader in Philosophy at the University of East Anglia. He very kindly found some time in his diary to talk to us about his new book – A Film Philosophy of Ecology and Enlightenment - that has just been published by Routledge. Q Rupert Read, many congratulations…

European ‘Queue-Jumpers’? It’s Time to Drop the Imperial Fantasies

November 27, 2018November 27, 2018 by Admin

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Enough of the arrogance, Theresa May. Time to show EU nationals some respect – writes Marina Prentoulis. As Theresa May tries desperately to pass her Brexit deal, she has developed a newfound interest in queues. Despite likely not having had to join a queue herself for many years, she explained…

Ethical questions over Number 10’s social media push for Brexit deal

November 21, 2018November 26, 2018 by Admin

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The prime minister is on a mission to defend her Brexit deal. After a three-hour grilling from MPs on November 15, Theresa May came out fighting in a press conference, dismissing the idea that she would be ousted as Conservative Party leader. The next morning, she took callers’ questions about the…

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