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Hermann Gross: a protean German Expressionist artist who chose to live and work in the north of Scotland

Robin Jackson explores the life and extraordinary range of work of 20th century German artist Hermann Gross

November 11, 2024
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The Demolition of Jeddah and the Relocation of a Neighbourhood in Turkey

Magnus Marsden explores the connection between built neighbourhoods and heritage.

Edinburgh University Press
April 18, 2024

A black-and-white photograph cityscape of New York, centering on the Empire State Building, with dramatic cloulds above.

Decolonising human rights: a Q&A with Benjamin P. Davis

I want to talk about how all of us can decolonise human rights in our everyday lives, in constructive and imaginative ways

Edinburgh University Press
August 23, 2023

Using digital technology to uncover ‘invisible’ patterns in language and society

By Adnan Ajšić If you have seen the 1999 movie The Matrix, you will remember the green code tumbling down the black screen like digital rain from the title scene. Later in the movie, Tank, one of the characters, ‘reads’…

Teri Williams
June 25, 2021

A Sociologist and a Philosopher Attempt to Learn from COVID

Edward Avery-Natale, interviewed by Colin C. Smith My childhood friend Dr. Edward Avery-Natale is a professor of contemporary sociology, while I am a lecturer in ancient philosophy. Although Ed studies the modern world and I the ancient, we are often…

Teri Williams
June 2, 2021

Hermann Gross: a protean German Expressionist artist who chose to live and work in the north of Scotland

The Demolition of Jeddah and the Relocation of a Neighbourhood in Turkey

Decolonising human rights: a Q&A with Benjamin P. Davis

A Sociologist and a Philosopher Attempt to Learn from COVID

Hermann Gross: a protean German Expressionist artist who chose to live and work in the north of Scotland

‘Beware of the ninnies!’ – Thoughts on ballet history

5 things you might not expect of Christian-Muslim relations in the Middle East

An Interview with David Rando, author of On Fiction and Being a Good Animal

Chrystal Macmillan: champion for women’s equality, peace and justice