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FIFA World Cup 2026: Extract from The Beautiful Game on a Muslim Pitch
Read more: FIFA World Cup 2026: Extract from The Beautiful Game on a Muslim PitchAs the FIFA World Cup 2026 unfolds, read an extract exploring the relationship between football, religion and identity in Muslim contexts.
Ellroy and Me
By Nathan Ashman It was 2006 and James Ellroy was in the midst of penning the much anticipated third volume…
Normal People and the strangeness of other people
Towards the end of Sally Rooney’s acclaimed novel Normal People, the two main characters, Connell and Marianne, talk sleepily one…
Gothic Novel or Grad School?: A Quiz
By Anna Williams Directions: read the plots below and determine whether they describe a Gothic novel or grad school. A…
Q&A – Richard Canning and Kate Levey on Brigid Brophy
Richard Canning interviews Kate Levey, Brigid Brophy's daughter, on her thoughts on mother, her writing and her influence.
An Aristotelian Antidote? Scientific Explanation in Philosophy of Biology
By Anne Siebels Peterson Aristotle did not merely engage widely in natural science. He articulated the distinctive methods and principles…
My First Day in Camp with the Piruzai – Afghanistan, 1971
By Nancy Lindisfarne-Tapper In 1971 and 1972 Richard Tapper and I lived with Afghan villagers for nearly a year. The…
Brigid Brophy: Writer, Critic, Activist
Richard Canning discusses Brigid Brophy in relation to music, sexuality and gender.
Brigid Brophy: Writer, Critic, Activist
Richard Canning explores Brigid Brophy's thoughts on feminism and a woman's place in society.
Brigid Brophy: Writer, Critic, Activist
In this second part of a four part blog series, Richard Canning discusses Brigid Brophy as a critic but also her want to entertain.