culture Articles
Du-rags to riches – Exploitation of black culture in high fashion
Nicole Lloyd explores the exploitation of black culture in high fashion
Flipping amazing: whales and dolphins have “human-like” cultures
Researchers at the University of Manchester, in collaboration with the University of British Columbia, Canada, the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and Stanford University, United States, have recently published a major new study in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution. It shows that whales and dolphins (Cetaceans) live in tight-knit social groups. […]
Costumes and cultural appropriation – where to draw the line
It’s time for trick or treat, pumpkins, and scary outfits. Halloween has crept up on us once more. Many are prepared — coloured contacts, litres of fake red blood, and the spookiest of outfits ready and waiting — whilst some such as myself are clutching at straws for a sinister yet sensational costume for a […]