Posts by Charlotte Anscombe
#Orangetheworld – fighting against gender-based violence
November 29, 2016
On Friday 25 November 2016, The University of Nottingham’s Trent Building turned orange in support of the UN’s #OrangetheWorld campaign at the start of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV). The 16 Days of Activism is a world-wide campaign which runs each year from 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination …
Making Friends with the Enemy – one woman’s life-long mission for peace
November 28, 2016
On October 12 1984, the IRA (Irish Republican Army) exploded a bomb in the Grand Hotel, Brighton, during the Conservative Party Conference killing five people and injuring many more. Among those killed was Sir Anthony Berry MP. The family of Sir Anthony Berry was devastated, but for his daughter Jo, it also started a life-long …
Race, Rights and Justice in the Age of Brexit
November 23, 2016
Professor Todd Landman,Pro Vice Chancellor of the Faculty of Social Sciences, puts forward his recommendations for the post-Brexit future and challenges everyone to consider their responsibility for living, humanely, in a post-referendum world. In Democracy and the Market, Adam Przeworski argues that transitional countries experience a significant downturn in economic performance in the short term and then as democracy takes …
Crossing the Rubicon
November 17, 2016
Aris Georgopoulos, Assistant Professor in Law, looks at why the Supreme Court Should Not Refer a Question Regarding the Revocability of Article 50 to the European Court of Justice. On 3 November the High Court issued its long awaited judgement in R (Miller) v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union which ruled that …
The Crown may be inaccurate but it’s a cracking period drama
November 15, 2016
Gabriele Neher, Associate Professor in History of Art, writes for The Conversation on the latest offering from Netflix. ‘The Crown, Netflix’s most ambitious and expensive original drama, had a reported budget of over $100 million. The ten-part series charts the ascension of Elizabeth Windsor to the throne as Queen Elizabeth II, and follows the young …
The 2016 election: A seismic shift to the right
November 9, 2016
Christopher Phelps, Associate Professor of American History, Department of American and Canadian Studies at The University of Nottingham, blogs about the extraordinary outcome of the 2016 race to the White House. The stunning upset victory of Donald J. Trump over Hillary Clinton in the U.S. presidential election signifies a seismic shift to the right in …
Guy Fawkes night: celebrating the most famous act of counter-terrorism in history
November 4, 2016
Dr Louise Kettle from the School of Politics and International Relations writes for The Conversation about one of the most famous terrorists of all time… ‘With the terrorism threat level remaining at “severe” (meaning an attack is highly likely), and the head of MI5, Andrew Parker, warning that “there will be terrorist attacks” in Britain, there is a climate …
The Last Leg: Clinton’s Probable Victory and the Ruptured Soul of America
October 31, 2016
Professor Todd Landman, Pro Vice Chancellor of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Christopher Phelps, Associate Professor of American Studies, review the final week ahead of the US Election. A week away from the U.S. presidential election, America limps to the finish line, exhausted and divided. Intense outsider passion propelled by voters’ desires for new …
End Game: Trump’s House of Cards
October 20, 2016
Professor Todd Landman reviews the last presidential debate ahead of the US election. With only 20 days until polling day, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are on the last leg of the campaign to become the next President of the United States. It has been a long and tumultuous 18 months as the two most …
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Guardian story on casualisation in HE – a response
November 20, 2016
An article published in The Guardian online on Wednesday 16th November claimed to reflect the reality of employment practices in UK higher education, and specifically in the Russell Group. It made claims relating to the use of fixed-term contracts at a number of other universities. The story included a case study about two individuals who …
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