Forgetful Remembrance: Social Forgetting and Vernacular Historiography of a Rebellion in Ulster, by Guy Beiner
Georgina Laragy on how common cause came to be consigned to the corner of people’s minds
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Unfinished Business: The Politics of ‘Dissident’ Irish Republicanism, by Marisa McGlinchey
Charles Townshend on a timely survey of those who never accepted the ‘peace process’ in Ireland and see the border as a provocation
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Books interview: Frans de Waal
Frans de Waal, the biologist and primatologist and author most recently of , on the lure of , getting inside animal’s minds and in-group/out-group behaviour in
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The Girls Next Door: Bringing the Home Front to the Front Lines, by Kara Dixon Vuic
Wholesome female entertainers for male soldiers reinforced rigid gender roles, finds David Ulbrich
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Creatures of Cain: The Hunt for Human Nature in Cold War America, by Erika Lorraine Milam
The ‘killer ape’ theory of violent behaviour managed to grip the public imagination for many years, learns Marcia Holmes
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What are you reading? – 14 March 2019
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Academic freedom: why do protections not apply to university leaders?
As universities become ever more wary of negative publicity, leaders who speak out on contentious issues are increasingly finding themselves in hot water. Ellie Bothwell reports
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The Story of Myth, by Sarah Iles Johnston
Book of the week: Robert Segal on a work that strives to restore the centrality of narrative to tales as old as time
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Lessons from penguin island
Matthew Reisz meets an expert on tracking the movements of animals which are sometimes fierce and virtually impossible to catch
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Appointments – 14 March 2019
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Why are university leaders not free to speak out?
Upholding the ideal of free speech on campus knowing that conservative politicians hold the keys to the safe puts college presidents in a difficult position
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Letters – 14 March 2019
Cheats: address the game, not just the players From what I have observed, three factors have led to the rise of essay mills (“Should students who use essay mills be criminalised?”, News, 7 March)....
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We must make sure care leavers are supported to succeed at UK universities
Subsidising accommodation and providing bursaries for student essentials can go a long way in helping care leavers realise their potential, says UK universities and science minister Chris Skidmore