Anti-racism struggles of the Seventies can inspire action today

Thu, 12 Jun 2014 12:04:00 BST

Prof Satnam Virdee reflects on the 1970s and the importance of this era when it comes to understanding racism and anti-racism in Britain. He argues that recovering the hidden history of past anti-racism struggles can help inspire collective action today.

Statues in the park are not just figures from the past

Thu, 24 Apr 2014 12:16:00 BST

Dr Andrew Smith argues that statues in our public parks tell us much about the British sense of identity.

The Scotland Malawi Partnership: A New Development Discourse?

Mon, 03 Aug 2015 12:19:00 BST

Ben Wilson considers the "special relationship" between Scotland and Malawi and the ideas of aid and development.

What ‘race’ is an elf?

Thu, 28 May 2015 12:24:00 BST

Dr Andrew Smith wonders if we should see fantasy novels as just that – fantasies? In this post he suggests they can contain insidious racism.

How does it feel to be the solution?

Wed, 18 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT

Reversing Du Bois' famous question, in this piece Giovanni Picker advocates a radical critique of whiteness in its peculiar 21st century European manifestations. Taking racial politics of immigration as example, he points at possible theoretical and methodological inspirations.