Words by James Harris In autumn I return to something like memories, like home. It is the slow bursting of trees into flame, whipped by winds returned to reclaim the shrinking days. The wilderness creeps back into the world, and amidst the smell of earth and dance of leaves at my feet, I am reassured…

Words by Caroline Matthews We’ve all received those messages from friends telling us to search for something in Google: ‘French military victories’ famously returned nil results, alongside the tongue-in-cheek message ‘Did you mean, ‘French Military Defeats’?’. Another time, Google Maps issued directions from China to Japan including the unlikely instruction to ‘swim across the Pacific…

 Words by Neil Harrison ‘Humanities In Public’ (HiP) Inaugural Lecture: Professor Steven Miles. As part of the Institute of Humanities and Social Science Research’s new ‘Humanities In Public‘ programme, prominent Sociologist and Editor of the Journal of Consumer Culture, Professor Steven Miles, gave his inaugural lecture at MMU earlier this week.   The lecture, entitled,…

Words by Moiza Butt As a young girl, I loved nothing more than watching a Bollywood film with my family. In the 90’s, Bollywood was at its peak, with interesting new films every week. They are now the classics we all love to watch and talk about. Growing older, my interest in Bollywood fizzled out…