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…

Words by Kevin Danson The mid nineties opened the jaws of many children in awe as the wireless telephone, what we today call the ‘Mobile’, was being introduced to our homes. I remember the day my Dad walked into the living room and placed this block of au courant technology next to our very small…

Words By Neil Harrison The Conservative Party is set to receive a hostile reception tomorrow (Sunday 29th September) as it arrives in Manchester for its 2013 conference. Over 40,000 demonstrators are expected to take to the streets of the city in protest at the party’s welfare and NHS reform policies, and to push for greater…