Category: Academic Analysis
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Bad Bunny and Puerto Rican Muslims: How both remix what it means to be Boricua
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Ken Chitwood, Affiliate Researcher, Religion and Civic Culture Center, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences; Bayreuth University The Mezquita Al-Madinah in Hatillo, Puerto Rico, about an hour west of San Juan, is one of several mosques and Islamic centers on the island. Ken…
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Lily Allen’s new album is ‘autofiction’ – but turning your life into a story carries ethical and emotional risks
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Elaine Gregersen, Associate Professor in the School of Law, Northumbria University, Newcastle To listen to Lily Allen’s new album West End Girl is to be drawn into the painful disintegration of a marriage. It feels like we are there, with Allen: on the call learning about…
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The UK’s wealth ‘timebomb’ – and how to defuse it
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Mike Savage, Professorial Research Fellow, International Inequalities Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science When the full, unexpurgated diaries of the Conservative MP Sir Henry “Chips” Channon were published in 2021, these disarmingly frank accounts of his aristocratic life in mid-20th century Britain caused a…
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How grey hair and cancer may be linked
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Justin Stebbing, Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University Each grey hair may be a sign that a cell has chosen to stop replicating rather than risk turning malignant. Pixel-Shot/ Shutterstock Grey hair is an inevitable hallmark of ageing. It’s a visual reminder of the passing…
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Ukraine’s massive nature project is helping veterans and land recover
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Natasha Lindstaedt, Professor in the Department of Government, University of Essex A pelican in the Dalamtian delta, where a massive rewilding project is taking place. Neil Aldridge/Rewilding Ukraine. Ukrainians have always felt closely tied to their land, often expressing this through literature and folktales. But these…
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Zohran Mamdani’s transformative child care plan builds on a history of NYC social innovations
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Simon Black, Associate Professor of Labour Studies, Brock University Assembly member Zohran Mamdani attends a news conference on universal child care at Columbus Park Playground on Nov. 19, 2024, in New York City. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Zohran Mamdani, the 34-year-old New York State Assembly…
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The White Stripes join the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame − their primal sound reflects Detroit’s industrial roots
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Nathan Fleshner, Associate Professor of Music Theory, University of Tennessee In the opening scene of “It Might Get Loud,” a 2008 music documentary, musician Jack White appears surrounded by scrap wood and garbage. He hammers nails into a board, wraps wire around a glass Coca-Cola…
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Customers can become more loyal if their banks solve fraud cases, researchers find
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Vamsi Kanuri, Associate Professor of Marketing, University of Notre Dame More than one-third of U.S. consumers were targeted by attempted financial fraud in 2024. Vladimir Vladimirov/E+ via Getty Images When banks issue their defrauded customers refunds and successfully identify the perpetrators, fraud victims are 60%…
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The beauty backfire effect: Being too attractive can hurt fitness influencers, new research shows
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Andrew Edelblum, Assistant Professor of Marketing, University of Dayton “Sex sells” has been a mantra in marketing for decades. As researchers who study consumer behavior, we’ve seen plenty of evidence to support it: Attractive models and spokespeople have been shown to reliably grab attention, boost…
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HIV knows no borders, and the Trump administration’s new strategy leave Americans vulnerable – an HIV-prevention expert explains
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Robin Lin Miller, Professor of Psychology, Michigan State University Providing supplies of HIV medications does not ensure they will get into the hands of those who need them most. Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images Protecting public health abroad benefits Americans. In a globalized world, diseases and their…