Image: https://unsplash.com/@kaleamorgan By Molly Claire On the 25th of May 2020, the world saw the racially aggravated murder of African American man George Floyd, a catalyst that ignited the international organisation widely known as the Black Lives Matter...
Image: https://unsplash.com/@theeastlondonphotographer By Shannon Weeds It takes all of seven seconds to make a preconception of someone - where we begin to decide their trustworthiness but where do these ‘impressions’ come from? The colour of your hair, eyes, race,...
Image: https://unsplash.com/@jays_vers By Esme Hadfield The multinational oil company, Shell, is notorious for playing a prominent role in producing the current climate emergency crisis. However, on November 2nd 2020, Shell caused outrage after posting a twitter...
When looking at the ways in which social media helped to shape the March For Our Lives movement, we can view this movement as a ‘network movement’ (Manuel Castells p. 171), as social media allowed this movement to be viewed on a global platform.
by Tallulah Brennan The economic crash of 2008 and the increasingly globalised world in which we live, has led to mass protests to emerge as part and parcel of the political landscape. Electoral decisions across the West have sent shockwaves to the...
post by Valeria RodríguezIdentifying someone or a group as a radical is something complicated to do since the definitions are many and the profile of a radical is subjective, which cannot be predefined because in each situation it could change. As stated in the Oxford...
post by Amy-Louise EdwardsThe sociological discourse surrounding protest movements and activism frequently centres on politically left-leaning campaigns, such as the ‘Occupy Wall Street’ movement. Left-wing activism has certainly maintained its popularity,...
post by Georgia KeningtonGlobally, many different types and forms of protest are cropping up – from university strikes throughout the UK (which I’m sure we are well acquainted with), global organisations like the Global Justice Movement and Occupy!, to e-petitions and...
post by May YaqubAs social beings, humans often come into contact with natural obstacles that can limit One’s ability to incorporate their social lifestyle with the people who surround them. However, as society progresses, the social disputes some may face can be...
Image Source post by Helen Crowley A corporation - a separate legal entity created by individuals, stockholders, or shareholders, with the purpose of operating for profit. In modern society, the Corporation has arguably become the prevalent economic institution, with...
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