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Podcast guest spot for lecturer

Principal lecturer, Dr Anthony Leaker, recently appeared as a guest on a Heterodox Academy podcast.

Anthony is the author of Against Free Speech and for the podcast was in conversation with John Tomasi.

Anthony and John explore how free speech and reason, historically viewed as pillars of liberal democracy, can sometimes obscure deep-seated structural inequalities.
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Rochel-Canagasabey

“Whether it’s discussing feminism, sustainable development, or the intricacies of human rights systems, every lesson felt like a revelation”

We spoke to current Globalisation: Politics, Conflict and Human Rights MA student Rochel Canagasabey about how he’s finding the course, and he says that from day one it has been a profound exploration.

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ways of seeing

Brighton lecturers suggest books, films and sites to get you thinking

Take a look at these great, short, affordable introductions to some of the key ideas and concepts we explore across the Humanities Programme. Some are fiction, some non-fiction, some classics, some more recent. Read them to prepare for university, or simply read them to engage your mind, then discuss them too.

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art as a weapon

Join actor, singer and playwright Tayo Aluko for an event at the University of Brighton on 3rd November, 6-8pm

Nigerian-born Aluko is based in Liverpool, UK, where he worked previously as an architect, and he’ll be joining us to present Tayo Aluko – Art as Weapon: Some Pan Africanist Examples, survey of artists from the African Diaspora who use their arts in the fight against oppression..

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