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Chavs - Ageing Goths
That word 'chav' and the characterisation of the working class. Also, ageing Goths.
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The Politics of Sleep - Women Who Kill
Laurie discusses the politics of sleep and women who kill.
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HG Wells, Utopias, Paraphernalia
Combs, keys, glasses - how everyday objects can have special powers. Also, Utopia.
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08/06/2011
Dirt, filth and why we like to be clean: A special edition at the Wellcome Collection.
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Household breakup in New Orleans - Communist memories
Family breakdown post Hurricane Katrina. Also, remembering Communism.
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Playboy - Celebrity politics
Is Playboy "an unlikely ally for the feminist cause"? Also, celebrity politics.
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Cemetery Taboo - The City
New research on cemetery etiquette and on the future of cities.
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Russian Children in Custody - Paranormal Media
Laurie Taylor explores representations of the paranormal; Russian youngsters in custody.
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The Poor on Poverty and Radical Gardening
Laurie Taylor explores radical gardening with George McKay.
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Craft and Community
Laurie Taylor explores craft and community with Richard Sennett and David Gauntlett.
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Demise of a Welsh steel town - Sexual politics of ballroom dancing (BSA 60th Anniversary)
A special edition with new research from the British Sociological Association conference.
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Catholic Police Officers in Northern Ireland - Facebook
Catholic police officers in Northern Ireland and Facebook in Trinidad.
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Streetlife - Performing politics in the square
Street Politics and 'performing' the revolution in Tahrir Square.
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Mafias - Live Music
Why does live music now make more money than recorded? Also, Mafias on the move.
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The Impact of the Temperance Movement - The New North
Laurie Taylor explores shifts in world power. Also, the legacy of 19th-century Temperance.
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Stuart Hall
A special edition: Laurie talks to cultural theorist Stuart Hall.
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Outsourced Cultures - Happiness Letters
How answering calls will change your life: the cultural impact of call centres in India.
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Ethical capital - The Burden of Happiness
Is happiness the answer? Pascal Bruckner says it is not. Also, the legacies of the poor.
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Irregular and undocumented workers - America's death penalty
Why does the US support capital punishment? Also, illegal workers in the UK.
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Islam and capitalism - Sex before the sexual revolution
Sex before the Sexual Revolution and how Islam reacts to capitalism.
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Working men's health practices - Plastic surgery in Brazil
Laurie discusses cosmetic surgery in Brazil and the health of British working men.
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02/02/2011
The growth in second home ownership and the cult of the bike.
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26/01/2011
Ronald Dworkin and Anthony Grayling on liberty versus equality.
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19/01/2011
The impact of paramilitary punishment attacks on the young delinquents of Belfast.
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Cosmopolitanism - Dietetics
Laurie Taylor explores cosmopolitan values and the morality of medicine and health.
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Softer masculinity in the sixth form - Dr Who
Is Doctor Who political? Laurie explores the notion of an historical anti-American bias.
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Utopia
Laurie Taylor explores new ideas about Utopia.
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Class at Christmas
Laurie Taylor explores Christmas, compassion and class, from the Victorian era to today.
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'Over by Christmas' - Race, Sport and Politics
Laurie explores race and sport, also why people thought WW1 would be over by Christmas.
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Cuban Cure - Moral Panics
Laurie explores Cuba's success in developing world-beating bioscience. Also moral panics.
