By Ella May Lankstead From Beetlemania in the 60s to the online communities of the modern day ‘fangirls’ have long been denounced as hysterical, obsessive, and crazy. The misogyny inherent in these characteristics is obvious. Whether it be musicians, TV shows or movies, those ...

By Ella May Lankstead Last week I wrote about the history of Political Correctness and its development online, this week I wanted to delve deeper into how the term has embedded itself into contemporary politics. The term has increasingly been used to spread a populist message ...

By Ella May Lankstead In recent years little has been as divisive as Political Correctness or the emergence of ‘PC Culture,’ largely focussed on the use of language across the political spectrum. The left view it as a useful tool, used to protect minority groups from discrimin...

By Ella May Lankstead Young people throughout history have seemed to be at the forefront of protest, be the antiVietnam war protests, rock against racism, Tiananmen square march, Hong-Kong’s umbrella protest, students and young people have historically stood at the forefront o...

Warmest welcome to our March interns! We ask each intern to briefly introduce themselves. I am a second-year history and politics student. I am particularly interested in the increasing use of social media in political campaigns and grassroots movements, especially in how this...