Real voices

The Media Sigils consider the value of representations of domestic violence in film when so few cases of men’s violence against women get into the news. …Read more

Jenny Edkins, co-editor of 'When This Is Over', explains why the trauma and implications of the pandemic are not going away. …Read more

Sumanta Roy and Ravi Thiara consider the impact of the pandemic on Black and minoritised VAWG survivors and the organisations that support them. …Read more

Sarrah Kassem, author of, Work and Alienation in the Platform Economy, calls on us to delve deep into the realities of the workers behind our screens keeping the platform economy going.…Read more

Dan McQuillan, the author of Resisting AI, suggests that ChatGPT may be seductive, but it’s a dangerous distraction from the socially useful production and commons-based solidarity that we really need, and we must resist it.…Read more

Arun Verma, the editor of Anti-Racism in Higher Education, charts the overwhelming impact of the book on the debate around diversity and inclusion in higher education across the UK.…Read more

Safak Tartanoglu Bennett and Sian Moore consider the change in the backdrop to this new winter of discontent and highlight how inequality has increased, trade union composition has shifted and strikes are no longer simply about pay. …Read more

In this episode, Jess Miles speaks to those involved in the Changing Realities project about their experiences of life on a low-income. They discuss their involvement in the project, what they hope people will take away from reading the book and what we can all do individually to make the necessary changes in our society.…Read more

Louise Ryan, the author of Social Networks and Migration, reveals the effect of social networks on migrants in London as they navigate their way in a new society.…Read more

Louise Hardwick, Molly Hardwick and Aidan Worsley research what it's like to live through austerity while on disability benefits and highlight how harmful policies consign disabled people to lives of ongoing suffering. …Read more