Expert Comment
Expert comment - a socially-distant Ramadan
"I suddenly discovered the wisdom in the well-established Islamic teaching telling us to always prioritise facilitating the 鈥榩revention of common harm鈥� to the wellbeing of all." Dr Abdullah Sahin, Reader in Islamic Education, reflects on the challenges and opportunities around celebrating Ramadan during the coronavirus lockdown
Art in the Time of Corona - expert comment
"Like the weather, a pandemic hits everyone, but the wealthy are always more ready to survive the storm." Dr Maria Barrett, Assistant Professor in the Centre for Cultural and Media Policy Studies, comments on the impact of coronavirus on the arts and theatre sector, especially on smaller theatres and galleries
鈥淎ll in all, it鈥檚 a clever piece of audience design鈥� - Dr Kieran File on Jurgen Klopp鈥檚 swearing
Dr Kieran File, expert on sports culture and communication at the Centre for Applied Linguistics, discusses Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp鈥檚 swearing in his post-match interviews.
鈥淥ur society still operates on a monolingual ideal鈥�: Expert comment from Professor Jo Angouri
As the number of students studying German and French drops by half in UK secondary schools, expert in multilingualism from the Centre for Applied Linguistics, Professor Jo Angouri, explains this decline in foreign language learning.
Dr Elena Giusti on the 2018 Women's Prize for Fiction
Dr Elena Giusti, Assistant Professor in Latin Literature and Language, discusses the 2018 Women's Prize for Fiction, won by Kamila Shamsie for her novel Home Fire, a reworking of Sophocles' Greek tragedy.