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Blue Mythologies: Reflections on a Colour, by Carol Mavor
Philip Hoare floats away on a poetic enquiry into the extraordinary nature of what surrounds us
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Do Muslim Women Need Saving?, by Lila Abu-Lughod
The convictions of those involved in efforts to ‘rescue’ women from religion will be unsettled by this work, says Madawi Al-Rasheed
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Love and Math: The Heart of Hidden Reality, by Edward Frenkel
Noel-Ann Bradshaw on a work that unlocks maths’ power and beauty by weaving it into an inspirational autobiography
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The Long Shadow: The Great War and the Twentieth Century, by David Reynolds
Alex Danchev on how Britain has remembered and misremembered the First World War
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Shakespeare and Memory, by Hester Lees-Jeffries
Jerome de Groot on time, recollection and the Bard
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Crossing the Bay of Bengal: The Furies of Nature and the Fortunes of Migrants, by Sunil Amrith
Caroline Osella on a page-turning survey of people and politics in a region once at the heart of global trade and imperial histories
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A front-row view of Louisiana’s slow death
Anna Hartnell takes part in an immersive theatre experience that has audiences bear witness to environmental catastrophe
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‘Big stick’ is the only way forward
Only threat of further strikes will force Ucea to renegotiate pay, unions say
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Jim Al-Khalili calls for scientific Arab Spring
In Cara lecture, Iraqi-born physicist calls for revival of region’s thirst for knowledge
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Thinktank sounds warning for BIS’ post-election budget
IFS: places, grants or remaining direct funding will have to be cut
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Interview: USS chief keeps eyes on long-term prize
Bill Galvin optimistic about future despite massive deficit
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Austen’s powers revisited
Sally Feldman welcomes a modern reimagining of the incomparable Jane
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How the College of Europe brings a continent together
New rector Jörg Monar discusses the unique institution’s mission and challenges
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Scholars’ rude awakenings
Does bitchiness serve any useful scholarly purpose?