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View article: British and Irish newspapers implicitly support single-use masks over reusable face coverings
British and Irish newspapers implicitly support single-use masks over reusable face coverings Open
Introduction The environmental impact of waste caused by single-use masks or face coverings is an under-considered effect associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. The combination of the protective purpose of face masks and their potential en…
View article: Introduction: the interface between contemporary British Black and Jewish cultures
Introduction: the interface between contemporary British Black and Jewish cultures Open
The origins of this special issue lie in a symposium on ‘The Interface Between British Contemporary Black and Jewish Cultures’, co-sponsored by the British Academy-funded network ‘British Jewish Co...
View article: ‘Jewish cricket’: black-Jewish relations in <i>Wondrous Oblivion</i> (2003)
‘Jewish cricket’: black-Jewish relations in <i>Wondrous Oblivion</i> (2003) Open
This article explores Black-Jewish relations as presented through the prism of the 2003 film Wondrous Oblivion, directed by Paul Morrison. The film revisits the transition period between the 1950s and 1960s when Britain was starting to bec…
View article: British Jews are using Facebook to create new “pop-up” communities
British Jews are using Facebook to create new “pop-up” communities Open
Social media has empowered young British Jews who are dissatisfied with existing communal structures to create their own shared spaces. Nathan Abrams finds that digital culture serves as an important sphere for religious self-definition as…