Arts and Society
Influencing the cultural conversation
Arts and Society
Influencing the cultural conversation
Not so sweet: chocolate, slavery and complicit corporations
The annual spike in chocolate sales over Christmas is an opportunity for consumers to reconsider who produces our chocolate and how, Macquarie researchers say.
To Russian women, with love: trilogy celebrates forgotten filmmakers
Dr Karen Pearlman, Senior Lecturer in Screen Practice and Production at Macquarie University, is winning national industry awards for her films that put forgotten Russian women filmmakers back in the frame.
What is 'slacktivism' and can it change the world?
Social media is changing the way we protest. Dr Justine Lloyd, Senior Lecturer in social movements in Macquarie University's Department of Sociology, explores whether it's for better or worse.
Facebook is selling our data: are there laws to protect it?
As Netflix documentary-drama The Social Dilemma exposes the dangers of social networking, Macquarie Law School Senior Lecturer Dr Rita Matulionyte explores what the law can do to safeguard us.
Why we need more brazen hussies in Australia today
The new documentary Brazen Hussies chronicles the women's liberation movement of the 1960s and '70s and reminds us that 50 years later, the fight for women's rights is far from over, writes Macquarie University Professor in Modern History Michelle Arrow.
Why we can't get enough of Anne Boleyn: new book
Femme fatale or victim, predator or prey? Anne Boleyn is one of history’s most depicted figures. In a new book, Dr Stephanie Russo, Senior Lecturer in English at Macquarie University, dissects the ways writers, directors and Instagrammers tell her story.
Australia's emerging crisis of trust
With public confidence in our social institutions at record lows, Macquarie University Associate Professor of Philosophy Paul Formosa explores why business and government do the wrong thing – and what can be done about it.
Start Up program unleashes the entrepreneur in people with disabilities
A community program co-developed by Macquarie Business School addresses the under-representation of people with intellectual disability in self-employment – and is receiving industry recognition as a result.
Please Explain: Why is Republican approval of Donald Trump so high?
Polls of Republican voters in the US have consistently shown approval ratings of greater than 80 per cent, and often into the 90s. Dr Lloyd Cox, lecturer in US Politics at Macquarie University, explains what’s behind the President’s unerring popularity.
The radical shift in Thailand's latest protests
Thailand has erupted in mass protests this month, a familiar scene in the so-called 'Land of Smiles'. Macquarie University researchers Dr Thomas Baudinette and Dr Chavalin Svetanant explain why this time around, it's different.
From drumbeat to downbeat: music industry hits a sour note
Australian musicians have not only experienced a loss of income during the pandemic, but their optimism about future income and employment opportunities returning to pre-COVID levels is very low, according to research from Macquarie Business School.
#EnvyFail: Have influencers lost their lustre in the COVID-19 era?
The ability of social media influencers to create Digital Envy is the key to marketing success on the internet. For some, COVID-19 has been a disaster, according to Associate Professor Lawrence Ang at Macquarie Business School.