Helene Schulze’s plea to spark a conversation about food is the first of a series which aims to tackle the complex food system, and shed light on some of the problems and potential solutions to make the way we eat more sustainable, from production to consumption. Globally, more than one in three adults over 20 is overweight (EASO, 2013) whilst…
Cold War Klang: Bowie’s Berlin
Charlotte Collins pens a paean to the late David Bowie, whose Berlin residency between 1976-1979 left an everlasting legacy on the city’s cultural fabric. This article is intended for audio accompaniment – found here. Cold War isolation saw an inward-facing Berlin create a creative hotbed for disaffected creatives and musicians – underlain by youth rebellion. Most…
Cologne – Clash of Civilisations?
Reflecting upon the attacks in Cologne, Charlotte Collins tackles one of the contentious issues surrounding the migrant crisis: how can the differences between civilisations be addressed? The worrying events that have taken place in Cologne over the New Year have rekindled the debate that was at the epicentre of media and political attention throughout 2015: the migrant crisis….
The Bloomsbury Geographer 