Author: Sarah P-W

Erin Griffey’s research showed Renaissance women were obsessed with ‘natural beauty’, wanting clear, luminous skin, healthy hair and a slim yet curvy figure. What I found really interesting was how these feminine beauty ideals...

When people ask me “what are your plans after graduating?” I always used to tell them I’d never go into academia, that was far too scary: all that analysis, drawing on huge theories of knowledge with ancient traditions – there’s...

Good research should never be one-sided, the researcher shouldn’t just be scrawling notes on the little ‘other’ people they observe below them. This discussion made me realise good social research is about bridging the gap...

What does a healthy relationship with food look like? Most people today are constantly bombarded with ideas around the perfect diet or lifestyle, and trying to achieve the perfect body. There is a growing trends towards...

How has the tribal identity of Kai Tahu maintained its exemption from the ‘colonial rule’, and how do other cultures use food to reinforce or secure their identity? When we think culture, we often think of ancient...