Pivotal

Why is there often a negative connotation attached to anything that comes from outside of capital cities? This episode looks at two provincial towns, Belfast in the 1960s and Leeds in the 1970s, and their unexpected cultural revolutions, featuring Gavin Butt, Professor of Fine Art, and Noel McLaughlin, Assistant Professor at Northumbria University.

Death is a concept that touches us all. In this episode, Wallace Chan, Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work, Education, and Community, and Stacey Pitsillides, Associate Professor in the School of Design, Arts and Creative Industries, explore our understanding of death and its place in human culture.

Is resilience always a positive trait? In this episode, Simon Winlow, Professor of Social Science, and Patrick Duggan, Associate Professor of Performance and Culture, examine the concept of resilience and its cultural implications, with a focus on nostalgia and the role of the arts in developing resilience.

What is fear? Is it an essential part of our lives, or something we should seek to protect ourselves and our children from? Featuring Kate Egan, Assistant Professor in the School of Design, Arts and Creative Industries, and Johnny Walker, Associate Professor at Northumbria University and Vice Chair of the British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies, this episode delves into the natu...