Month: November 2019

Emigration Nation: Michaela Benson talks to Les Back about her work on Brexit and UK Citizens living in France

November 12, 2019

‘Britain needs to remember that it is an emigration nation as much as it is an immigration nation’ says Michaela Benson in this month’s edition of Street Signs podcast.  She talks to Les Back about her work on Brexit and the experience of UK citizens living in the EU.  Michaela’s original and thoughtful perspective offers … More Emigration Nation: Michaela Benson talks to Les Back about her work on Brexit and UK Citizens living in France

‘Mulberry’: new book launch by Peter Coles

November 5, 2019

In his new book, Mulberry, Peter Coles, CUCR Visiting Fellow and tutor on the Photography and Urban Cultures (PUC) MA degree course, shares his passion for this humble tree. As the sole food for the silkworm, the mulberry is the (often silent) partner in a multi-billion, global silk industry, accompanying the secret of silk-making on … More ‘Mulberry’: new book launch by Peter Coles