2022
The Changes to Cultural Identity in a Global World
Globalisation has changed the movement and global flows of people and things across nations and continents. Some who suggest that
The Great Gatsby: Limits on Social Mobility
Great stories often embed many different perspectives of reality, and contain stories within stories. The Great Gatsby embeds layer upon
Prometheus: Choosing to Be Bound
Prometheus Bound, Aeschylus In knowingly choosing rebellion, Prometheus set the stage, defining a choice of opposing tyranny and unjust laws,
The Odyssey: An Endless Story of Reaching Home
Abstract In Ulysses, we see a strong empathy and sense of duty, but which at times seems to develop a
Virgil: The Aeneid
Abstract Virgil’s epic has inspired countless generations because it formed the mythology of the exceptional Roman and became integrated into
The Impact of Climate on the 1242 Retreat of the Mongols from Europe
Abstract While some authors have noted that the sudden withdrawal from Hungary by the Mongolian troops in 1242 coincides with
On Marxism and Imperialism
1. The Ongoing Problems with Marxist Imperialist Theory and the Movement towards Decolonising the Curriculum To the man with a
On the History of Neoliberalism
1. The History of Neoliberalism Just as the term ‘capitalism’ was developed as a word to critique the alternative of
Brazil’s Financial Centres in the Twenty-first Century: Hierarchy, Specialisation, and Concentration
Introduction to Research Questions and Hypotheses Contel and Wójcik (2019) investigate the growth and decline of financial hubs and the
Cancelled: A Polemic on Education
Find the full paper here. Chapter One – Introduction Bauman (1993, p. 47) argued that responsibility is to say that
The Philosophy of Time
Find the full paper here. Abstract Einstein noted that time is relative when considering the perspectives of different observers. Yet,
The Growth of China as a Balancing Politico-Economic Force
A work co-written with my daughter and extending her paper. Kim and Gates (2015) investigated the role of power transition