From Theory to Play: How Disco Elysium demonstrates the potential of speculative fiction and videogames to translate political thought beyond academia Educational and institutional inequalities contribute to differences in how political ideas are encountered and understood, with political acumen therefore remaining unevenly distributed (ONS, 2020). As sociologist Pierre Bourdieu argues, “The capacity to see (voir) is a function of the knowledge (savoir)… that one has,” (1984,

( Work in Progress) Our course trip centred on going to Magalleria in Bath, an independent magazine/book shop with specialist and exclusive titles. I splurged a little bit (a lot). While the scenery was beautiful, being from York, the old architecture was not anything new to me. I decided instead to illustrate the interesting people I saw, and push my caricature and character drawing skills. BOOKS The New Fascist Body by Dagmar Herzog was my first read. It exceeded expectatio

"I paint to feel that I exist." (Work In Progress) Nottingham Contemporary I Gusti Ayu Kadek Murniasih: Feels Strangely Good, Ya? exhibition poster "a careful act of cultural mediation, constructing a framework through which Murni's work can be encountered without dilution, exoticisation or explanatory excess" 'It is Ulysses Returning home From the sea of loss It is the return of the sun, Of my exiled ones And for her sake, and his I swear I shall not compromise And to the l

We were tasked with engaging with the industry side of illustration by contacting professionals alongside a randomly assigned partner. Between reaching out to artists and assembling the presentation based on their responses, I chose the former. I knew it would be challenging, as I am not naturally the most sociable person, but networking and communicating with others is something I want to become more comfortable with. Harris Rosenblum, a sculptor based in New York, was the o

Our entire people have lived through a big feast of international solidarity. Our people have felt as their own each and every one of the problems of other people. --Fidel Castro The 3rd of January 2026 marks the 60th anniversary of the Tricontinental Conference in Havana, Cuba. The event brought together more than 500 delegates from over 80 countries and colonies across what was then known as the Third World (now the Global South). Emerging from the momentum of the Cuban Rev

The prompts for the first (21/11/25) Illustration Open Challenge are as followed: Where lost thoughts go Before it disappeared Something that remembers you THE DATA CEMETERY A popular theory that has circulated online since around 2019 on fringe discussion boards before getting mainstream attention states the internet has "died" as a result of the domination of AI-generated content and automated bots. There is an endless churn of "engagement bait"- posts engineered purely to