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Recent debates in curriculum studies have focused on the role of teachers as active curriculum makers. In this chapter, we argue for a more systemic approach to curriculum making as social practice. Our particular focus is on micro and nano curriculum making by teachers, that is curriculum making in schools and classrooms respectively, as curricular programmes are developed and enacted into practice. In making sense of these complex practices, we draw upon a theoretical typology for understan...

If philosophy of time could benefit from a feminist intervention, then this exploratory chapter serves to highlight two potential starting points. The first concerns the recent burgeoning of experimental philosophy on time and how we understand it. Here I highlight gender data gaps, and the benefits and challenges of experimental philosophy. The second turns to tropes in storytelling about time, and how we make use of them, focussing in particular on the philosophy of time travel. Central to ...

The political economy of news media and journalism critically examines the structures, processes, and democratic role of journalism within society. It is focused on the power relations that shape the production, distribution, and consumption of online, print, and broadcast news media. The field originated from classical Western political economy in the 17th century. Western media political economies of journalism can be traced back to the early 20th century, with the Frankfurt School’s cultur...

The age-standardized alcohol-attributable burden of disease and injury is highest in the WHO African Region, at 70.6 deaths and 3 044 DALYs per 100 000 people, placing an enormous strain on already challenged health systems. Drinkers in Africa consume 21% more alcohol per day than the global average. Small disposable plastic sachets- pouches which contain single use quantities of alcohol which often contain 40% spirits- have led to significant abuse amongst the most vulnerable and poorest com...