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A competent woman with a PhD, it seems, is harder to believe in than a metaphysical force that governs the galaxy, or a seven-foot spacecraft pilot called Chewie. As the universe digests the fact that Princess Leia has a PhD, Rebecca Harrison makes the case for talented women to be taken more seriously.
After buying up tens of thousands of repossessed homes during the 2008 financial crisis, Wall Street investment firms have grown to become the biggest landlords in the United States. Now, with the lives of so many families in their hands, these companies are reinventing the American dream – for better or worse.
Musine Kokalari was an Albanian writer and political dissident who was imprisoned by a despotic communist regime in 1946. The state murdered her brothers and kept her in exile for most of her life. Agata Fijalkowski examines the life of a woman who made a valiant stand for free speech.
And a warm welcome to The Conversation Indonesia, the latest in our global network of newsrooms. The team will publish in Indonesian, but don’t worry if you’re not a speaker, there’s an English language version too.
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Jane Wright
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Rebecca Harrison, University of Glasgow
Leia's little-known academic standing can help challenge patriarchal notions about gender roles.
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Cities
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Desiree Fields, University of Sheffield; Alex Schafran, University of Leeds; Zac Taylor, University of Leeds
Wall Street landlords are living the American Dream – but what about their tenants?
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Arts + Culture
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Agata Fijalkowski, Lancaster University
Musine Kokalari was imprisoned and tortured by the communist regime in Albania in 1946 for standing up for free speech.
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Aliki Varvogli, University of Dundee
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Health + Medicine
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Tony Walter, University of Bath
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Simon Cassidy, Swansea University; Fiona Murphy, University of Limerick; Michael Coffey, Swansea University
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David Mazzocchi-Jones, Keele University
The offspring of mice who don't get enough DHA during pregnancy are more likely to have pups that display schizophrenia-like symptoms.
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Politics + Society
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Sam Fowles, Queen Mary University of London
The UK government is letting its irrational hatred of European lawmakers shape its policy proposals.
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Louise Thompson, University of Surrey
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Education
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Thomas Allmer, University of Stirling
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