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One of the more satisfying aspects of conspiracy theorising is, sometimes, they might just be right.
These books had our academics gripped until their final pages.
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Britney Spears’ memoir illustrates once again the potential lifelong damage that can be caused by being a child star.
Fame can bring young performers financial success, but it also comes with hidden costs.
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What do we love about seeing children perform? And how do their performances shape our understanding of childhood?
Britney Spears was forced to continue wearing an IUD under her conservatorship.
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The legacy of eugenics is still active in the U.S. Paternalistic attitudes and policies on the reproductive agency of disabled people is one way it manifests.
Britney Spears’ supporters erupted in cheers after her father was removed as conservator.
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Spears’ battle to end her conservatorship may lead to reforms.
The Osage Nation were once among the wealthiest people in the world.
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The discovery of oil and gas made members of the Osage Nation among the richest people in the world. But it also made them targets for exploitation.
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Australia doesn’t have ‘conservatorships’ but rather guardianship and financial management laws for each state and territory.
In the cases of both sculptor Camille Claudel (1864-1943) and Britney Spears, we see situations where talented women were declared mentally unfit after family interventions.
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Family members seeking to control women artists isn’t new. In the 1920s, doctors thought sculptor Camille Claudel could be released from the care of an asylum, but her family refused.
The stress and shame of conservatorships can sometimes do more harm than good to the people they’re supposed to protect.
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Conservatorships significantly restrict people’s ability to make decisions for themselves. Other options can provide support while maintaining respect for autonomy.
Britney Spears has continued to perform around the world and record albums even while under a strict conservatorship.
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The case of Britney Spears, who is trying to end her father’s conservatorship, illustrates why the legal arrangement is rife for abuse.
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Once, the way we viewed celebrities was framed by the legacy press and the entertainment industry. Now fans and social media are rewriting the script.
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Stopping the summer slide through books.
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Want to stop kids from sliding academically over the summer? Why not trust them to make their own reading choices?
Britney Spears preforms live … Why are the pundits so incensed by her turning to Auto-Tune in the studio?
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Put Britney Spears into a YouTube search and the third auto-fill on the list is “Britney Spears without Autotune”. Auto-Tune has become the music industry equivalent of doping in the Tour de France circa…