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Fear of strangers extends beyond racism and discrimination against people who look like they might come from another place – it includes people who sound different, too.
An analysis of the expressions used by Donald Trump to designate Covid-19 sheds light on his political calculations and on the evolution of his relationship with China in recent weeks.
When prosecutors introduce lyrics, they’re asking juries to suspend the distinction between author and narrator, reality and fiction, and to read them as literal confessions of guilt.
Becoming friends with classmates from different backgrounds can help people reject negative stereotypes. And teachers are able to help make that happen.
Exotic and sensational depictions of Chinese “wet markets” may prevent a proper and efficient understanding of how viral diseases emerge.
Hispanic Americans make up just 4.3% of executive positions. They are 17% of the labor force, the largest of any racial minority group.
For migrants, prejudice can be a life and death matter. Research in India and South Africa shows life is considerably harder if migrants have a darker skin and come from a poorer country.
Trump’s recent comments echo a troubled history of the use of dogs against people of color, as well as pejorative depictions of people of color as animals.
Attacking Gypsies and Travellers is an easy win for politicians, thanks to centuries of prejudice cultured by the state and the media.
According to a new survey of 6,000 Australians, more than a quarter of respondents report experiencing some form of discrimination at least weekly.
Examining current attitudes to accents in Britain, do the same biases hold true as they did 50 years ago and what does that mean when it comes to the interview process?
In the face of growing anti-Muslim sentiment, young Muslim Australians believe the power of contact and exchange can transform prejudice.
We have entered a resurgent age of racism wherein discrimination is globalised, normalised and weaponised.
Race is embedded into the way many Italians look at themselves. The Italian nation is thought to be constituted first and foremost by white Catholics.
EastEnders is planning to introduce a new bisexual character – let’s hope they don’t portray many of the classic stereotypes about bi people often seen on TV.
A new study in Glasgow suggests latent anti-Pakistani sentiment may affect the house-moving decisions of white British homeowners.
Imaginaries of gangs as inherent forms of brutal anarchy promote particular political agendas and obscure the ways gangs can reveal the underlying dynamics of the contexts within which they emerge.
The deepening geographic, racial, gender and educational divisions in America shows some striking parallels between the nation today and in the 1920s.
Muslim women in the UK don’t feel able to discuss their healthcare needs because of fears of islamaphobia.
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Professor of Psychology, The University of Melbourne
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Research fellow, BehaviourWorks Australia, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University
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Assistant lecturer, CY Cergy Paris Université
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Instructional Associate Professor of Gerontology, University of Southern California
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Director, BehaviourWorks, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University
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Director of Undergraduate Studies, School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, Cardiff University
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Rank-Manning Junior Research Fellow in Social Sciences, University of Oxford
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Senior Lecturer in Human Development, Massey University
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Evan Pugh University Professor of Anthropology, Penn State
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Senior Lecturer, Centre for Human Rights Education, Curtin University
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Honarary Research Fellow in Psychology, Australian Catholic University
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Senior Lecturer in Bioethics, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer, Sydney Law School, University of Sydney
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Senior lecturer in English Language, University of Manchester
