Category: Prejudice – Racism, Sexism, Misogyny & Hate
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Áine Tyrrell – Identity, Songwriting & Reading the Comments
Since arriving in Australia from Ireland in 2010, Áine Tyrrell has become a popular presence at Australian festivals and venues. She is proudly bold, outspoken and her songs have been described as “anthems for humanity”. In February 2019, Áine released Return to the Sea; her third studio release. Throughout the album, there is a clear narrative that explores…
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“It’s Just a Joke”: The Dark Side & Lore of Prejudice.
Knock-Knock… Joke cycles. We’ve all come across or taken part in them throughout our lives. There are chicken jokes, knock-knock jokes and lightbulb jokes. Remember those awful dead baby jokes? The jokes that circulated when the space shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after takeoff in 1986? Not long after email became a ‘thing’, it took just hours (some…
A Hidden Culture 