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Alice Duncan‑Kemp was an empathetic observer of Mithaka culture, but her legacy is complicated

Alice Duncan‑Kemp was an empathetic observer of Mithaka culture, but her legacy is complicated

Alice Duncan-Kemp’s books drew on a pastoral childhood in intimate contact with Mithaka people. They formed part of the basis for a 2015 native...

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Eve Vincent

Nickel and Dimed at 25: Barbara Ehrenreich’s classic reveals the high cost of low‑wage work

Barbara Ehrenreich was inspired to write her classic expose of low-wage life in America by punitive 1990s welfare laws. Today, its message is as...

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What our teeth reveal about the growing gap between rich and poor

In the age of ‘whitened, straightened, veneered smiles’, the distance between ruined poor teeth and healthy, wealthy teeth is growing.

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Low expectations and thwarted desires: Geoff Dyer’s memoir of a working-class childhood

In Homework, renowned writer Geoff Dyer meditates on the whole, small world of childhood – and how class influences who we become.

02.09.2025 30

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Eve Vincent