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Dissent is such an intrinsic part of American culture. Our whole society is built around the idea of improving our values to better represent and protect our people. Books, speeches, articles, and essays have long represented dissenting opinions, but perhaps the most widely recognized and distributed form of dissent is music.
Take a peek into On Dissent: Its Meaning in America. "Dissent" rages at the heart of many of today's conflicts: does Snowden's dissent amount to whistleblowing or espionage? How should America respond to the Trayvon Martin verdict? How do we understand the controversial position of standing against one's government, faith, and country for what one believes is right?
Dr Ben Griffin, winner of the coveted Royal Historical Society Whitfield Prize, reveals why he challenged traditional assumptions about the struggle for women's rights in his book, 'The Politics of Gender in Victorian Britain'.
Huw Richards, journalist, and an editor of the new book 'The Cambridge Companion to Football', discusses the culture of the game.
Not sure how to read a star chart? Help is here! Ian Ridpath is a seasoned astronomer who will answer our questions about how to find what you're looking for in the night sky. We're consulting the August star chart in his Monthly Sky Guide, 9th edition.
Paul Frijters and Gigi Foster talk about their new book, An Economic Theory of Greed, Love, Groups, and Networks, which offers a new theory of economics that incorporates love, groups, and networks into the classic greed-and-market framework.
Enjoy our slideshow of famous dissenters from around the world and the varied causes they've stood against their governments, faiths, and cultures to support.
A new Cambridge Introduction to Music charts the evolution and rise of Electronic Music - and so we have put together a Spotify playlist of some of the key tracks.
Our world has changed dramatically in the last fifteen years. With the dawn of a new century, a digital revolution, and new global relationship, we’re plagued by a number of contemporary questions.
Paul Kinzer is back! In this installment of our Summer Stargazing Q&As, he answers our questions about the planets we might see tonight and cool deep space phenomena in the sky this summer.
Author Colin Howson talks to us about writing his latest book Objecting to God, researching probability and logic, his appreciation of Scottish writers, and a flying monk.
Trayvon Martin. The name resonates with tragedy. The tragedy resonates with dissent.
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