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A body apart from the head
| Rob Bidder
We look back at the importance of the head, from how it’s influenced our language to the bold political statement of having it removed.
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Western magic’s fascination with the foreigner
| Shelley Angelie SaggarThomas S G Farnetti
Could modern magic shows be perpetuating damaging cultural stereotypes? Shelley Saggar shows how ‘exotic’ costumes and imagery are far from harmless fun.
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The ambivalence of air
| Daisy LafargeCarol Nazatto
Daisy Lafarge investigates the effects of air quality and pressure on body and mind, exploring air as cure, but one with contradictions.
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A symbol of a lost homeland
| Yasmeen Abdel MajeedJacqueline Reem Salloum
The story of one protective amulet from Palestine reveals a complex tale. Encompassing the personal history of an influential doctor and collector, it provides a window onto dispossession and exile, and the painful repercussions that are still felt today.