May 2014 – Page 3 – Manchester Historian

Fac 51 The Haçienda was a nightclub and music venue, most famous during the ‘Madchester’ years of the late 1980s and early 1990s. Zoey Strzalecki investigates its history.

The recent ban of Twitter and YouTube in Turkey has highlighted the tension between the state and the citizen. James Brannan examines how and why states turn to censorship.

As the I, Too, Am… project has swept universities across the country, Helen Chapman looks at the history of racial prejudice in Britain, pulling some compelling examples or trends to the fore.

In the west today, charity has become as much about the giver as the recipient. James Green looks at the history of philanthropy and its selfish connotations.

Last month, the chief surgeon suggested that fat is becoming normal in our culture. Laura Robinson looks at the changing notions of fat over time.