Expert opinions cover Boris Johnson Russia the ghoulish practice of gibbeting and offensive TV

Dr Tara McCormack from the Department of History, Politics and International Relations has written an article for Spiked Online about Boris Johnson and Russia.

• Read the article '"Does Boris want a war with Russia?"' hosted on Think: Leicester here

Professor Sarah Tarlow from the School of Archaeology and Ancient History has written an article for Think: Leicester discussing the enduring popularity of the gibbet in Halloween paraphernalia.

• Read the full article 'The Enduring Imaginative Power of the Criminal Corpse' here

Dr Ranjana Das from the Department of Media, Communication and Sociology has written an article for The Conversation about what makes things 'offensive' and her new book 'Provocative Screens'.

• Read the full article 'What really makes something ‘offensive’?' hosted on Think: Leicester here  

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