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Michelle Smith, The Conversation

Is censoring Roald Dahl on moral grounds a good idea?

The recent decision to revise the author’s best-known children’s books might defeat the purpose.

Michelle Smith, The Conversation
· Feb 23, 2023 · 03:30 pm
From ‘Sleeping Beauty’ to ‘Cinderella’, no fairytale should be banned for supposed sexual content

Literature for children does not have to be moral or educational.

Michelle Smith, The Conversation
· Jan 08, 2018 · 05:30 pm
The ugly history of cosmetic surgery

Surgical makeovers might seem a modern phenomenon, but they have a long and disturbing history.

Michelle Smith, The Conversation
· May 02, 2016 · 03:30 pm

No, you’re not ‘hardwired’ to stare at women’s breasts

Discussions about the sexual appeal of breasts overlook that they have not always been regarded as irresistibly attractive in all points in history and across all cultures.

Michelle Smith, The Conversation
· Feb 07, 2016 · 10:30 pm