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What does this image of an owl in an English church have to do with antisemitism?

The association of owls with Jews draws from Christian parables categorising ‘good’ and ‘evil’ animals.

Erika Harlitz-Kern, Aeon
· Mar 28, 2020 · 11:30 pm
Lost photos of the band Blue Notes capture the time before jazz was exiled from South Africa

A notable addition to a thin archive, Norman Owen-Smith’s photos capture a racially mixed band in passionate play, just before they went into exile.

Lindelwa Dalamba, The Conversation
· Oct 17, 2019 · 11:30 pm
Ugandan dictator Idi Amin had his entire reign photographed. The images were missing – until now

The pictures are the focus of a new exhibition, which allows a traumatic, divisive period in the African nation’s history to be assessed.

Derek R Peterson and Richard Vokes, The Conversation
· Jun 29, 2019 · 07:30 pm

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