Independence captured is a new weekly newsletter analysing Scottish independence. You can read the introduction below which gives an overview of the topics that will be covered in the months ahead. You can also subscribe if it is of interest. jonathonshafi.substack.com/p/independence…

In "‘Come and get a taste of normal’: Advertising, consumerism and the Coronavirus pandemic", Francesca Sobande and @bethanylklein consider how the pandemic has changed approaches to marketing and the shape of consumer culture. Read it here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

The co-authors of Black Oot Here: Black Lives in Scotland layla-roxanne hill and Francesca Sobande at Aye Write discussing their book (available here: bloomsbury.com/uk/black-oot-h…)

Check out INKLINGS: Small books with a big impact. by 404 Ink on Kickstarter kickstarter.com/projects/404in…