The Human Perspective is an independent magazine that explores politics, culture & the human experience
Issue 4: Between spaces
Far right: close to home
Emily grew up in Aldershot, and has struggled to identify the summer’s far-right riots with the home she remembers.
Ctrl alt existential dread
Ethan gives you a broad overview of the history and role that AI has had in society up until this point, and goes into detail about where exactly our algorithmic overlords could be taking us in the next couple of years.
Does anyone miss the good old days?
Club football has become dominated by billionaire owners and corporate sponsorships. Are these characteristics of the modern game are good or bad?
Peace for a price?
Therapy has grown into the multi-billion-dollar industry, but has this change developed or diluted the practice at its core?
Can art get you where you need to go?
Therapy can take many forms, and trauma can be navigated through the process of artistic creation. In this article, THP veteran Jasmine Laws discusses the nature of art-based therapy with notable artists and therapists in the field.
Two steps of resistance
Dance is a political act. Brazil’s Samba has been challenged and attacked by the Brazillian government.
Can we mend the global food chain?
Agriculture shapes the very fabric of communities and nations, especially in a rapidly globalising world. This article dives into Ethiopia & Brazil
Right here, right now
Fin Harrison describes his experience attending the recent ‘free Tommy Robinson’ protest and asks, what exactly is drawing people deeper into the world of hard right politics?
Drill baby, drill
Oil drilling has been on the rise in recent years. The practice can be devastating for the environment, and its impacts have a nasty tendency to follow us home.
From Dallas to Denver
Your surroundings can have a big impact on your everyday. Not just in terms of what you do and see, but also how you feel, think and perceive yourself.
Counterfeit culture
Max Crowland explores the effects of ‘The Nostalgia Pendulum’ on our culture and understanding of value. Is it a good thing to revel in our past favourites? Maybe.
A very British breakup
Britain. While we all love to moan about it, home isn’t something that can just be picked up and dropped whenever you feel like it – right?
Between sickness & health
Drawing from her patient advocacy research, Emily West sheds light on the inequities that dictate the difference between thriving and merely surviving in a world made for abled-bodies.
Mind the gap
Bridging the gap between them can be tricky, and this problem gets exponentially harder the greater the distance between the groups are.
Left foot, right foot
When some of the largest demographics in modern society find themselves consistently at loggerheads, it’s important to understand why.
Violent past, joyful present
Bea Hale examines how joy and violence coexist in Colombia, and addressed the nation’s history of trauma, passion & resistance.
Political binaries
Is it possible to change the US system? Is it broken beyond repair? Have a read of this, then you tell me.
Box fresh, blood stained
Many tomato pickers are enticed to Italy with the promise of work, peace and prosperity. The reality is far bleaker and more bloody.
Competitive advantage
In big sporting events, athletes must fit into either 'male' or 'female' sex categories. This would be simple, if sex fit neatly into this binary system.