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Creating an Incel: memes, hackathons and the perpetuation of gendered inequality online

The rise of Incel culture has shone a light on the dangers of online discourse, but discrimination doesn’t have to be overt, argues Siân Brooke, whose research into memes finds that even these jokey images are helping to ensure that tech is just for men.

Why does India want to be a space power? Chandrayaan-3 and the politics of India’s space programme

With its Chandrayaan-3 mission, India has become the fourth nation to land on the moon. Dimitrios Stroikos has been exploring the complexities around the international politics of space, with a specific focus on China and India as rising powers, and the connections between power, technology and modernity. He sets out how India’s space programme has developed, and why its latest mission is largely a reflection of its great power aspirations.

Resistance, rights and refuge: the importance of memory 50 years after the Chilean coup

September 2023 marks 50 years since the violent military overthrow of Chile’s democratically elected left-wing Popular Unity government. An exhibition curated by Tanya Harmer and Gloria Miqueles at LSE Library explores the importance of marking this anniversary at a time when democracy around the world is, once again, under threat.