LSE Review of Books podcast in Brazil: episode 3: politics, people and petroleum

In this episode, we head inland to the heart of the country’s political life: the capital of Brasília. Authors from the LSE including Francisco Panizza (Senior Lecturer in Latin American Politics), Anthony Hall (Professor of Social Policy), Guy Michaels (Associate Professor of Economics) and Francesco Casselli (Norman Sosnow Professor of Economics), talk to LSE Review of Books about left-of-centre politics and social development in the country. We also find out whether Brazil proves or disproves the “oil curse” theory

Reading list: 8 books that help us understand why #NoMorePage3 is important

In response to a long campaign against the sexist and offensive portrayal of women in the media, The Sun newspaper are considering scrapping Page 3’s topless women after 44 years. Many will celebrate the decision as a step in the right direction for the representation of women, but agree that there’s still more to be done. Here we pull together a selection of books on women and the media