Retrospect Journal

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Academic

Victorian Medievalism and the Palace of Westminster

Written by Alice Goodwin. The Palace of Westminster stands as the home of Parliament, containing thousands of years of history. But the majority of this great Palace was designed and built in the nineteenth century, encapsulating a cultural trend now referred to as medievalism.

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Academic

All that Glitters is Gold: Museology and the Mask of Agamemnon

Written by Tristan Craig. The excavations of Mycenae from 1876 have been the subject of controversy for over a hundred years. A so-called ‘Mask of Agamemnon’ was discovered, but it’s origins are still questioned, and the methods of excavation remain under scrutiny.

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Features

The Simple History: #Cottagecore, Pastoral Arcadia and Marie Antoinette

Written by Melissa Kane. The current cultural fascination with #Cottagecore, encompassed by a rural idyll shared on social media websites, is rooted in a long history of romanticised escapism. But where did this start? And how does Marie Antoinette play a role in Cottagecore?

by Retrospect Journal 06/06/2021 0

Academic Interviews

Editing the Jamaica Reader: A Conversation with Professor Diana Paton and Professor Matthew Smith

Professor Diana Paton and Professor Matthew Smith sit down with Retrospect’s EIC, Jamie Gemmell, to discuss their new volume: The Jamaica Reader: History, Culture, Politics.