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‘Awful and Lovely’: Bettany Hughes discusses her recent publication – ‘Venus and Aphrodite: History of a Goddess’ – with Daisy Dunn
Written by Hazel Atkinson. Bettany Highes’ latest book discusses the history of Aphrodite and Venus. In a recent talk, what did she have to say about representations of the goddess?
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The Varian Disaster
Written by Jenn Gosselin. “The air stank and tasted of iron, both sword and blood. I remembered how the forest floor ran red with the life-giving liquid, painting the landscape as macabre rather than beautiful.”
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Executed Renaissance: The Erasure of Ukrainian Cultural Heritage in the Times of the Soviet Union
Written by Kvitka Perehinets. Following the destruction of the Ukranian Didactic gospels in 1627 at the command of Tsar Mikhail, a centuries long campaign against the Ukranian language was waged, resulting not long in loss of culture, but in catastrophic loss of life.
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The Mongols: Conflict, Conquest … and What Else?
Written by Amy Hendrie. In the contemporary imagination, the Mongols are famed for their brutality and violence. But is there more to this history than meets the eye?
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Review: Ratcatcher
Written by Sophie Comninos. Lynne Ramsay’s 1999 film, Ratcatcher, offers a humanised view of life in the tenement flats of 1970s Glasgow.
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Leonardo da Vinci’s Aerodynamic Thought
Written by Kat Jivkova. Leonardo da Vinci is today associated with his career in art, but he spent a considerable amount of time working on the science of flight. Take a look into the development of aerodynamics and the surprising role da Vinci played in its history.
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Derry Girls: A comedic view into the recent past
Written by Mhairi Ferrier. Derry Girls is an immensely popular show set during the Troubles in Northern Ireland, but how does it manage to blend recent history and comedy so well? And how does this carve a path for future representation of the Troubles in the media?
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Wendell Willkie: The Hidden Architect of Post-war American Internationalism
Written by Fraser Barnes. American bipartisanship is a rare occurrence in today’s polticial climate. However, the often overlooked failed presidential candidate, Wendell Willkie, would prove instrumental in strenghtening Anglo-American relations and forging a new liberal internationalism in the wake of the Second World War.
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