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  • Philosophers of Cosmology in Ancient Greece: The Milesians

    Written by Kat Jivkova. The Ancient Greeks have been typically associated with philosophy, yet what do they have to say about cosmology? The Milesian philosophers offer insight into early thought on the Universe.

  • Henry Wallace and the 1944 Democratic National Convention

    Written by Laszlo Wheatley. The declining health of Roosevelt by 1944 meant the choice of Vice president was more important than ever. How then did Henry Wallace, the sitting Vice President, lose the nomination overnight?

  • The Road to Brown and Little Rock: Beginnings of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States

    Written by Jack Bennett. We often pinpoint moments in the Civil Rights Movement which led to massive change, but what came before? A look at events in the 1930s and 40s upon which the Civil Rights Movement was built.

  • The New Midwives: Nineteenth-Century State Intervention in Reproduction

    Written by Inge Erdal. The emergence of the nineteenth-century state has traditionally been traced through economic history. However, what role did it play in the sphere of reproduction? Analysing the states attempts to intervene in reproduction, opens new ways to conceiving its power.

  • The Skye Bridge: A Snapshot

    Written by Mhairi Ferrier. On 16 October 1995, the Skye Bridge was officially opened, seeing the island connected to the mainland by road for the first time. However, despite the opportunities it brought to residents, it was not without controversy.

  • The Haunting of House Atreides

    Written by Justin Biggi. The skene functioned as the space between theatre and playing area in Greek theatre. But, what were its metaphorical meanings? In what ways did it resemble a meta-theatrical haunted house?

  • Queering the Bodysnatchers: McCarthyism and Moral Panic in the 1950s.

    Written by Jess Womack. Queer identities and communism were viewed as inextricably linked in the eyes of many Americans. Although not a direct metaphor, Jack Finney’s 1954 horror novel, The Body Snatchers, can be understood as a warning against the general ‘un-american undesirable’ and reflected the anxieties of its time.

  • Diversities in Curatorial Practice

    Written by Simone Witney. How do we assign ethical value to the objects we display in museums? Examining our relationship with historical objects and artwork, this article shines a light on the role of the curator, and how curatorial intentions can be misinterpreted.