Retrospect
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EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY'S HISTORY, CLASSICS AND ARCHAEOLOGY MAGAZINE

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Steve Biko: The Black Consciousness Movement and its Ideological Struggle Against Apartheid

Edie Christian explores Steve Biko’s Black Consciousness Movement and its role in resisting apartheid.
The Times are Changing: Health, Productivity, and Daylight Saving Time in Britain, 1895–2025

Ailsa Fraser explores the history of Britain’s Daylight Saving Time and how this reflects ongoing debates about health, productivity, and our relationship with time.
Textile Art: Decoration or Activism?

Textiles are a common art form that can evoke a range of emotions. Flora Gilchrist analyses how textiles were crafted during the civil rights movement in America to convey deep political meanings.
Street Rats and Symbols: The Historical Partnership Between Pigeons and Humans

As a final segment of a five part series, Ailsa Fraser analyses the age-old partnership between humans and pigeons.
Using Nick Hedges’ Photography to Challenge Narratives of Widespread British Affluence in the 1960s

Many historians deem the 1960s to be a decade of consumerism and affluence which affected the working class. Lauren Hood seeks to complicate this notion through analysing the striking photography of Nick Hedges, who captures the bleak reality for many working class Britons.
The Failure of Intervention in the Bosnian War

The Bosnian War (1992-1995) resulted from Yugoslavia’s collapse and the wider collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe. Louisa Steijger demonstrates how intervention in the conflict from the rest of world was delayed and ineffective.
“I didn’t save mine”: A Review of The Darjeeling Limited (2007) Through a Saidist Lens

Manahil Masood considers Wes Anderson’s The Darjeeling Limited (2007) through the lens of Edward Said’s landmark text Orientalism, to argue that the film reinforces colonial narratives surrounding India.
Eugenics and the Dangers of Simplifying Intolerance

Eugenics, coined by Francis Galton in 1883, aims to influence future generations’ racial quality, intertwining with scientific racism and legislative practices such as forced sterilisation. Kate Philips evaluates how the idea of eugenic and its historical interpretations possess a dark side, implicated in human cognition and societal values.