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Robespierre’s Religion? The Cult and the Festival of the Supreme Being in Revolutionary France
Hector Le Luel discusses how Robespierre’s political legacy has clouded perceptions of festivity in Revolutionary France.
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Axis Sally and Tokyo Rose: Genuine Threat or Overemphasised Fiction?
Collaboration and dissent took many different forms during the Second World War. Annika Rasmussen explores the complex legacies of Axis Sally and Tokyo Rose.
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Hot to Go: The Historical Trend of Lesbianism in Pop Culture
The summer of 2024 celebrates queer women in media, but historical trends suggest future acceptance may be uncertain and fleeting. Daisy Carter takes us back to twentieth-century Paris, exploring how women began to create a same-sex haven for themselves – and how this was met with resistance in the interwar period.
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A Colonial Reading of Bram Stoker’s Dracula
Bram Stoker’s novel is widely known as one of the most seminal pieces of vampire literature. Kate Phillips draws our attention to the colonial undertones of the story and how this is configured through the shadowy figure of Dracula himself.
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Satirising the Honour System: The Tale of Mac Da Thó’s Pig
Jazmine Chambers explores The Tale of Mac Da Thó’s Pig, a satirical take on the honour system in early Irish literature.
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Statues of Soviets: The case of Grutas Park, Lithuania
Darcy Gresham examines Grutas Park in Lithuania, a unique site for preserving Soviet-era statues.
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“Friends Don’t Let Friends Write Boring History”: Drafting the Past, with Kate Carpenter
Ailsa Fraser’s review of “Drafting the Past”, a podcast hosted by Kate Carpenter, highlights the often-overlooked craft of historical writing.
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