Retrospect
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EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY'S HISTORY, CLASSICS AND ARCHAEOLOGY MAGAZINE

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The Spaghetti Trees of Ticino

If you’ve ever traveled to southern Switzerland, you may have been lucky enough to see a Spaghetti tree in real life. Sam Marks explores the now infamous Spaghetti tree incident of 1957.
On Being an Angel: The Body, Subjectivity, and Seduction in the Images of Francesca Woodman

In her startingly and regrettably short career Woodman produced a body of photographic work preoccupied by human forms and their representation, gender, spaces, and the self. Georgia Smith examines that career and the themes it invoked.
The Sykes-Picot Agreement: an ‘expansionist booking-in-advance’ of the Middle East

The Sykes-Picot Agreement of 1916 was written by Mark Sykes and François Georges-Picot. Jasmine Khelil examines how it came about and why.
Female Agency in Ancient Fiction: Considering Penelope and Scheherazade as Protofeminist Heroines

What do Scheherazade from The Arabians Nights and Penelope from The Odyssey have in common? Yacine N’Dao compares their two stories to demonstrate how they’re both protofeminist heroines.
The Final Frontier? Legacies of Colonialism in Space Exploration

Space exploration has been a significant development of the last century. Ailsa Fraser explores the sustainability and environmental implications of space travel today, as well as linking it to histories of colonialism.
Victoria Woodhull: The First Woman to Run for President of the United States (among many other things)

Kamala Harris is the first woman to serve as Vice President of the United States, but another woman helped pave the way. Sam Marks examines the extraordinary life of Victoria Woodhull.
A Jazz Singer’s Story

Written by Dalma Roman. A jazz singer struggles to have her voice and message heard in 1920s New York.
Squeaky Clean: The Origins of Modern Soap

Soap is an everyday part of most people’s routines, but it hasn’t always been. Ailsa Fraser explores the origins of soap and how its use became widespread.