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by Retrospect Journal 11/04/2021 0

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The Impacts of Li Shizhen’s Bencao gangmu

Written by Kat Jivkova. The history of the natural world and study of the natural world has much to owe Li Shizhen’s Bencao gagmu, a sixteenth century text created from years of research and exploration, and often referred to as a “dictionary of Chinese knowledge”.

by Retrospect Journal 04/04/2021 0

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Eastern State Penitentiary and the Punishment of Isolation in Nineteenth-Century Penal Imprisonment

Written by Melissa Kane. Eastern State Penitentiary is probably best known for holding Al Capone. The prison has a longer history, playing a key role in the emergence of the so-called “Pennsylvania System” of punishment and reform.

by Retrospect Journal 28/03/2021 0

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Spilling Over: Ovid’s Heroides and the Mythological Female Voice

Written by Hazel Atkinson. Ovid’s Heroides is one of his most understudied texts. It consists of fifteen “letter” poems written from the perspective of various female characters of Greek myth. How might the text alter our perceptions of Greek myth and writings about it?

by Retrospect Journal 21/03/2021 0

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Argentine Women and Mass Political Participation in the Late-Nineteenth and Early-Twentieth Centuries

Written by Hanna Derouin. Women’s increasing engagement in Argentine politics paradoxically emerged through traditional gender roles. From schooling to the figure of Eva Peron, Argentinian women used their positions as mothers and caregivers to establish themselves politically.