Category: Academic
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Women and fertility in Early Cycladic Sculpture – Goddess or not?
Ancient Greek religion emphasised fertility and motherhood, with goddesses such as Artemis and Demeter playing pivotal roles. As Anna Smellie investigates, related cycladic statues and their exact function remain debated.
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Little Danes: Forced Child Migration in Greenland
Darcy Gresham explores the colonial history of Denmark’s control over Greenland, focusing on the forced migration and educational policies aimed at assimilating Inuit children into Danish culture.
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Saving Grace: The Story of a Sixteen-Year-Old Murderess
Ella Gibson examines the notorious 1843 murder case involving Grace Marks, a young Irish maidservant accused of murdering her employer, Thomas Kinnear, and his housekeeper, Nancy Montgomery, in Canada.
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The Native American Experience in Europe
There is a significant lack of discussion about the lives of Native Americans outside of their namesake continent. Fleur O’Reilly analyzes the lives of Native Americans forceably moved Europe and how they shaped European understanding of their culture.
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Doctrine to Diagnosis: The Rise of State and Medical Influence on Marriage from the Reformation to the Twentieth Century
The Protestant Reformation and French Revolution were challenges to the authority over sexual matters as much as they were related to divinity and democracy. Marnie Camping-Harris explores how the rise of nation-states correlated to increased medical influence over sexual matters.
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Sanctuary through Illustration: A Journey through the pages of The Kennicott Bible
The beautiful Kennicott Bible (1476) is an exquisite example of medieval craftsmanship and piety. Arianna North Castell takes us into the pages of the manuscript and demonstrates how they illuminate Sephardic culture.
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Beyond Servitude: Uncovering Agency, Community and Resistance in Indian Indentured Labour
Maia Bennet explores how a revisionist approach to indentured servitude reveals complexities of agency, resistance, and community among Indian labourers.
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Queer Performance and The Male Gaze: Redrafting Masculinity through Comparison in Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn
Harry Fry explores the construction of masculinity in Emerald Fennell’s critically acclaimed feature film Saltburn.
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