Category: Academic
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Newsreel Narratives: Media Influence and Manipulation in the 1956 Suez Crisis
The 1956 Suez Crisis was heavily covered by the media in both France and Britain. Edie Christian examines how this media coverage was used by the government to justify their actions.
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The Oeuvre of Harry Crosby: Art into Reality
Harry Fry delves into the life and work of Harry Crosby, a poet who lived in the early 20th century.
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Last and First Men: The Origins of Directed Panspermia and its Implications on the Present
The idea of human life being able to sustain itself on other planets has been around since the 1930s. Kat Jivkova discusses this scientific field developed from science-fiction into theoretical studies.
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Dorcus Hoar: The Stereotypical New England Witch
John Demos’s portrait of a witch offers scholars a series of characteristics which witches were understood to have. Marnie Camping-Harris demonstrates how Dorcas Hoar, accused in the Salem Witch Trials, fits these stereotypes.
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The Autocratic Democrat: why did Chiang Ching-kuo dismantle Taiwan’s authoritarian regime?
Inheriting an one-party state from his father, Chiang Ching-kuo turned the authoritarian state Taiwan was shaping up to be into a democracy. Ed Green discusses the political development of the Republic of China and Ching-kuo’s legacy in present day.
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The Nosy Neighbour: The United States and the Path to the Bolivian Revolution of 1952
The United States, despite attempting to distance itself from European imperialism, took part in a wider period of new imperialism, which notably saw the annexation of the Philippines, Hawai’i, and Cuba amongst others, creating an American pointillist empire. Aliya Okamoto Abdullaeva investigates US involvement in Bolivia.
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Unravelling the Khmer Rouge’s Motivations
Cambodia’s postcolonial era created a social context for the radical ideologies of the Khmer Rouge and led to the systematic extermination of c.1.7 million people. Louisa Steijger explores the impact of colonialism and the Cold War on the Khmer Rouge.
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Breaking Boundaries: Carnival as a Site of Transgression in Trinidad and Jamaica
Olivia Norbury explores the deeper meaning of liberation behind Carnival in the oppressed communities of Trinidad and Jamaica, including breaking free from traditional gender boundaries and other social norms.
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