Category: Academic
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“This Brittle Ware”: Identity Politics, Culture and China in Eighteenth-Century England
The eighteenth-century relationship between porcelain and gender revealed complex dynamics. Elizabeth Hill analyses how china represented femininity’s fragility, yet also showcased women’s growing influence in culture and commerce.
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Transforming Byt? The Zhenotdel, Collectivisation, and Women’s Daily Life in the Soviet Union
Edie Christian explores The Zhenotdel, established in 1919 as the women’s division of the Bolshevik Party, which aimed to promote gender equality in the Soviet Union.
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A Brief Commentary on Helen in Margaret Atwood’s Helen of Troy Does Countertop Dancing and the Influence of Second Wave Feminism
Bethany Hicks-Gravener discusses the influence of second wave feminism on Margaret Atwood’s Helen of Troy Does Countertop Dancing.
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Taking Up Too Much Space: Rebellion Through the Skirt in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries
Elizabeth Hill details the motivations behind women wearing large skirts in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, as well as male opposition to this fashion trend.
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Piercing Eyes and Polluting Stares: An Exploration of Historic Sight
Abby Hughes explores the concept of seeing in many past cultures.
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Between Utopia and Tyranny: What Plato and Marx Tell Us About Power
Lydia Collier-Wood compares and contrasts two renowned thinkers of our ancient and modern history. Plato’s Republic envisions an ideal society focused on justice and collective good, contrasting with Marxist theory’s historical view on class and oppression, revealing tensions in political idealism.
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Corporeal Metaphor and the Imagery of Bulls in Shi Tiesheng’s Roses in Summer and My Faraway Qingping Bay
Shi Tiesheng’s works vividly depict the struggles of disabled individuals within a discriminatory society. Peiqi Ann considers imagery of powerful bulls to explore themes of loss, identity, and societal worth associated with corporeal integrity.
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Roman Traditions in a ‘Barbarian’ World: How Roman were the Post-Roman Kingdoms?
Ben Clarke writes about the various adaptations of Roman culture adopted by ‘barbarian kingdoms’ following the fall of the Western Roman Empire.
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