Category: Academic
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The Overlooked History of ‘los Gitanos’ and Flamenco
Flamenco, popular in modern-day Spain, holds an often-overlooked deep history with the marginalised ‘los Gitanos’ community, with roots tracing back to the medieval period. Isabelle Shaw explores these origins and their significance in the history of flamenco.
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‘The Four Hundred’ Aristocratic: Reformed Institution or Unmovable Powerhouse?
Harry Fry explores a select group of wealthy and influential people in high society during the Gilded Age in New York known as ‘The Four Hundred’.
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Was the Meiji Restoration actually a revolution?
Darcy Gresham explores the question of whether the Meiji Restoration can be considered a revolution, rather than a restoration.
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‘Ten Years of Chaos’: Revisiting the Chinese Cultural Revolution
The Chinese Cultural Revolution is one of the most brutal events in history with hundreds of thousands killed in an attempt to create a modern communist society. Edie Christian revisits the history of the Cultural Revolution to understand how citizens were impacted by the immense societal changes.
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The flammable nature of Malibu beach: A brief history of California’s wildfires in the early 20th century.
Malibu Beach is a picturesque icon of the California coastline, but its urban development has been contested by consistent wildfires. Ishaabhya Tripathi discusses the politics behind the development of Malibu and how the community formed around environmental disasters.
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Revisiting the Osage Oil Murders in Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon
Martin Scorsese’s 2023 film Killers of the Flower Moon sheds light on the Osage oil murders of the 1920s. Kat Jivkova traces David Grann’s account of the murders in order to critically evaluate the film.
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Writing a Manifesto for Fun and Profit: What Dada Can Teach Us About Meme Culture
Memes are amongst the most trivial yet entertaining aspects of internet culture. Karen Buecking explores the potential power of the meme as it relates to the Dada movement in early twentieth century art.
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Anne of Cleves: Sociologically, Psychologically, and Reality
Anne of Cleves, often overlooked amidst the other five wives of Henry VIII, is remembered primarily as “the ugly one”. Harry Fry challenges this perception and highlights the need for a revisionist history of Anne.
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