Category: Academic
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Terracotta Warriors: The Conservation of the ‘World’s Eighth Wonder’
Emma Donaldson explores the history of the Terracotta and how they being preserved for the future.
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Representations of Women Working in the NHS within Medical Romance Novels
Lauren Hood explores how romance novels from publishers like Mills & Boon have portrayed women in medicine since 1948.
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The Painted Question, The Iconoclast Answer
Abby Hughes explores the history and slashing of Diego Velázquez’s Rokeby Venus.
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Clytemnestra’s Motherhood and Revenge in Aeschylus’ Agamemnon
Bethany Hicks-Gravener analyses Clytemnestra’s psychological construction in the Greek tragedy, Agamemnon, providing a fascinating textual evaluation that is set within recent approaches to classical studies of honour.
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The October Revolution: A Social Uprising or a Calculated Bolshevik Operation
Lydia discusses the transformation in Russia during 1917, highlighting the revolutionary fervor, public desperation, and socio-economic problems leading to Bolshevik control.
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Down the Rabbit Hole: Examining the theory that Lewis Carroll was Jack the Ripper
Kayla Greer examines the theory that Lewis Caroll, author of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, was notorious murderer Jack the Ripper.
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The Belgian Revolution 1830-1831: A Triumph of Romantic Nationalist Ideals
Seanryan Lai explores how nationalist sentiments, fuelled by Romanticism, united various social classes in a struggle for independence, leading to Belgium’s recognition as a sovereign nation in 1839.
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‘England is Mine, It Owes Me a Living’: How Thatcherism Forged Manchester’s Musical Renaissance
Elizabeth Hill uncovers how Thatcher’s policies profoundly affected Manchester’s music scene, leading to the emergence of influential bands like Joy Division, The Smiths, and The Stone Roses. Their music expressed disillusionment with Thatcherism, creating a cultural identity for the North West and challenging London-centric narratives, while resonating with a generation facing socio-economic turmoil.
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