Category: Features
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Citrus Trees
Ishaabhya Tripathi explores the historical, cultural, and symbolic significance of orange trees.
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Thank You Stalin for a Happy Childhood: the Children of the Karlag
Alice Ashcroft explores the suffering of families in the Soviet Gulag system.
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The Timeless Palette: How Colours Shape the Essence of Chinese Temples
Sarah Zhou explores the role colours play in symbolising culture and heritage in Chinese temples.
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One Bee is No Bee: The Partnership Between Bees and Humans
Continuing her series on the historical relationship between humans and animals, Ailsa Fraser considers how bees and humans have helped each other, and worked together, across time.
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The Swedish Problem: A Brief History of Swedish Islamophobia and its Modern Repercussions
Alexander Stroem gives an overview of the history of Islamophobia in light of the country’s current political climate.
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Gluck – A Forgotten Queer Artist of the 1920s
Fleur O’Reilly explores the life and works of British queer artist Gluck, who defied gender expectations in both her personal life, but also in her original and distinct artworks.
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Catullus and The Poetae Novi: Revolutionary Sentimentalism
Emilio Luppino explores how the Neoteric poets revolutionized Roman poetry by shifting its focus from grand political themes to personal expression and refined aesthetics.
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A Short History of the Toy Soldier
What is the relationship between toy soldiers, militarisation, and masculinity? Olivia Hiskett traces the toys influence on gender identities from the nineteenth century to today, outlining how they influence cultural perceptions of war.
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