Category: Features
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Morrissey’s Muse: The Playwright Who Inspired the Smiths’ Discography
The playwright Shelagh Delaney is the hidden influence behind much of the Smiths’ discography. Naomi Wallace details Delaney’s bold and devastating dramatic style, making the case for her enduring legacy.
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Examining Venezuela’s Economy and Oil Industry during Hugo Chavez’s First Two Presidential Terms
Hugo Chavez has been the most transformative and constructive leader for modern-day Venezuela. Meenakshi Nirmalan analyzes Chavez’s first two terms as Venezuelan president and how the economy faired under extreme reliance on oil.
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Italian Americans and their Restitutor Orbis
Italian immigration to the United States was high in the nineteenth century, and in the twentieth century when Mussolini came to power, their status between cultures became political. Emilio Luppino takes a look at Italian Americans’ relationship with Mussolini and Italy throughout his reign.
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Comuna 13: Exploring the history of Medellín’s most famous district
Medellín is a city famous for its links to the Colombian drug trade. Meenaskshi Normalan discusses the history of Comuna 13, one of Medellín’s most notorious districts.
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‘Poor is Cool’: What Pulp’s ‘Common People’ has to do with Hermitages and the Great British Garden
Megan Crutchley discusses the trope of working-class tourism, highlighting its origins in 18th century British practice of “Hermitages” for the elite to experience simplified, nature-bound lives. The tradition masked and glamorized the realities of working-class struggles.
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Lilith: The First Woman
Lilith, often depicted as a demonic figure in folklore and literature, is being re-evaluated in light of feminist discourse for her assertion of equality with Adam, Maddie Everett-Heath explores her transforming image, from feared demoness to a symbol of sexual power and confidence.
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Auschwitz: A Place Out of Time
Auschwitz is a place that forces us to confront the horrors of the past. Oscar Virdee describes his experience visiting.
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Egyptian Glam Rockers! – Glitter’s historically entrancing power of expression
From birthday parties to disco nights, glitter is a ubiquitous visual art used in a wide variety of ways. Tilly Bankes provides a brighter lens on history of these flashy sparkles.
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