Category: Features
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The Paradox of Paradise Lost: Depiction of Monarchy in Restoration England
Paradise Lost is one of the most creative literary depictions of the Monarchy produced during restoration England. Edie Christian details how God, Satan, and the Garden of Eden are used as an allegory for the monarchy around the time of the English Civil War.
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Women in Greek Mythology Should Know Their Place! – Debating the Necessity of Feminist Revisionist Mythology in Contemporary Literature.
The publishing industry has seen a surge in female-centered mythological retellings in recent decades. However, is the current literary trend a tired fad reaping the benefits of over-commercialized feminism? Or does it satisfy a long, unquenched thirst for female perspectives in hyper-masculine mythology? Either way, Mariela Brown delves into this inquiry, examining its nuances and…
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Unmasking Identities: Exploring Public Fascination with the History of Imposters through the Trials of Guerre and Tichborne
Nancy Britten explores the historical fascination with impostors and cases of fraud through two remarkable trials: those of Martin Guerre and Roger Tichborne, known as ‘The Tichborne Claimant’.
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Arctic Celebrities, Enlightened Savants, and the Open Polar Sea
The idea of the Open Polar Sea captivated scientists studying the Arctic in the 19th century. Kat Jivkova discusses how this supposed body of water near the North Pole galvanized exploration attempts to the Arctic.
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Pet Cemeteries in the Victorian Era
Commemoration of pets has been an important part of human history that symbolizes our relationship with animals. Megan Crutchley analyzes how human’s relationship with pets changed during the Victorian Era.
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New Woman Myth: Did the 19th Amendment Completely Change Women’s Position in the U.S. in the 1920s?
The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution formally gave all female citizens the right to vote. Isabelle Shaw discusses its legacy and whether it actually made significant change to women’s voting power.
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When Mothers Hire Mothers: Oblique Maternal Identities in The Help
Tate Taylor’s film The Help has been discredited for exaggerating historical tropes, but served as a window into the complex relationship between African American maids and their white employers in the American South. Harry Fry analyzes The Help to discuss the racial and employment dynamics impacted ideas of motherhood.
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The Ascent of Marxist Proselytism
Western Europe was radically altered by the events, and political ideologies, of the Second World War. Emilio Luppino traces the emergence of Marxist political groups in post-war German and Italian politics.
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