Category: Features
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Aristophanes’ Guide to Athenian Dinner Parties
Fiona Macrae gives us an insight into what to expect from an Ancient Greek symposium, based on the plays of Aristophanes.
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Britain’s Most Elaborate Scientific Hoax? The Rise and Fall of the Piltdown Man
In 1912, Charles Dawson presented the “Piltdown Man” as the earliest Englishman, initially supporting Darwin’s evolutionary theory. Decades later, however, research revealed this as scientific fraud. Kat Jivkova explores the paleoanthropological debate triggered by this scandal.
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Problems with Plutarch: A glance at the hypocrisy within the tradition of “Mirrors for Princes”
Oscar Virdee looks at works by Plutarch, the tradition of self-help books for rulers and the interpretation of modern scholars.
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Junk in the Trunk? How 19th Century Women Deceived Men With a Needle and Thread
Tilly Bankes looks at 19th Century French fashion, social hierarchy, US taxation and untaxable goods.
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Rebekah Harkness, “The maddest woman this town has ever seen.”
Taylor Swift’s ‘The Last Great American Dynasty’ chronicles the life of heiress and socialite Rebekah Harkness. Coco Barrett explores the real woman behind the song and the aspects of her life that inspired Swift’s lyrics.
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Anne Sullivan: ‘The Miracle Worker’
Helen Keller is famous for her inspiring ability to overcome obstacles in education due to being deaf and blind. Isabelle Shaw draws attention to her teacher, Anne Sullivan, and how she helped and supported Keller.
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Chinatown: parallel existences or localised differences?
Chinatowns are a prominent feature around the world, but are these microcosms interconnected beyond the surface-level? Harry Fry explores the parallels and differences across Chinatowns globally.
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The Whisky Wars: an alcohol filled, yet good-natured, pseudo-conflict between Denmark and Canada
Darcy Gresham explores how the friendly nations of Denmark and Canada engaged in an intriguing, half-century-long dispute over the remote Arctic rock known as Hans Island.
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