Category: Features
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Walking in the Shadows: Britain’s Corpse Roads
Written by Hazel Atkinson. The old corpse roads of Northern England are situated between myth and memory, often becoming the topic of ‘folk horror’ discussions online. These paths marked the route of corpses on their way to burial, but what can they teach us about different methods of history?
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“Deviant” Representation & Narrative Reclamation
Written by Justin Biggi. The Dionysian frescoes housed in Pompeii’s Villa of the Mysteries have confused scholars since their discovery. Yet, work by artists involved in the Visual AIDS collective may offer one route to interpreting these Ancient frescoes.
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The Art of Power Dressing
Written by Sophie Whitehead. Women’s fashion has transformed over the last century. From corsets to trousers, changes in fashion have often reflected changes in society.
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“Undeniable community service”: It’s A Sin and the Forgotten Women of the AIDS Crisis
Written by Ruby Hann. Russel T. Davies’ series It’s a Sin has captured the hearts of the British public with its tender portrayal of the HIV/AIDS crisis in the LGBT+ community. Yet, where are the women? Women were active throughout the crisis and it’s time that work was represented in the national conversation.
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Blackbeard: Satan or Saint?
Written by Amy Hendrie. Perhaps the most infamous of pirates, Blackbeard is one figure from the annals of history whose reputation precedes him. However, a closer examination of his life reveals a markedly different man from the murderous pirate of popular imagination.
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Fangcheng Procedure in the Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Arts Revisited
Written by Kat Jivkova. Some historiography has often made a division between Western and non-Western mathematics. Yet, Suanshu’s Nine Chapters suggest so-called “Western” mathematics may owe a greater debt to ideas developed in China.
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The Combahee River Collective and Intersectionality in the Age of Identity
Written by Jess Womack. The Combahee River Collective grew out of disillusionments with “mainstream” feminism. Founded in the early 1980s by Black queer women, the Collective developed an “intersectional” approach to political activism.
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Milton’s Eve and the roles of Women in Early Modern European Society
Written by Melissa Kane. Milton’s Paradise Lost offers insights into the roles of women in seventeenth-century European society.
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