Category: Features
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A Case for Historical Inaccuracy
Written by Jess Womack. The most recent series of The Crown has sparked uproar for its historical inaccuracies. But should we really be so concerned?
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‘Awful and Lovely’: Bettany Hughes discusses her recent publication – ‘Venus and Aphrodite: History of a Goddess’ – with Daisy Dunn
Written by Hazel Atkinson. Bettany Highes’ latest book discusses the history of Aphrodite and Venus. In a recent talk, what did she have to say about representations of the goddess?
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Executed Renaissance: The Erasure of Ukrainian Cultural Heritage in the Times of the Soviet Union
Written by Kvitka Perehinets. Following the destruction of the Ukranian Didactic gospels in 1627 at the command of Tsar Mikhail, a centuries long campaign against the Ukranian language was waged, resulting not long in loss of culture, but in catastrophic loss of life.
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Review: Ratcatcher
Written by Sophie Comninos. Lynne Ramsay’s 1999 film, Ratcatcher, offers a humanised view of life in the tenement flats of 1970s Glasgow.
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A Man of Constant Sorrows: Tracing Representations of Odysseus in 21st Century Cinema (Part One)
Written by Justin Biggi. Amongst the myriad of iconic characters that have sprung from the Homeric corpus, Odysseus has seen himself repeatedly re-invented throughout the ages. Two interpretations of the 21st century highlight just how varying depictions of the mythological sailor king can be.
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Lessons from the Chauvet Cave
Written by Jack McGlone. The Covid Pandemic has brought a whirlwind of hardship and uncertainty. Yet, it has also encouraged museums to think creatively about digitisation. One excellent example of this is the Chauvet Cave …
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Plato – A Totalitarian Advocate?
Written by Nikita Nandanwad. Karl Popper’s interpretation of Plato’s Republic as advocating totalitarianism is today considered overly hostile. But this argument was built from textual evidence, so how should we approach the Republic, and how should we understand Popper in his own historical context?
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Liquid Assets
Simone Witney looks at sprinkling of Ancient Greek showers and aqueducts. Just how complex and ‘cool’ were ancient forms of water works?
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