‘An object of terror and hatred to all’: Re-evaluating the reputation of the Emperor Domitian.
Hannah Connolly reenters unsettled historiography surrounding the tyrannical discursivity of Roman Emperor, Domitian.
Uncle Billy’s Medicine: Sherman’s art of war in the Confederate South
Sam Mackenzie narrates the role of General William Tecumseh Sherman amidst a precarious age for the Confederate South.
Evald Ilyenkov: Creative Marxism and Mid-Century Soviet Theory
Finley Farrell examines Evald Ilyenkov’s “Creative Soviet Marxism,” which challenged rigid “diamat” orthodoxy. Ilyenkov posited that consciousness stems from human activity rather than simple material reflection. His theories critiqued biological determinism in the division of labour and navigated Lenin’s complex symbolic role.
Lessons of Loss in The Epic of Gilgamesh
Peiqi An discusses the ancient Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh, and what it tells us about themes of humanity, mortality, love, and more.
The Ancient Greek Guide to Cheating Scandals
In this humorous retelling of Aphrodite’s affair with Ares, Arianna North Castell writes about the public spectacle surrounding the scandal and Aphrodite’s marriage to Hephaestus.
They call it the dance, It’s the St. Vitus dance
Elizabeth Hall explores the strange historical phenomenon known as the St. Vitus dance.
So what are we? Tracing the history of the situationship
Helene Chaligne explores where the idea of a “situationship” comes from and how dating has changed over time
“This is 1972, Wake Up”: The Women Who Took on the Amateur Athletic Union and Won
Kate Taylor details the six women who protested the exclusion of women from the New York Marathon in 1972.
Curious and Curiouser: The Anomaly of the Early Modern Witch Craze in Russia
Millie Oliver details Russian witchcraft, analysing why it differed to the stereotypical witchcraft crazes seen elsewhere.
The Forgotten Stance: A Brief History of Spanish Non-Belligerence in World War Two
Owen James explores how Spain narrowly avoided World War II, debunking the myth of Franco’s “astute caution”. The article highlights the failed Hendaye meeting, where excessive imperial demands clashed with Hitler’s goals, and the Blue Division’s anti-communist crusade, proving Spanish non-belligerence was a result of necessity, not design.
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