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EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY'S HISTORY, CLASSICS AND ARCHAEOLOGY MAGAZINE
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Murderous Pigs and Ex-Communicated Rats: Edward Payson Evans’ Handbook of Animal Trials
Written by Ebba Andersson. Scholars have long relied on Edward Payson Evans’ large appendix of animal trials. From rats to goats, there are details of trials throughout European history. Yet, is there more to this text than meets the eye?
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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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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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Book Review of The Europe Illusion: Britain, France, Germany and the Long History of European Integration (2019) by Stuart Sweeney.
Written by Inge Erdal. Stuart Sweeney takes a broad and ambitious approach to European integration in his 2019 work, but how does this fit into European historiography? And how does it call us to go further with European history?
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Journal Archive
Twice a year, we publish a print journal on a theme chosen by our committee. Here you’ll find an archive of our print editions available to read online. Click on a cover to read the selected issue. ED24 Archive We have printed five ed24 issues which were written, produced, designed and published in one 24-hour…
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The Writing on the Wall: The Perilous Future of Historical Sites and Monuments
Written by: Tristan Craig. Preserving and restoring structures subject to elemental deterioration presents a plethora of issues to conservationists, something which is only exacerbated by sites which benefit greatly from the tourist trade. Drawing new swathes of visitors to areas on occasion serves as the driving force in restoring ancient monuments but becomes problematic when…
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Cognitive Science Talk Review: Dr Jerome Lewis’ ‘Music First: hunter-gatherer ethnography and the evolution of language’
Written by Toby Gay On Friday 30 November, Dr. Jerome Lewis from University College London delivered a talk entitled ‘Music first: hunter-gatherer ethnography and the evolution of language’ in front of a packed lecture theatre in the Psychology building. Before commencing, Dr. Lewis warned that although the lecture would be listed as a ‘Cognitive Science’…
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