Tag: History
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Taking the Bull by the Horns: The Partnership Between Cows and Humans
After previously exploring the connection between dogs and humans, Ailsa Fraser considers the historical, and present, relationship between humans and cows.
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“It is not good for Francis to be alone […] and in this way Clare was created”: Hagiographical Phenomenon and Saintly Adolescence
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Harry Fry examines socio-cultural differences among adolescent saints, revealing a broader understanding beyond elite-centric narratives in medieval hagiography.
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Playing God: The “Other Coup” of the Greek Military Junta (1967-1974)
Alexander Stroem traces how, between 1967 and 1974, the Greek Military Junta leveraged religious authority to legitimize and maintain its dictatorial regime.
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Women’s Leisure in Nineteenth-Century Britain
Lauren Hood explores the leisure activities of women in nineteenth-century Britain expanded, and how these were influenced by class, gender expectations, and social responsibilities.
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From Factory Occupations to Forgotten: The Masculinisation of Scottish Deindustrialisation and the Women This Leaves Behind
Scottish women’s industrial contributions and resistance during deindustrialisation remain largely overshadowed by male-centric narratives. Lauren Hood offers an insight into the participation of women in the process.
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Surviving a Breakup: The Maoist Perspective
In 1949, Mao’s victory transformed China, adopting Soviet-style governance. Emilio Luppino explores China’s ‘breakup’ with Soviet rule and the autonomous path charted by Mao.
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Undermined
Ailsa Fraser recreates the tense religious climate of sixteenth-century Scotland in this fictional imagining of Protestant martyrdom in St Andrews.
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The Shackles of the “New Soviet Woman”: How the Women of the Gulag Expose Fraudulent Claims to Gender Equality in the USSR
Olivia Hiskett explores how the Gulag exposes the contradiction between Soviet gender equality claims and women’s harsh realities, reflecting on their systemic oppression and exploitation.
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