Tag: Twentieth Century
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Argentine Borderlands: Relationships Between Torturers and Desaparecidos Under the Military Junta
Under the brutal rule of the military junta in Argentina from 1976 to 1983, hundreds of secret torture camps were established to interrogate and imprison suspected agitators and ‘subversives’. Kat Jivkova examines the relationship between prisoners and guards in these camps and the intriguing ways in which the boundaries between the two groups oftentimes blurred.
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Infomercial Agenda: Ross Perot’s 1992 Presidential Campaign
In 1992, Ross Perot ran in the US presidential elections as an independent candidate, using infomercials to target American households. Sam Marks discusses his electoral campaign and its unprecedented methods.
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Sid and Nancy: “Punk’s Romeo and Juliet” or a toxic obsession?
The relationship between Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen has become embroiled in speculation and sensationalism in the decades following their deaths. Naomi Wallace examines the romanticism which continues to surround two of punk’s most enduring figures.
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On the Defence of Wine: Medical Discourse during the Global Temperance Movement
During the temperance movement of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, proponents of the health benefits of wine sought to counter its growing influence. Kat Jivkova examines the cultural and medical discourse which defended its consumption.
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Equality in Art: Las Mujeres Sin Sombrero
“Las Sinsombrero” were a group of Spanish female artists in the Generation of 1927 who challenged gender inequality and the lack of recognition for their work. Isabelle Shaw provides a history of their resistance and biographies of some of its revolutionary members.
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La Catedral: A Transformation of Prison Hierarchy in Colombia’s Narco Era
Purpose-built to accommodate drug cartel leader Pablo Escobar, La Catedral was a world away from the typical Colombian prison. Kat Jivkova examines this exceptional facility and the authority wielded by its powerful inmate.
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Kid Gloves and Cable Desks: The Challenges and Chances of Female War Correspondents
Since the late nineteenth century, female war correspondents have challenged societal barriers impeding access to the profession. Verity Limond discusses the history of women working in a position dominated by men, and the distinctly human aspect of their reporting.
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The Ford Nucleon: Petrol Omission to Nuclear Fission
In 1958, Ford unveiled the Nucleon: a car which eschewed the traditional combustion engine in favour of a small nuclear reactor. Sam Marks explores this product of the 1950s Atomic Age which, perhaps unsurprisingly, did not develop beyond the concept stage.
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