Tag: Twentieth Century
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The Rise and Fall of Wilsonianism
Eva Beere explores the factors which shaped President Wilson’s policies, considering how this influenced America’a international relations.
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The Biafran Crisis: How Famine Redefined Humanitarianism
The Nigerian Civil War, 1967-1970, arose from tensions between different and diverse ethnic groups following a forced union by British colonial powers. These struggles continued post Nigerian independence, and Louisa Steijger explores international responses to the Civil War which prompted a form of neo-humanitarianism.
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Heritage and Amnesia: The Overlooked Legacy of Slavery in Britain’s Country Houses
Olivia Norbury uncovers the untold history of slavery in British country houses.
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‘We Are The Daughters of the Witches You Couldn’t Burn’; Modern Paganism and The Paradox of the Contemporary Witch
Daisy Gillam explores the historical and cultural transformation of what a witch is.
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Art in the Harlem Renaissance and its Legacy
Flora Gilchrist explores the legacy of the Harlem Renaissance through the work of African American artist Aaron Douglas and Charles Henry Alston.
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Nasta Rojc: Tracing the Life of Croatia’s New Woman
Leila Hajek delves into the life and legacy of Croatian artist Nasta Rojc, who was negated from the art history canon due to her gender, sexuality and identity as Eastern European. Hajek explores her life, legacy and her significant contributions to women’s art.
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The Impact of the 1979 Revolution on Iranian Women: Gains, Losses, and Contradictions
The Iranian Revolution of 1979, led by Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini, drastically altered women’s rights, particularly the rights of middle- and upper-class women. Yael Frankie discusses the previous regime, the Shah’s regime, in comparison with Khomeini’s policies which severely restricted women’s economic and personal autonomy.
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Book Review: How Europe Underdeveloped Africa by Walter Rodney
Angelina Castrucci explores Walter Rodney’s book ‘How Europe Underdeveloped Africa’.
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