Puppets on a String: an autopsy of femininity in 1960s British Pop
Femininity was of key importance in the construction of the public identities of female pop stars in 1960s Britain. Utilising the work of Gender historians, who have established the malleability of gender and how it is crafted in the establishment of public identities, this essay will discuss the varied ways the femininity of 1960s female pop stars was presented to the British public.
Peter Knight
Review of Jane Austen: Rise of a Genius
Jane Austen: Rise of a Genius is a three-part documentary which focuses on the writer Jane Austen’s life from her childhood to her death at age 41 in 1817.
Elizabeth Strange
Exploring Kate Chopin's Feminist Legacy in
Kate Chopin is often seen as one of the earliest feminist voices in American literature, frequently credited with bringing modern feminist ideas into fiction. Yet her place in feminism is anything but settled.
Salma Khalid
A Medieval She-Wolf: Eleanor of Aquitaine
Eleanor of Aquitaine is considered to be one of the most powerful and formidable women of the High Middle Ages (c.1100-1300); she was brave, outrageous, artistic, adventurous, and political.
Amy Bennett
The Lost Sister: the topic of cultural repatriation and the demand for the British Museum to return Athens’ stolen treasures.
Last year, an AI generated video went viral across social media platforms depicting a caryatid, currently displayed in the British Museum, springing to life as she runs back home to her waiting ‘sisters’ in the Acropolis Museum, Athens.
Sophia Charchalou
Catch Me If You Can: Nancy Wake Playing Cat & Mouse with the Nazis
Defying the stereotypical, misogynistic social conventions of her time and standing as a fierce advocate for humanity, Nancy Wake’s fiery spirit and bravery instilled fear in the supposedly "fearless" Nazi regime.
Alicia Gruenert
