Smirnenski & His “Story of the Ladder" | Sophia Verai
Hristo Smirnenski is one of Bulgaria's most cherished poets and writers of the 20th century, known for his socially conscious and deeply...
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Oct 205 min read
Rule, Britannia! Britannia, Rule the Waves! | Elizabeth Kalu
Vanity Fair ’s March 1997 magazine issue stands as an emblem of '90s Britain. "London Swings Again” was the outrageous headline, a cheeky...
Oct 153 min read
Bilibin: Blending Art Nouveau with Folklore | Sophia Verai
Ivan Bilibin (1876-1942) is widely recognised for his intricate, vibrantly detailed illustrations inspired by Russian folklore, mythology...
Oct 135 min read
‘Ophelia’: Fresh Eyes and a Sound Mind | Sophia Verai
Editor's note: This entry won joint 1st place in the English Association's 2024 Betty Haigh Shakespeare Prize. The editor of The Rose...
Oct 64 min read
Klimt: The Art Nouveau Virtuoso of Gold and Symbolism | Sophia Verai
Gustav Klimt (1862–1918) was an Austrian painter, highly influential in early 20th-century art. Known for his lush and decorative style...
Sep 253 min read
Mucha: The Master of Art Nouveau | Sophia Verai
Born in 1860 in Moravia (now the Czech Republic), Alphonse Mucha is one of the most celebrated artists associated with the Art Nouveau...
Sep 183 min read
Dominion: Hirst Brings Unfamiliar Feeling to our Most Familiar Works | Cleo Bador
Myra Hindley’s mugshot, at 9 by 11 feet. The image at the center of headlines and much controversy following its display in the 1997...
Jul 103 min read
The Controversy of Marina Abramović: Art or Self-Destruction? | Clara Biancelli
Marina Abramović is a name which has made itself more and more relevant in the art world over the past few years, due to her uniquely...
Jul 57 min read
Subnautica: Creating a Horror Experience (Part 7) | Danny Andrews
Click here to read Part 6 Subnautica and Player Agency: The Issue of a Map Boundary The previous article in this series started the...
Jun 294 min read
Subnautica: Creating a Horror Experience (Part 6) | Danny Andrews
Click here to read Part 5 Section 3: Manipulation of Player Agency Subnautica and Player Agency: Threat and Challenge The previous...
Jun 194 min read
Subnautica: Creating a Horror Experience (Part 5) | Danny Andrews
Click here to read Part 4 Subnautica and Atmosphere: Behavioral design in the Mountains and the Dunes The previous article in this series...
Jun 154 min read
Subnautica: Creating a Horror Experience (Part 4) | Danny Andrews
Click here to read Part 3 Section 2: Subnautica’s Atmosphere - Visual Design, Sound Design, Behavioral Design Subnautica and Atmosphere:...
Jun 125 min read
Subnautica: Creating a Horror Experience (Part 3) | Danny Andrews
Click here to read Part 2 Subnautica and Solitude: The Sunbeam The previous article explored the second main element of Subnautica’s...
Jun 42 min read
Subnautica: Creating a Horror Experience (Part 2) | Danny Andrews
Click here to read Part 1 Subnautica and Solitude: The Degasi Both of the two main sub-plots of Subnautica also play an important role in...
May 284 min read
Subnautica: Creating a Horror Experience (Part 1) | Danny Andrews
This is the first article in an exciting series that explores a video game's mechanics, themes and effect, in the same manner any other...
May 183 min read
The Role of Renfield in 'Dracula' | Sophia Verai
Dracula as a novel betrays a complex relationship with the Victorian conception of insanity and mental illness. It follows, then, that...
May 76 min read
Women in Revolt! - Art for More Than ‘Art’s Sake’ | Nour Ghannam
How does art shape the political? Is it really true that art is ‘for art’s sake’? The way in which art and artists engage with the...
Jan 225 min read
Literary Intertextuality in Emerald Fennel’s Saltburn | Chloe Joyce
Emerald Fennel's unhinged class thriller 2023 film Saltburn, follows scholarship student Oliver Quick (Barry Keoghan) who befriends the...
Dec 5, 20234 min read
Smells like Teen Spirit | Nour Ghannam, Salma Amin
How does music shape our adolescent experience? In the words of Katrina McFerran of the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, “the way that...
Mar 24, 20235 min read
Van Gogh: Madman or Genius? | Fela Callahan
Van Gogh’s art was one of the first to particularly resonate with me. I remember going into my secondary school library to take books...
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