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Editor: Zoe Wallace

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Does Truth Exist in Literature? | Zoe Wallace

In a world so firmly grounded in the empirical, governed by the numbers of the bank, the predictable ticking of the clock, and the letter...

Smirnenski & His “Story of the Ladder" | Sophia Verai

Nov 105 min read

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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...

Rule, Britannia! Britannia, Rule the Waves! | Elizabeth Kalu

Oct 205 min read

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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...

Bilibin: Blending Art Nouveau with Folklore | Sophia Verai

Oct 153 min read

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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...

‘Ophelia’: Fresh Eyes and a Sound Mind | Sophia Verai

Oct 135 min read

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‘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...

Klimt: The Art Nouveau Virtuoso of Gold and Symbolism | Sophia Verai

Oct 64 min read

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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...

Mucha: The Master of Art Nouveau | Sophia Verai

Sep 253 min read

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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...

Dominion: Hirst Brings Unfamiliar Feeling to our Most Familiar Works | Cleo Bador

Sep 183 min read

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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...

The Controversy of Marina Abramović: Art or Self-Destruction? | Clara Biancelli

Jul 103 min read

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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...

Subnautica: Creating a Horror Experience (Part 7) | Danny Andrews

Jul 57 min read

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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...

Subnautica: Creating a Horror Experience (Part 6) | Danny Andrews

Jun 294 min read

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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...

Subnautica: Creating a Horror Experience (Part 5) | Danny Andrews

Jun 194 min read

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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...

Subnautica: Creating a Horror Experience (Part 4) | Danny Andrews

Jun 154 min read

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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:...

Subnautica: Creating a Horror Experience (Part 3) | Danny Andrews

Jun 125 min read

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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...

Subnautica: Creating a Horror Experience (Part 2) | Danny Andrews

Jun 42 min read

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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...

Subnautica: Creating a Horror Experience (Part 1) | Danny Andrews

May 284 min read

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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...

The Role of Renfield in 'Dracula' | Sophia Verai

May 183 min read

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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...

Women in Revolt! - Art for More Than ‘Art’s Sake’ | Nour Ghannam

May 76 min read

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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...

Literary Intertextuality in Emerald Fennel’s Saltburn | Chloe Joyce

Jan 225 min read

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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...

Smells like Teen Spirit | Nour Ghannam, Salma Amin

Dec 5, 20234 min read

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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...

Van Gogh: Madman or Genius? | Fela Callahan

Mar 24, 20235 min read

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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...

Thoughts on The National Opera's Tosca | Luna Hills

Nov 6, 20222 min read

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Thoughts on The National Opera's Tosca | Luna Hills

Puccini’s ‘Tosca’ tells the tragic story of opera singer Floria Tosca, who fights to save her lover, the lone artist Cavaradossi, from...

What is a portrait?-Looking at Donald Rodney's 'A Land of Milk and Honey II' | Aliya Mueller-Koegler

Oct 2, 20223 min read

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What is a portrait?-Looking at Donald Rodney's 'A Land of Milk and Honey II' | Aliya Mueller-Koegler

What exactly makes an artwork a portrait? The Tate defines it as ‘a representation of a particular person’, whereas the Merriam Webster...

Swimming Upstream: David Hammons’ Revolutionary Art | Renee Bel-Momodu

Dec 13, 20213 min read

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Swimming Upstream: David Hammons’ Revolutionary Art | Renee Bel-Momodu

Emerging as a key figure in the landscape of American art over the last fifty years, David Hammons’ heterogeneous practice has...

The Sinister Revolution of Punk Rock | Irine Teneishvili

Nov 22, 20214 min read

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The Sinister Revolution of Punk Rock | Irine Teneishvili

Influenced by the dissent against authorities voiced by psychedelic rock in the 1960s and characterised by Jim Morrison’s transcendent,...

‘Story telling is a political act’ – Polly Creed’s Lecture | Mia Spiller

Nov 17, 20212 min read

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‘Story telling is a political act’ – Polly Creed’s Lecture | Mia Spiller

On Tuesday 16th November, Polly Creed gave a lecture on Art and Activism- Making Politically Engaged Theatre & Film. During the talk she...

60s Body Art: A Cultural Fad or a Feminist Revolution? | Eve Scott

Nov 17, 20215 min read

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60s Body Art: A Cultural Fad or a Feminist Revolution? | Eve Scott

Emanating in the counterculture of the liberated 60s, the phenomenon of body art marked a dramatic upheaval of the portrayal of the self....

Looking back on Carols at St Margaret’s | Rhiana Thomas

Dec 10, 20191 min read

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Looking back on Carols at St Margaret’s | Rhiana Thomas

Last Monday guests flocked to st Margarets church for an evening of Christmas cheer. I was in the choir, right in the midst of the action...

‘Grief is the Thing with Feathers’ by Max Porter. A review of one of the decade’s most i

Nov 25, 20191 min read

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‘Grief is the Thing with Feathers’ by Max Porter. A review of one of the decade’s most i

Told through chaotic and unconventional prose, ‘Grief is the Thing with feathers’ explores grief felt after the loss of a loved one and...

Why ‘Animals’ Is A Masterpiece | Jacob Seager

Mar 13, 20192 min read

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Why ‘Animals’ Is A Masterpiece | Jacob Seager

Continuing on my first review of ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’, I have decided to write about my favourite album of all time, also by Pink...

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