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The Metaphysics and Phenomenology of Queer Joy
Recently, there has been a concerted effort amongst queer bodies to consciously reject the narrative that queerness is inherently tragic....
Emily Tan
Jan 26, 2023


Dawn FM by Grace Wakefield - Album Review
April 5 2022, 3:30am The Weeknd – whose real name is Abel Makkonen Tesfaye – released ‘Dawn FM’ on the 7th of January 2022, only four...
Grace Wakefield
Apr 4, 2022


When Capitalism Got Woke: The Hypocrisy of Corporate Virtue Signalling and the emergence of Rainbow
June 10, 2021 6:00 pm Editor-in-chief April Howard explores ‘Rainbow Capitalism’ and the corporate exploitation of trauma and social...
April Howard
Jun 10, 2021


Take Courage, Have Hope: A Creative Piece by Charlotte Watson
May 19, 2021 6:00 pm Charlotte Watson creatively explores Anne’s unique character in this moving and brilliantly- written piece. Note...
Charlotte Watson
May 19, 2021


Jane Eyre: A novel of resistance and rebellion?
May 1, 2021 5:00 pm By Millicent Jarvis-Scott In this thoughtful and incisive essay, Millicent explores resistance in Jane Eyre. Featured...
Millicent Jarvis-Scott
May 1, 2021


Agnes and Adam: Emily and Anne Brontë’s Politics of the Animal Kingdom.
April 15, 2021 6:00 pm By Jack Probert One of the brilliant entries for our Anne Brontë competition. Jack Probert expertly explores the...
Jack Probert
Apr 15, 2021


‘Some Distant Heath’: A Collection of Poems
April 13, 2021 6:00 pm By Ryan Robson-Bluer Based on the lives of Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë [Featured Image: Moorland Derelict by...
Ryan Robson-Bluer
Apr 13, 2021


Pandemic Papers: Coronavirus’ Impact on US Politics
January 25, 2021 5:30 pm In this article, Jessica Pabon will explore the effect the pandemic has had on US politics in a thoughtful,...
Jessica Pabon
Jan 25, 2021


Same Old Shopping List
January 20, 2021 5:00 pm This poem by Molly Knox explores the pressures of lockdown in a creative, innovative way. [Image credits:...
Molly Knox
Jan 20, 2021


Confinement Chronicles: Freshers’ in Lockdown
October 20, 2020 7:00 pm By Jessica Pabon In this touching and honest article, Jessica Pabon, a Butlerite fresher, discusses moving...
Jessica Pabon
Oct 20, 2020


Margaret Atwood’s : "The Handmaid’s Tale and The Testaments"
‘How do these pieces reflect the relationship between America and Canada?’ June 14, 2020 5:34 pm By Zac Terry Margaret Atwood’s The...
Zac Terry
Jun 14, 2020


Disenfranchised Youth: The Effect of Sanders’ Campaign’s Suspension on young Americans
June 12, 2020 4:13 pm By April Howard When, on the 8th April, Bernie Sanders announced that he was suspending his campaign, he...
April Howard
Jun 12, 2020


‘A commentary on sight, knowledge and identity in Ovid’s tale of Actaeon in the Metamorphoses.’
January 17, 2020 4:39 pm By Caroline Winter As she splashed his hair with revengeful drops, She spoke the spine-chilling words which...
Caroline Winter
Jan 17, 2020


In the wake of IS: "Holding them to justice" and "deradicalisation"
January 15, 2020 4:14 pm By Livvy Kevelighan After many years of war and fear, the body which calls itself Islamic State has seen its...
Livvy Kevelighan
Jan 15, 2020


Silence, Speechlessness, and Freedom in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter.
June 17, 2018 4:26 pm By Rebecca Winkle Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter (1850) is a portrait of life in 17th Century Puritan...
Rebecca Winkle
Jun 17, 2018


Corbyn’s Pragmatic Populism
March 21, 2018 3:39pm By Rudi Vizma “Comrade Corbyn. Loony lefty. Bearded Trot.” The British right-wing press routinely depicts Jeremy...
Rudi Vizma
Mar 21, 2018


Repealing the Eighth: Ireland, Gender Stereotypes, and Abortion Law
March 8, 2018 7:20 pm By Zoe Tongue Ireland is to have a referendum on repealing the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution, which...
Zoe Tongue
Mar 8, 2018


Myanmar and the Political Culture of Silence
January 21, 2018 12:25 pm By Jamie Murphy Since August 2017, the international community has issued tentatively scornful denunciations of...
Jamie Murphy
Jan 21, 2018


Tea and Baba Ghanoush: the LAF, Hezbollah and Lebanese National Memory
January 17, 2018 1:33 pm By Robbie Uniacke The overspill of fighting through the porous Syria-Lebanon border is regarded by Washington as...
Robbie Uniacke
Jan 17, 2018


The Plague: Is it still a threat in 2017?
September 10, 2017 5:04 pm By Isobel Roser Nuclear warfare, climate change and…another bout of Black Death? Although listing the plague...
Isobel Roser
Sep 10, 2017
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