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By Maxine Betteridge-Moes, MA Media in Development While many minority communities have been disproportionately impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK, there is no formal data collection when it comes to the infection and death rate among Britain’s Gypsies, Roma, and Travellers (GRT). As a result, the impact
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By Matthew John Turnbull, MA Japanese Studies Renku has a long history in Japan, dating all the way back to the Heian Period (794 to 1185) and beyond. It was popularised by poet Matsuo Bashō and, during the Edo Period (1603-1868), finally saw widespread practice as the use of poetic
International News
By Marie Vandermeulen, B.A. International Relations and Law The Blue Nile river runs from Lake Tana in Ethiopia to meet the White Nile in Khartoum, before flowing north into Egypt. Since 2011, Ethiopia has worked to build one of its most extraordinary projects to date: the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance
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For, Anonymous Seventy years, three wars, two peace accords, countless ceasefires and casualties later, little has changed for the Palestinian people. Through continuous violence, compromise and half-hearted plurality, Israeli land grabbing and humanitarian violations seem to be the only constants. Amid the graveyard of failed policies and crippled resolutions, a
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By Kasim Mahmood, MSc Middle East Politics Manchester City have been banned from participating in the Champions league for the next two years and fined £25 million, pending the success of City’s appeal to the Court of Arbitration. An investigation launched by UEFAs club financial control body (CFCB) found
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By Frances Howe, LLB #1 Store St Espresso 40 Store Street Boasting interiors straight from a Pinterest board and the best coffee around, Store St Espresso is the trusty cafe-turned-study-spot that you’ve been looking for. First and foremost, the coffee really is so good, just as long as you’
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By Victoria McCraven, MA History of Art and Archaeology Over the last twenty years over 40 million people have visited Tate Modern, housing one of the most impressive modern and contemporary art collections in the world. Tate Modern is one of four Tate galleries in the United Kingdom. This year,
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By Rose Sauvage de Brantes, BA English and Japanese Winner of the Palm d’Or and Oscar for best picture, the Korean movie Parasite dazzled masses across the world. Premiered at the 2018 Cannes Festival, the film stars both established and novice actors, all delivering flawless performances. The film depicts
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By Rihab Attioui, Postcolonial Studies MA “Once you overcome the one-inch tall barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films”, said South Korean director Bong Joon Ho as part of his Golden Globes acceptance speech where his film Parasite won Best Foreign Language Film. To
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By Leila Ferrari, MA Turkish Studies On last Friday rainy evening, Oxford welcomed the notorious Turkish writer Elif Shafak in Lady Margate Hall Theatre, where she was interviewed by British journalist Alan Ruisberg. At the centre of her works, there are often women, minorities and members of the LGBT community,
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By Clarissa Mondeh, BA Anthropology and International Relations Inua Ellams’ daring adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s iconic play ‘Three Sisters’ staged at the National Theatre earlier this month prompted intrigue and anticipation. Originally set in the turmoil of Russia at the turn of the 20th Century, Three Sisters tells the
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By Cyntheiah Siva, BA Global Liberal Arts SOASCNY party On the 7th of February the SOAS Chinese department invited us to celebrate Chinese New Year. There was great food, entertainment and everyone really committed to the theme. The performers, front of house and MC’s all incorporated red into their