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By Fiona Collins, MA Japanese Studies Painting Edo: Japanese Art from the Feinberg Collection explores the lineages and legacy of artists active in the Tokugawa period of Japan, and is the largest exhibition ever organized by the Harvard Art Museums. Originally scheduled from 14 February 14 2020 through 18 July
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By Nadia Rabbaa, MSc Violence, Conflict & Development Konrad Suder Chatterjee’s alien art form touches on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in a too rarely spoken about way as it questions the lines between resistance and suicide. Despite its pervasive saviorism, there is bravery in opening the door of a conversation
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By Maliha Shoaib, BA English and World Philosophies A year into the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s clear that the entertainment industry and the arts have taken a real hit. No more cinemas, no more exhibitions, no more premiers, no more gigs. While many have managed to adapt to our new
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By Lara Gibbs, BA Chinese (Modern and Classical) Despite having written, acted in, produced, and co-directed the groundbreaking show, I May Destroy You, Michaela Coel has been snubbed in the Golden Globe nominations this year, while series such as Emily in Paris received multiple nominations. This has highlighted ongoing questions
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By Joe Greaney, MA Music in Development Rishi Sunak has made a big decision. Following public pressure and predicting a backlash from his own MPs, the Chancellor has reluctantly decided to keep the £20 uplift to Universal Credit until September. Although the uplift is set to end abruptly in the
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By Louisa Johnson, MA Global Creative and Cultural Industries It’s a Sin, Russell T Davies’ Channel 4 hit is a heartbreaking tale of the global HIV and AIDS epidemic and its devastating effects on gay urban life from 1981 to 1991. Originally rejected by BBC One, ITV, and even
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By Yasmine England BA Development Studies The smell of fresh popcorn, the extra-large fizzy drinks, the (painfully) expensive sweets and chocolates. Going to the cinema is an experience we all enjoy. It allows us to be completely immersed into another reality and to escape from whatever else is going on
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By Madihah Najeeb, BA Global Liberal Arts Whilst we endure the pressures of a national lockdown through the Covid-19 pandemic, there is one occasion to look forward to if you’re a fashionista with an eye for this year’s latest clothing trends. London Fashion Week, which is to take
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By Sabrine Mahmoud, BA History Bridgerton, Netflix’s new show which has reportedly hooked 63 million viewers, is a period-drama set in the Regency era in England. We watch the London elite as they prepare their young for “the season” – a time in which courtships would occur in the hunt
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Ella Dorn, BA Chinese and Linguistics What do you think of when you hear the words ‘film history’? Only one year after the first ‘talkie’ is made in Berlin, two women, their shadows blown up beyond proportion, are shown kissing on a cinema screen. They are accompanied by a swell
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By Elizabeth Edwards, BA English This November has seen the launch of the much anticipated Bookshop.org. Having launched in the US earlier in the year to tremendous success, Bookshop.org has landed in the UK and offers booklovers an alternative to Amazon when browsing and purchasing their latest literary
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By Zhanhui Jiang, BA Social Anthropology COARSE: The Edges of Black Ingenuity is a virtual exhibition that aims to explore the meaning of hair beyond the realm of the cosmetic. Through photographs, Jawara, the artist behind this exhibition, interprets Black hair culture as a space of simultaneous vulnerability and freedom.