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Bridgerton’s Race Problem

Bridgerton’s Race Problem

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

Somewhere over the rainbow: gay cinema’s stylistic decline

Somewhere over the rainbow: gay cinema’s stylistic decline

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

Bookshop.org Boosting Bookshop Business

Bookshop.org Boosting Bookshop Business

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

COARSE: The Edges of Black Ingenuity

COARSE: The Edges of Black Ingenuity

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.

The Problem with Harry Styles’ Non-Conforming Aesthetic

The Problem with Harry Styles’ Non-Conforming Aesthetic

By Maliha Shoaib, BA English and World Philosophies When Harry Styles’ December Vogue cover was revealed on 13 November, all hell broke loose. Every corner of the digital sphere suited up for the latest internet war over the ostensible crisis in masculinity. Harry Styles is the first man to appear

Inclusive Christmas Movies

Inclusive Christmas Movies

Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Movie By Esme Bateson, MA Cultural Studies Comprised of a star-studded cast, Jingle Jangle has been heralded for portraying a Black family in all their glory. Inspired by Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, director David E. Talbert wanted to make a similar film which featured people like

Racism Alive and Growing in the UK

Racism Alive and Growing in the UK

By Chiara Stennett, BA Politics and International Relations Online Responses to the Sainsburys’ Christmas advertisement featuring a Black British family reveals the harrowing racism that is damaging our society. Some white tweeters went so far as to say the ad was ‘absolutely sickening’ and ‘horrific’. How can the gathering of