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By Dhruv Ramnath, MA Social Anthropology The thought of twisting one’s torso to the ‘extreme’ right or at an angle one is not familiar with at all suddenly conjures up emotions and thoughts lurking at the back of the mind. Yoga offers a momentary release as well as an
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By Khadija Kothia, BA History Fairy-tales. The classic story of the helpless princess, locked up and waiting to be saved by her handsome, golden-haired Prince Charming. A story unavoidable in childhood, and in an increasingly gender-equal society, a tale somewhat unsatisfactorily anachronistic against the barrage of increasing feminist campaigns. Francesca
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Teens, sex, music, dance and… a dystopic society? Frank Wedekind’s Spring Awakening (1891) premiered in 1906 Berlin amidst a climate of rising feminist movements in Germany. Anarchist and political activist Emma Goldman praised the show for addressing pertinent social issues around youth and sexuality: More boldly than any other
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By Khadija Kothia, BA History On the first floor of the Brunei Gallery, The Lady Dandies of the DRC have come to SOAS.Dressed in flamboyant and vibrant glory, the ladies stride confidently, overwhelming the canvassed frames they’re enclosed within. This is very much central to the story of
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Reviewed by George Loftus, BA History 2hr 12min, currently playing in Cinemas There is a scene in Luca Guadanigno’s film Call Me By Your Name in which the two main characters, Elio (Timothee Chalamet) and Oliver (Armie Hammer), stop and consider a World War One monument. Situated within one
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By Sumayyah Daisy Lane, BA History 5/5 stars 1993. The world is watching. Two enemies stand across from one another about to make history, and yet only a handful of people know the story of how they got there. This Tony-award winning play is that story, depicting the tension
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By Lucy McCall With a motto like “delicious food filled with joy to make your belly happy”, how could I resist digging in to some warming, scrumptious and soul-satisfying food from The Bow Belly on a wintry Thursday lunchtime? After spending my morning slowly turning into an icicle in the
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Movies about movies are hardly new, but The Disaster Artist is something special. Much of this stems from its obedience to and sheer love of the source material, a memoir by Greg Sestero about the making of The Room. For the uninitiated, The Room is a tragic story about betrayal,
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By Azeem Rajulawalla Another year, another Marvel movie (or three). Luckily for us, Thor: Ragnarok is a crowd-pleaser that doesn’t feel weighed down by the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s 16 preceeding films. What distinguishes this film is its director Taika Waititi, the New Zealander best known for recent indie
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By Khadija Kothia (BA History) As India celebrates 70 years of Independence, LSE’s exhibition Journeys to Independence: India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, captures the pivotal moments that shaped the subcontinent during the 20th century. Upon entering I am instantly intrigued. It’s a modest-sized room but with an abundance of
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By Sumayyah Lane (BA History) Since the renovation of the Museum of London’s entire ground floor, reliving London’s past is now an experience reimagined. Complete with reconstructed Victorian streets, spoken accounts and 7000 objects, the museum’s nine galleries present a detailed and engaging history of the city.
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By Kornelia Jaroc (BA History of Art and Anthropology) According to the curators, the exhibition Soul of the Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power was to celebrate the works of Black American artists in the politically and socially eventful two decades following 1963. The question is, is it