Is War Journalism a Dying Art?
A war through words: The changing nature of war journalism and its value in today’s world
History
We will fight them in the textbooks: Churchill and historical memory
Regarded by many as the greatest ever Briton, does Churchill represent the need to rethink how we view historical figures?
The First Feminist: How Mary Wollstonecraft Changed The World
To many people, Mary Wollstonecraft is merely a name to remember for GCSE History when learning about the Suffrage movement of the late-19th and early-20th Century. She is known for…
Talkin’ ‘Bout A Revolution: Music in the American Civil Rights Movement
The USA: the largest global economy, the self-titled world’s police, the so-called ‘home of freedom’. All pretty impressive titles, but to what extent the latter two are accurate is certainly…
Proud to be British?
Winston Churchill, tea, democracy. All things we consider fundamental symbols of ‘Britishness’. They are things, or rather people, in which we are supposed to find inspiration, pride and patriotism. We…
1919: the beginning of modern feminism?
1919: politics is controlled by men, business is controlled by men, in fact, the world is run by men. 100 years later, what’s changed? The answer is, sadly, not a…
Holocaust Memorial Day in Durham
Every year on 27th January, people across the world remember the atrocities that happened during the Second World War. Globally, this day is known as Holocaust Memorial Day. This year,…
Juncker’s liberal aspirations and their faults
Niles Webb explores Jean-Claude Juncker's 'vague goals' and the problem with such aspirations.
From LOLcats to Prehistoric Penises: The History of Memes
It’s typical to think of memes as a modern phenomenon. Indeed internet memes are, but what if “meme-age” refers to something deeper, something more entrenched in the history of culture…
A Brief History of Italian-British Relations
Few people tend to bring up Italy and Britain in the same sentence nowadays on topics outside of football. However, perhaps that’s not the correct approach to take. Indeed, these…