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The Australian National University's intersectional feminist magazine.

Category: Review

Print 2021 Review August 22, 2022August 22, 2022 by Bossy

Desiring the Undead in the Twilight Era

Ultimately, vampires are paradoxes. They are both alive and dead, human and the Other, desirable and monstrous. And who in society understands paradox better than a teenager?

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Print 2021 Review July 11, 2022 by Bossy

Grave Affairs: Grief, Mortality, and Death in Literature

Processing mortality is a daunting task—but it is important that we learn to digest its impact and grow more comfortable with it as a natural part of life. As this is easier said than done, consuming different forms of media that focus on death and dying is arguably one way of beginning to acquaint ourselves with these eventualities.

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Review July 4, 2022July 3, 2022 by Bossy

“Queer: Stories from the NGV Collection”: A Review

“Queer: Stories from the NGV Collection” is at the NGV in Melbourne until 21 August 2022, free entry to all.

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Print 2021 Review May 10, 2022May 10, 2022 by Bossy

Is That Human Hair? A Brief History of Mourning Jewellery

Love of the macabre hasn’t always been isolated to your local goth population.

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Print 2020 Review March 14, 2022April 7, 2022 by Bossy

Re-Introducing the Punk Feminist

For those of us who struggle to slick every strand of hair back into a Grande-esque ponytail, who cannot walk in heels without twisting an ankle or perform the choreography to ‘Single Ladies’ without falling over backwards, the punk movement provides much-needed respite.

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Print 2020 Review March 7, 2022March 8, 2022 by Bossy

“I wonder if I’d get there quicker if I was a man”: Feminism, Girl Power and Pop Music

Music is universal; it can simultaneously bring people together and tear them apart. Recently in pop music, we have seen a rising emphasis on the importance of feminism, sisterhood, and girl power.

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Print 2020 Review November 5, 2021November 4, 2021 by Bossy

Is Instapoetry Really So Bad?

At its core, instapoetry – which appears to simply be a catch-all term for any poetry that finds a home online – is nothing new. The broad criticism it has faced, like many literary genres before it, is not novel either.

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Print 2020 Review November 1, 2021March 8, 2022 by Bossy

The Secret History of Eurocentrism in Aesthetics

Every individual has their own aesthetic, and this dictates the aura or environment that they try to cultivate around themselves. Yet, there seems to be a ‘mini-aesthetics’ movement developing and taking social media by storm.

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Print 2020 Review October 25, 2021October 25, 2021 by Bossy

Her Name Is Chanel Miller

Everyone knows the name of Chanel Miller’s rapist; we know he could swim well, he liked steak, and that he went to Stanford. Yet, for a long time, we didn’t know Chanel’s name or all that she is: a writer, an artist, a poet, and a sister.

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Print 2020 Review October 1, 2021October 6, 2021 by Bossy

Beyond the Law: How Memoir Empowers Survivors

Memoir can do what the legal system can’t: it voices a survivor’s truth, untainted by doubt and toxic myths, to an audience who listens.

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