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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.

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.

Print 2020 Review April 23, 2021April 23, 2021 by Bossy

The Pressure to Optimise: Why A Room of One’s Own is Still Relevant

Woolf identifies money and space as the two things that women have been denied, but both are a means to the same end: attention. Undivided attention is required for any great work to be made.

Opinion Print 2020 March 29, 2021April 2, 2021 by Bossy

The Histories of Our Tomorrow

The historical narratives that we are typically fed in educational and mainstream spaces often prioritise white history and white culture. Where is the ‘other’ side of history?

Opinion November 27, 2018 by Teah Linnegar

Antiquity, the Ancient Past and the History of the Silenced Woman of Elizabeth I

In the 21st Century, pre-conceived understandings of society often lie embedded within ancient and Hellenistic civilisations, such as the great Roman, Greek and Persian Empires. The female deities which emerged from such civilisations often epitomise traditional femininity.

Opinion July 7, 2018July 14, 2018 by Makayla-May Brinckley

Stand Up, But Stand Behind — Why Non-Indigenous Australian Feminists Need To Stand Behind Their Indigenous Sisters

“Aboriginal women have always known our place in our communities, in societies and in activism. It is time for non-Indigenous activists, and feminists especially, to understand not only our struggle, but also our persistent survival.”

Opinion February 1, 2018July 11, 2018 by Katherine Prouting

Classics, Race and Me

“Recently, an article penned by Sarah E Bond caused vitriolic stir when she noted that white marble statues were originally painted and may indicate that people from different races had some impact on the Ancient Greek and Roman world.”