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A (Brief) Introduction to Identity Politics

Rattlecap Writers

Nov 1, 2020
4 min

A (Brief) Introduction to Identity Politics

Writing by Tamzin Elliot. Illustration by Heather Baillie (@heatherscreativeplace). Maybe you’ve been feeling the pressure to keep constantly up to date with the news and politics more than ever recently, but even if you’ve not been feeling up to more than just glancing at the headlines, you will probably have heard the term ‘identity politics’ floating around. Media outlets often throw terms around without explaining what they actually mean, so they are very often misused or

Experiences of South Korean women survivors must not be whitewashed by the #MeToo Movement

Rattlecap Writers

Jan 17, 2020
7 min

Experiences of South Korean women survivors must not be whitewashed by the #MeToo Movement

Writing: Shin Woo-Kim Illustration: Dani Rothmann Content Warning: This article contains mentions of sexual abuse. The US is talked about as an example of a Western country in the ‘Global North,’ to serve as a direct comparison to South Korea, which is referred to as a country in the ‘Global South.’ This article also discusses South Korean women as sexual abuse survivors, but it’s important to note that not all sexual abuse survivors are cis, abled and women, as may be implie

The Most Important Movements of our Time

Rattlecap Writers

May 22, 2019
4 min

The Most Important Movements of our Time

Writing: Kirsty Thomson Illustration: Isi Williams A few weeks ago, the oldest person in Scotland unfortunately passed away. She spent the latter years of her life living in my hometown, and I was lucky enough to have met her on a couple of occasions. Born in 1910, she saw the world change drastically in her lifetime: the Titanic crashed when she was two, the First World War started when she was four, the Russian Revolution took place when she was 7, Hitler became Chancellor