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    The Hokum and The Mountain: Langston Hughes and the Harlem Renaissance
    • Nov 25, 2021
    • 6 min

    The Hokum and The Mountain: Langston Hughes and the Harlem Renaissance

    Writing by Ali Gavin. Illustration by Isi Williams. In June of 1926, the poet Langston Hughes sat down to write ‘The Negro Artist and...
    The Feminine Mystique: Is it a textbook for female liberation?
    • Sep 23, 2021
    • 5 min

    The Feminine Mystique: Is it a textbook for female liberation?

    Writing by Sylvie Dulson. Illustration by Dafne de Fine Licht. Betty Friedan’s powerful book, The Feminine Mystique, published in 1963 is...
    Universal and Individual freedom: an article inspired by literature
    • Sep 23, 2021
    • 4 min

    Universal and Individual freedom: an article inspired by literature

    Writing by Hannah Udall. Illustration by Hazel Laing. ‘I celebrate myself And what I assume you shall assume.’ I am a big fan of Walt...
    The Concept of Freedom in Barbara Kingsolver’s The Poisonwood Bible
    • Sep 23, 2021
    • 4 min

    The Concept of Freedom in Barbara Kingsolver’s The Poisonwood Bible

    Writing by Emily Tennant. Photograph by Annelies Geneyn. It is difficult to ignore the popularity of exploring the concept of freedom in...
    The UK Prison Industrial Complex and the Lifeline of Literature
    • Apr 27, 2021
    • 6 min

    The UK Prison Industrial Complex and the Lifeline of Literature

    Writing by Rosaleen Keehan. Illustration by Antonia Popescu. In the conversation surrounding prison abolition, the UK often seems to be...
    In the Dream House: A Memoir That Draws the Connection Between Structural Ignorance + Domestic Abuse
    • Apr 27, 2021
    • 5 min

    In the Dream House: A Memoir That Draws the Connection Between Structural Ignorance + Domestic Abuse

    Writing by Emily Hughes. Illustration by Phoebe McGowan. “Putting language to something for which you have no language is no easy feat.”...
    From Gossip to TikTok - Literature and Connection
    • Apr 27, 2021
    • 3 min

    From Gossip to TikTok - Literature and Connection

    Writing by Eleanor Bye. Illustration by Polly Burnay. Gossiping is a guilty pleasure. Sometimes you just can’t help yourself - it feels...
    ‘Sometimes, only a poem will do’ - Poetry and Recovery
    • Feb 26, 2021
    • 6 min

    ‘Sometimes, only a poem will do’ - Poetry and Recovery

    Writing by Amelia Lockhart-Hourigan. Illustration by Zoë Dutton. “Sometimes, only a poem will do. These poetic prescriptions and wise...
     Zadie Smith’s Intimations: a review
    • Dec 18, 2020
    • 4 min

    Zadie Smith’s Intimations: a review

    Writing by Eilish Newmark. Illustration by Polly Burnay. 2020 is a year that has and will continue to inspire an abundance of musings and...
    Reading isolation whilst in isolation causes more isolation
    • Dec 18, 2020
    • 3 min

    Reading isolation whilst in isolation causes more isolation

    - but one that’s better than the isolation imposed by Boris. Writing by Kirsty Thomson. Illustration by Antonia Popescu. Many of us...
    'Write what you know, read what you don't' is not an excuse anymore
    • Nov 1, 2020
    • 3 min

    'Write what you know, read what you don't' is not an excuse anymore

    Writing by Charley Jones. Illustration by Dafne de Fine Licht. There is a huge amount of controversy over the topic of character...
    Books That Shaped Our Identity
    • Nov 1, 2020
    • 2 min

    Books That Shaped Our Identity

    Illustration by Zoë Dutton. (Molly Pearce) Reminiscing on early childhood, I distinctly remember the sound of the CD player, on its last...
    Albertine's Picks for 'The Fear' Issue
    • Mar 10, 2020
    • 2 min

    Albertine's Picks for 'The Fear' Issue

    The Fall of the House of Usher / Usher II The Fall of the House of Usher is a truly bone-chilling short story by the unbeatable master of...
    ‘More than one way to burn a book’.
    • Mar 10, 2020
    • 5 min

    ‘More than one way to burn a book’.

    - How fear governs the censorship of literature Writer- Rob “There is more than one way to burn a book,” according to the late author Ray...
    Mortal Characters
    • Mar 10, 2020
    • 4 min

    Mortal Characters

    Re-Reading Death in Childhood Favourites Writer: Olivia Brunton It is a book quite rightly heralded as a classic of children’s...
    The Cockroach
    • Mar 10, 2020
    • 3 min

    The Cockroach

    Ian McEwan’s fearful nod to our Kafkaesque times Writer- Max Hunter Illustrator- Paola Lindo Satire has crawled out of the pages of...
    At War With Oneself
    • Mar 10, 2020
    • 7 min

    At War With Oneself

    Aliens, Anxiety, and Immortality in Victorian Literature Writing: Albertine Clarke Illustration: Cat Easeman On page 115 of his iconic...
    Rape, Revenge, and the Rethinking the Renaissance
    • Mar 10, 2020
    • 8 min

    Rape, Revenge, and the Rethinking the Renaissance

    - And Titus Andronicus and Violence on the Modern Stage Writing: Lucy Edwards In Act II Scene III of William Shakespeare’s revenge...
    Fear of the ‘Other’
    • Mar 10, 2020
    • 9 min

    Fear of the ‘Other’

    Ethnic and Sexual Stereotyping in the Nineteenth Century Gothic Writing: Eava Savolainen By the 1790s Gothic writers were quick to...

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