Poor Things: the sexually liberated woman through the male gaze
Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things has elicited divisive criticism since its release. Responses to the film have oscillated between high praise a
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Madison Challis
Feb 144 min read
Reimagining Autonomy and Empowerment in 'Poor Things' (2023), directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
The cinematic adaptation of Gray's novel brings to the screen a rich tapestry of themes centered around autonomy, the patriarchal desire
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Katie Coxall
Dec 13, 20233 min read
Female Helpers: What does the feminisation of AI say about modern gender roles?
Then came Amazon’s ‘Alexa’ and Microsoft’s ‘Cortana’. With the swift use of an activation term said aloud by the user (sometimes the program
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Honey Wyatt
Aug 4, 20225 min read
Hot Pink and the Politics of Hyperfemininity
Powdery, soft, warm, joyful, playful, comforting, frivolous, hopeful, erotic: the colour pink has lots of associations, mostly feminine....
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Charlotte Lewis
Jul 20, 20223 min read
A Sinking Ship on a Glass Cliff: Why it matters that Rishi Sunak is set to be the first non-white PM
But not in the Neo-Liberal way that you think Earlier this month when Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned after the mass...
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Sabrina Doshi
Jul 19, 20223 min read
2 Years On: ‘I May Destroy You’ still expresses and highlights the need for intersectional Feminism.
TW: this article mentions sexual assault, rape and violence. It has just been over two years since Michaela Coel’s ‘I May Destroy You’...
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Morgan Forbes
Jul 19, 20224 min read
Missguided and the Fall of Fast Fashion
Infamous fast fashion brand Missguided has suffered blow after blow as of late. The UK-based retailer, advertising cheap, trending...
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Charlotte Lewis
Mar 11, 20222 min read
The Self-made Fallacy: Kim K and Molly Mae
When will we stop promoting capitalism under the guise of feminism and personal growth?
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camillegarratt
Nov 22, 20213 min read
Demythologising Spiking in the UK – From Stigma to Stranger Danger
You’ve probably heard about it on the news, scrolled through countless posts on social media, and had worrying discussions about it in...
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