Month: October 2016
‘Dangerous’ didn’t always mean what it does today… Isabel Davis reveals what it meant to be a ‘dangerous woman’ in the Middle Ages. You’ll be surprised!
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Kayleigh Tervooren argues that our understanding of female agency, particularly when it comes to violence and terrorism, needs to move beyond Western ideas of gender binaries.
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Last month we featured an article that briefly mentioned the role of flappers as a crucial moment in women’s history. Here, Amy Williams takes a more in-depth look.
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Mary Anning’s story
The next time you attempt the tongue twister, have a thought for Mary Anning, the incredible woman that inspired it. Rebecca Smith explains.
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Effie Samara takes a look (through the lens of French philosopher Derrida) at Nicola Sturgeon as a ‘dangerous woman’ in a post-EU referendum UK.
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‘When you fight as a woman you are damned if you do and damned if you don’t.’ Gill Thackray recounts meeting a sister in arms in a UN refugee camp in Thailand.
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‘A woman, once dangerous, is everlasting.’ Today’s take on the project question comes from Edinburgh writer Heather Pearson.
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Lúthien’s challenge to Middle-earth
J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth is criticised for its lack of female characters. Here, Anahit Behrooz demonstrates there is at least one notable exception.
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The singing non-singer
‘Some women are dangerous… because of their voice…’ Eva Moreda Rodriguez tells us of one of Spain’s earliest recording artists, Amparo Cardenal.
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