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Representations of disability in literature

Over the years, literature has evolved to become more inclusive. More novels are exploring sexuality and narrating stories starring characters that are not exclusively White British. But where are the stories featuring disabled people? If disabilities are represented in literary texts, it helps bring a stigmatised topic to the centre...
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By , Feb. 1, 2019

Rethinking the UK’s tradition of listed buildings

This year, 952 buildings and sites gained listed status, ranging from a pedestrian subway in London, to a lifeguard house in Essex, to the Florence iron mine in Cumbria. They vary not only in their uses, but also from an aesthetic standpoint. The beautiful brick structure of the pedestrian subway...
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By , Jan. 31, 2019

Review: ‘Hour of the Star’ by Clarice Lispector

Born in the Ukraine in the 1920s, Clarice Lispector was a Brazilian novelist and short story writer. Despite being her last novel, Hour of the Star was the first I read, and I was surprised and captivated by its strange, haunting and thought-provoking style. Translated from the Portuguese original, this short...
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By , Jan. 31, 2019

UCL students reject IHRA’s definition of antisemitism

A motion to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)’s “Working Definition of Antisemitism” was rejected by the University College London (UCL)’s student body. 212 students opposed the motion after expressing that freedom of speech regarding Israel had been infringed, against 78 votes supporting the motion. The non-legally binding definition...
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By , Jan. 30, 2019