Goodbye and Boar Revoir – 2024’s team sign off
Our outgoing Editorial Board for 2024–25 bid farewell, and describe their final thoughts about their time with The Boar.
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Estella Neumayr
An appreciation for female friendships as a rebellion against misogyny
Growing up and entering womanhood in our society is no easy task to master – frankly, it is quite the opposite. The challenge of finding oneself, whilst simultaneously being surrounded by gender-typical expectations is, to put it lightly, incredibly tough, and can at times feel ostracising. Especially since, no matter...
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Stronger than ever – the underlying effects of the return of digital and analogue photography amongst Gen Z
Keys, wallet, phone and … camera? The basic essentials of my going-out bag peek up at me, but why is there the need for this many devices? For what reason will we, later in the night, grin into the rusty lens of an old digital camera, choosing to ignore our...
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The rapid development of target lifestyles online
The use of social media in an increasingly digitalised world has witnessed the glorification of certain lifestyles as trends. These ways of living appear as quickly as they go, replaced by yet another. From the unreachable ‘clean girl’ aesthetic to the somewhat relatable ‘messy girl’ vibe, there always seems to...
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Men writing women
“She was 5’2, thin, but curvy where she needed to be – a pure, exquisite beauty. She smiled at him with a toothy grin. He couldn’t remember her name. But it didn’t matter because that night, he had the best time of his life with her. Even though she was...
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Making the case for keeping a journal
What is journalling? Putting pen to paper, enshrining your thoughts into words, and making them permanent, is a divisive topic. You either don’t understand the hype around it or absolutely love it. The art of journalling does not lie in excessive daily writing. The practice is meant to be more...
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Thatcherism: girlbossing since the 1970s?
“Girlboss, gatekeep, gaslight.” The seemingly simple phrase has taken over the Internet, spreading over every social media platform, from Instagram to TikTok. We all seem to understand the meaning behind the apparently straightforward slogan, which raises many questions. What even is an accurate representation of a ‘girlboss’? Are we using...
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‘An honest look at the complexities of motherhood’– a review of ‘One Italian Summer’ by Rebecca Serle
At its core, the book revolves around the complexity of the bond shared between a mother and daughter. Serle effectively describes what it means to have an all-consuming relationship being ripped away from you, by following a grieving woman, mourning the painful loss of her mother, Carol Silver. As a...
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