Elena Vanden Abeele investigates the functions, symbols and hidden meanings behind the parsol in the 19th century.
Sunil Manghani explores how rhythm came to be one of the most productive terms for critical enquiry into our social, political and cultural lives, and looks to the future of research into rhythm.
Thanksgiving Model Buildings An article published in The Lady’s Newspaper in 1851 makes an explicit connection between creative production –…
If she were earning a living wage, the amount of time it would take to purchase the flat – only 393 square feet in size – would require 21, 874 hours of labour. In so many hours, Morison estimated, a person could read the bible 309.54 times, gestate 3.26 babies, or complete 2.48 lifetimes worth of pub visits.
How we make place and have a sense of belonging in a pandemic is such a very different experience than many of us have usually experienced.
Confusing films Watching narrative films can be one of the most engrossing aesthetic experiences possible. It can also be completely…
By Dr Ingrid E. Mida In April 2018, I was invited by artist Sarah Casey, as part of a collaborative…
In the final part of this five-part series on African American film, Geetha Ramanathan discusses 2017 hit “Get Out” alongside…
In part four of this five-part series, Geetha Ramanathan uses two examples to consider how African American films of the…
In part three of this five-part series, Geetha Ramanathan explores the use of American mythology and folklore in two African…