The real role of sexology in the rise of LGBTQ+ activism: A review of Michel Foucault’s History of Sexuality
“The sodomite had been a temporary aberration; the homosexual was now a species.” (Michel Foucault, 1976) Michel Foucault – in his influential work The History of Sexuality (first volume) – explores how sexuality started being conceptualized differently from the end of the nineteenth…
The Crown: Visual Storytelling and Costume Design
After a year-long wait, Netflix has finally blessed us with additional 10 hours of pure…
Book Review – “Wide Sargasso Sea”
There is no looking glass here and I don’t know what I am like now.…
Gender Roles and becoming a Chess Player – A review of The Queen’s Gambit
The new Netflix show The Queen’s Gambit, based on the homonymous, tells the story of…
When Things Fall Apart: The Representation of Plague in Literature and Visual Art
The outbreak of a plague forces every human being to confront the deeply unsettling issues…
Who is afraid of vulvas?
The Japanese authorities apparently. Rokudenashiko describes her work as manko-art, manko means something along the lines of pussy, thus she makes pussy-art. On her website she explains that she used to be very insecure about how normal or abnormal her…
‘Killer’ Art
Throughout history, a lot of attention has been paid to art’s capacity for moral education.…
The Street Art Debate: Banksy Controversy
I recently saw a mural being painted on the corner of a street near mine.…
Artists and their controversies: a question of profit?
In In May 2018 two famous contemporary (male) artists were scheduled to exhibit in the…
The Hunterian Art Gallery Highlights – Scottish Colourists
Dr Willliam Hunter was not only a famous Scottish anatomist but also an avid art…