[This story was published on July 9 on Novara Media. Read the original story at novaramedia.com/2017/07/09/the-hairpin-drop-the-radical-origins-of-pride-in-the-uk.] [Image: GLF sit-in at West London…
The Brothers Dalziel, woodpecking and the lost art of Victorian illustration
[This story was published on June 15 in the i. Read the original story at inews.co.uk/essentials/culture/arts/brothers-dalziel-woodpecking-lost-art-victorian-illustration.] William Blake’s visionary engravings, illustrating…
Meet the Brighton craftswoman creating a textiles eco-map of her city
[This story was published on June 4 in the Brighton and Hove Independent. Read the original story at brightonandhoveindependent.co.uk/news/brighton-craftswoman-creates-textiles-eco-map-of-city-1-7988490.] [Image: Caroline…
The researchers revealing the beauty of Victorian wood engraving
[This story was published on June 1 in the Brighton and Hove Independent. Read the original story at brightonandhoveindependent.co.uk/news/the-researchers-revealing-the-beauty-of-victorian-wood-engraving-1-7988381.] [Image: Bethan…
Queer Community, Heritage and Arts in ‘Refracted’
[This story was published on May 18 on The Queerness. Read the original story at thequeerness.com/2017/05/18/review-queer-community-heritage-and-arts-in-refracted.] It’s an oft-repeated but rarely useful…
100 Years of Queer British Art, from Fin de Siècle Aesthetics to Performative Dandyism
[This story was published on May 12 on Hyperallergic. Read the original story at hyperallergic.com/378110/100-years-of-queer-british-art-from-fin-de-siecle-aesthetics-to-performative-dandyism.] Although Tate Britain’s survey is a…
Peaches, pearls and pornography: The Handmaiden (Director’s Cut) review
I’ve long been a fan of Sarah Waters’ writing. Her works, often complex tales of romantic female relationships during the…
From Alice in Wonderland to Cadbury’s Cocoa: the Brothers Dalziel’s Victorian wood engraving
During the nineteenth century, technological changes led to an expansion in print culture. Improvements in printing and paper production, in…
‘Lizzie Borden took an axe’: See What I Have Done by Sarah Schmidt [spoilers]
[This story was published on April 7 on the BAVS Neo-Victorian blog. Read the original story at victorianist.wordpress.com/2017/04/07/neo-victorian-review-lizzie-borden-took-an-axe-see-what-i-have-done-by-sarah-schmidt-spoilers.] Lizzie Borden took…
Welcome to Dottyville: Shell shock and The Hydra
[This story was published on March 30 on the History Today website. Read the original story at historytoday.com/emily-turner/welcome-dottyville.] [Image: Creative healing: The Hydra,…
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