Back in June, I was lucky enough to travel to Galway to take part in the Victorian Popular Fiction Association’s…
Gender Journeys: Brighton showcases Museum of Transology
[This story was published on July 27 by etc Magazine. Read the original story at http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/launch.aspx?eid=f4d0df61-a140-46e1-a41b-c475c60ac72a&pnum=84.] Celebrating hope, ambition, and determination,…
The Hairpin Drop: The Radical Origins of Pride in the UK
[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…
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