Several fates befall paintings in 2019’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire – defacement, distortion, conflagration. Early in the film, … More
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About me
I’m Emily, an apprentice journalist, a writer and an occasional picture-maker. My thing is the long nineteenth century and Neo-Victorianism … More
Art and Identity
[A shorter version of this review was featured in the January version of the East etc magazines. The original version … More
Gluck: Art and Identity opens in Brighton
[This is a report on Gluck: Art and Identity. It is a combined version of the version published in the … More
How can new audiences be encouraged to engage with texts from the long 19th century?
Earlier this year, I attended the International Centre for Women Writers From Brontë to Bloomsbury: Realism, Sensation and the New in … More
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, … More
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 … More
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 … More
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 … More
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 … More
Emily Jessica Turner 