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Editorials

How literature has shaped the feminist movement

From the Bronte sisters to Virginia Woolf, female authors and the presentation of women in literature have arguably helped shape and promote the feminist movement. What is feminism? A commonly misconstrued concept, feminism at its core is the belief that both men and women should have equal rights. The different types of feminism are often […]
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The Handmaid’s Tale: Worth the Watch?

The Handmaid’s Tale is currently airing its fourth series on Channel 4. The Emmy award-winning show first aired in 2017 and has hooked audiences since. Based on the classic book by Margaret Atwood, the show looks at a dystopian, theocratic America, now called Gilead, where fertile women are forced to become ‘handmaids’ – to carry […]