Culture and Society - Emma Curzon

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Magdalena (woman, short brown hair, navy jacket and blue & yellow scarf) in cafe.

"We can fight this war with needles": Meet the Polish student fighting for Ukrainian arts and culture

Catching up with Magdalena Glowacka, founder of Polish-Ukrainian women's group Ariadne's Thread - which is working to preserve Ukrainian embroidery, cooking, folk art and more.

Waltham Forest Echo • 14th September 2021

Distant Fellowship: Few Weeks Remain On William Morris Gallery's Exhibition (p.16)

The William Morris Gallery in Walthamstow is still taking bookings for its ongoing exhibition Distant Fellowship – which examines the links between William Morris and South Asia.

a home for creativity by, with and for women, trans and non-binary people. • 25th February 2021

The Scarlet Mystique: WandaVision and the Second Wave of Feminism

CW: Contains spoilers for Episodes 1-4 of WandaVision.

Empoword Journalism • 22nd February 2021

Winnaretta Singer and the Paris-Lesbos: The Fabulous Lesbian Icons You've Probably Never Heard Of

Throughout her life, Winnaretta Singer made little secret of the fact that she was a lesbian, with no interest whatsoever in having sex with men. On the night of her first wedding to Prince Louis-Vilfred de Scey Montbéliard in 1887, she allegedly climbed on top of a wardrobe and threatened him with an umbrella, saying “If you touch me, I’ll kill you!”.

The Meridian • 21st February 2021

The problem with GB News and ‘impartiality’

It hasn’t broadcast so much as a minute of footage yet, but upcoming news channel GB News is already the subject of controversy, and has been ever since its 2020 inception.

Redbrick • 31st July 2020

Meghan Markle Speaks Up For Girl Up | Life&Style

In one of her first ever public engagements since she and Prince Harry made the decision to step back from their official roles as senior members of the royal family, Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle earned widespread praise for her keynote speech at an event purposed to inspire and empower girls around the world.

Redbrick • 17th July 2020

Bookstores' Struggle to Survive | Culture

Culture writer Emma Curzon examines the impact of COVID-19 on independent bookstore’s and delves into the creative ways they have been surviving.

Redbrick • 20th January 2020

Praised and Shamed: The Media's Representation of Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle | Life&Style

For anyone who’s just woken up, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle recently announced their decision to step back from their senior roles in the royal family, and I’m pretty sure people haven’t been this mad at anyone called “Windsor” since King Edward VIII abdicated in 1936.