Once upon a time capsule
“So what was my legacy? That is a question I am both exclusively uncertified and uniquely qualified to answer…” Ellie Hardy explores what a time capsule can tell us about legacy.
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The villages that were told they had no future
“The grass opposite the supermarket is only grass, but it has very nearly outlasted both the memory of the policy and the council that wrote it…” Joe Cannon explores the legacy of the Category D policy and the impact it has had on County Durham.
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Please do not polish the statue
“It means that understanding a work requires understanding the circumstances that produced it…” Mareen Usman explores the importance of uncomfortable legacies.
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Legacy at Durham
“We all want permanence; want evidence that our years mattered…” Avesta Afshari-Mehr explores what it means to leave behind a legacy as a student.
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Coping with bereavement at university
“Some days, getting out of bed feels like an accomplishment…” Avesta Afshari-Mehr describes the experience of dealing with loss at university.
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Viewing home from elsewhere
“Everyone around me is from, seemingly, the most interesting places in the world…” Samara Patel explores what home means to her, from elsewhere.
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The Hemley project: a student-run archaeological dig on the Suffolk coast
“This is what makes our new project so exciting: an ambitious, multi-year mission, led by Durham students, to survey and excavate the archaeology of a farm only a few miles away from the world-famous site of Sutton Hoo…” Durham Archaeology Society explores their new Hemley Project.
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“Lie back and think of England”
“Sexuality was a dangerous thing for women to have…” Emily Hall explores changing attitudes to women’s sexuality throughout history.
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All Things Must Pass: will it ever stop raining?
“The notion that all things must pass is particularly soothing when stumbling bleary-eyed in the freezing cold to a 9am seminar…” Patrick Corbett discovers how rock music resonates with him in recent gloomy weather.
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Madness, mayhem and the final chapter
“Many may be able to see why Thompson would not have been able to accept his own deteriorating health…” Alexandra Johnson explores the life and times of Hunter S. Thompson, the father of gonzo journalism.
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