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Samantha Fulton

Books 

‘Middlesex’ a disservice to wider discussions of gender?

February 24, 2021February 24, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Freya Reynolds, Samantha Fulton

“This book is as beautifully written as it is flawed.” Freya Reynolds muses on Jeffrey Eugenides’ novel ‘Middlesex’ and its misguided take on sexual identity.

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Creative Writing Print Edition 

Creativity in Lockdown – an aspirational destination?

February 24, 2021February 24, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Honor Douglas, Samantha Fulton

Honor Douglas suggests how to unlock creativity in the midst of a lockdown

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Books Print Edition 

Bell jars, then and now

February 21, 2021February 21, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Nicole Howlett, Samantha Fulton

“A novel that can speak to anyone feeling isolated and oppressed.” Nicole Howlett looks to Sylvia Plath’s ‘The Bell Jar’ for insight about mental health.

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Fitzgerald and love that won’t last

February 20, 2021February 20, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Laura Gibbs, Samantha Fulton

“Love may be transient…but the very nature of this transience is exciting and moving.” Laura Gibbs reflects on the fleeting nature of love in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novels.

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Comment Durham Comment Print Edition 

Debate: should the SU be able to ban speakers?

February 19, 2021February 19, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Katie Tobin, Samantha Fulton

In response to the SU’s new freedom of speech policy, two contributors consider whether it should have the power to ban external speakers.

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Film & TV 

Ask the Reader: favourite soundtracks

February 17, 2021February 17, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Alexander Cohen, Martha Lily Dean, Olivia Kemp, Rhiannon Green, Samantha Fulton, Velina Peykova

In the latest instalment of Ask the Reader, Film & TV contributors tell us their favourite film soundtracks of all time.

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Books 

BLM resources: Toni Morrison’s ‘The Bluest Eye’

February 16, 2021February 16, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Bella Kontogiannis, Samantha Fulton

“One of the most heart-wrenchingly honest depictions of Blackness.” Bella Kontogiannis recommends Toni Morrison’s ‘The Bluest Eye’ this American Black History Month.

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Books 

Decentring romantic love in literature

February 14, 2021February 14, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Lauren Brewer, Samantha Fulton

“Literature has the potential to provide us with some of the greatest examples of non-romantic love.” Lauren Brewer makes the case for the importance of depicting non-romantic love in literature.

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PalatiDates Print Edition 

PalatiDates: “She is elegant but wild”

February 5, 2021February 8, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Samantha Fulton

Cameron, who studies Geophysics and Geology at Castle met Millie, an Archaeologist who is also at Castle, for a Zoom blind date.

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Books 

What makes a political autobiography?

February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Joe Rossiter, Samantha Fulton

“Politicians’ books can be groundbreaking and live long in the memories of those they affect.” Joe Rossiter reflects on political memoirs in the wake of the 2020 US elections and Joe Biden’s inauguration.

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