Autumn/Winter Issue 2020
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Why Do White Women Vote Republican?
by Romla KadirDespite the outcome of the US election, the voting patterns of white women should not to be overlooked. White women were expected to turn against Trump this election, yet they supported him in even greater numbers than 2016 – 53% of white women voted Republican, compared to 55% in 2020 according to the NBC exit…
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Marching the City
By now, our hopes ‘for the better’ borderline with absurdity. The distorted temporality of this year became a challenging task, where we began to question our individualism in relation to wider communities. On the contrary, 2020 managed to shed a permeable layer of hope, where we campaigned for a brighter future, a future which abolishes…
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Warriors of Today…and Tomorrow?
Jazz. Arguably the greatest artistic accomplishment to come from The United States in the 20th Century. Within the space of 150 years we see the basis of jazz rhythm being played in Congo Square in New Orleans, to Scott Joplin’s first ragtime compositions in the late 19th century, Charlie Parker’s transcendent bebop phrasing, Miles Davis’…
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Entering the Virtual Space
As we enter our second period of lockdown in England, the arts and how they stay afloat are a cause for concern. With rules involving social distancing and galleries and other venues facing closure, artists have had to look beyond the possibility of there being a physical viewing option to present their work and have…
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The Digital Realities Responsible for Producing Tangible Ones
Talking about the impact that digitalisation and new information technologies have had in our daily lives and how they have changed our social behaviours is not revolutionary. It has been a while now since accessing information and remote realities is a click away for (almost) everyone, from anywhere and at any time. Thinking of 2020,…
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The Phenomenon of Fashion Aesthetics
I will be the first one to admit that in the last months I have been spending an insane amount of time on my phone. While scrolling through all my social media platforms, I began to pay close attention to the trends that were jumping before my eyes – everything relating to clothing, hair, accessories, …
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So Let’s Talk About the Past Few Months…
Let down by our leaders, abandoned by our university, after doing everything we were told in order to build a successful life for ourselves, what do we do now? In scenes that couldn’t have been imagined just a few months ago, we have watched as thousands of students have arrived at university, only to have…
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‘Goldsmiths News’
The Autumn term has already provided us with many a ‘that’s so Goldsmiths’ moment, ample reason to let out a dejected sigh and plenty of ammunition for rants with friends. Just in case you need a refresher, here’s a round up of the delights that have occurred within the Goldsmiths community so far this academic…
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Anthropomorphised Activism
by Dean McCollIf there was an award for the most unlikely political activists of recent times, I’d nominate the collective of 18 moles preserved in a glass jar, one of the most popular displays in the Grant Museum of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy. Their Twitter account, @GlassJarOfMoles, shares a wide range of political content, in addition to…
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I Think I Speak For Everyone
Life is hard and I try to do these things to make me feel better. If you feel okay you do nothing, to try and stay feeling okay. And okay is great because being okay means you’re not bad. And being bad is not good. I do these things because it helps me to live,…
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I Miss Rush Hour
“Let’s make sure every journey matters,“ is what I read on the escalator down to the Tube station. I’m on my way to a café where I plan to do some serious studying, meaning finishing an essay plan and maybe reading a paper or two (more like half a paper if I’m being honest with…
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Music Amidst the Madness
Throughout history, the music industry has continually adapted to fit the ever-changing society it exists within. At first, live performance was the only way a musician could make money, and then in the 20th century it became all about radio play and record sales. Now, however, with the emergence of streaming services, musicians are back…
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Potatoes Aren’t Irish: What Europe Owes Indigenous America
Food retains a lasting significance beyond being shovelled into our mouths. It is probably both one of the most complexly multiplicitous and fluidly hybrid forms we have. Ice cream signifies culinary consumer industrialisation. Mooncakes celebrate humanity’s relationship with lunar cycles. Rendang represents long historical and geopolitical change in South-East Asia (give Will Harris’ poetry collection…