Reclaiming the past: telling the LGBTQ+ histories that have been kept from us
In July I went to an event as part of Porty Pride, where Ashley Douglas discussed her work and her part in researching the poetry and life of Marie Maitland;…
Female legends: the revolutionaries of Old Hollywood
Old Hollywood is so often associated with glamour, beauty, gossip, drama and scandals. A quick google search shows a myriad of titles with “the most glamorous” or “the most beautiful”…
The archives: 1920s letter scorns editor of The Student
This week we take a look at a particular piece from the archives, a “Letter to the Editor of The Student” from the 1920s, intended as a response to an…
Exploring the Archives: how much has changed in 100 years?
It goes without saying that the style of The Student newspaper has changed significantly over the years. But its aim as a publication, to provide a platform for the student…
A look at the archives: welfare begins at home
The title of this week’s archive is ‘Welfare Begins At Home.’ At first glance, this could suggest taking care of oneself at home or, more ominously, perhaps a stab at…
Exploring The Student’s Archives: population concern in 1973
The current world population is over seven and a half billion people. It is no secret that in a changing world of rising temperature, limited resources and species extinction, that…
Exploring the archives: World War One Memorial
Dulce et Decorum est Pro Patria Mori. Horace’s infamously haunting words hang looming over this list of honours once published in The Student, where hundreds of staff and students whose…
Exploring the archives: A letter home from an international student
When seeing the title of this archive, the initial expectation is a heart wrenching letter of yearning for a loved one, who is so out of reach that it’s almost…