The Woman King – A Depiction of Black Pride or an Uneducated Step Backwards
“Terrific”, “Inspirational” and “Rousing” are only some of the descriptors applied to Gina Prince-Bythewood’s The Woman King (2022). With a star-studded cast that includes academy award-winner Viola Davis, alongside British…
How can we progress when our colonial past is celebrated in public squares?
CW: slavery Our country is a trophy cabinet for colonial figures. As I walk through Edinburgh’s streets, the large stone men on top of horses and pillars loom across the…
‘Not My Queen’- The harsh reality of a royal death on Instagram
With a hashtag amassing 1.7 million posts, the death of Queen Elizabeth has taken Instagram by storm. It is unsurprising, therefore, that there has been a corresponding influx of republican…
The royal smiles of colonisation as a “charm offensive”: a joint response to the royal tour to the Caribbean
This article was originally submitted on April 7. Keisha Frimpong and Victoria Gothard wrote a joint response to Prince William and Kate Middleton’s royal tour to the Caribbean. The Royal…
Fringe 2022: Vittorio Angelone, Translations Review
This outstanding debut show sees Vittorio Angelone weave stories and observations from his own life together with the plot of Brian Friel’s 1980s play Translations. The performance is both a…
F*CK Tate Britain
CW: representation of slavery “even when given the opportunity and resources to reflect, institutions will use the hope of reform to twist away from accountability and change.” Zarina Muhammad Surprise,…
Heart of Darkness vs Apocalypse Now
Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now (1979) is widely considered to be a masterpiece. The cinematography, screenplay and direction come together to create a dark, yet fantastic movie. Coppola’s film of…
Benin Bronzes
The West’s constant need to keep colonialism alive and well. In November 2021 Jesus College of the University of Cambridge returned a stolen Benin Bronze – a statue of a…
