However, the texts occasionally reveal how local resistance undermined imperial authority.
‘Writing Is a Tattoo’ — Kamel Daoud and His Work
"I built this language, entirely, alone with my own wild dictionary."
“I built this language, entirely, alone with my own wild dictionary.”
Elizabeth I and Languages
She also had writing skills in various languages.
She also had writing skills in various languages.
Two Women, a Lawyer and a Book Chest
It is much more likely that the original chest disappeared sometime in the 17th century.
It is much more likely that the original chest disappeared sometime in the 17th century.
‘The Unknown Feminist of Fin-de-Siècle Europe: Lesia Ukrainka’ at the British Library
The museum of abandoned secrets was also translated into English by Nina Murray.
The museum of abandoned secrets was also translated into English by Nina Murray.
Multi-Tasking Women From the 1920s to the 2020s
The use of gender stereotypes in the media only serves to reinforce this inequality.
The use of gender stereotypes in the media only serves to reinforce this inequality.
Doughnuts and Fools: Some Carnival Traditions
Shrove Tuesday means pancakes in Britain, but not everywhere! Today we take a look at some Polish and German carnival traditions.
It’s Shrove Tuesday, and that means pancakes in Britain, but not everywhere! Today we take a look at some Polish and German carnival traditions.
Antonio Gramsci: Translator, Storyteller and Educator
How to survive annihilation and despair in prison?
How to survive annihilation and despair in prison?
How to Trick a Lion
Do you ever look at a three-pin power socket and see a face in a place?
Do you ever look at a three-pin power socket and see a face in a place?
Clothes Mean More Than Bodies
If we should not judge books by their cover, can we judge people by their clothes?
If we should not judge books by their cover, can we judge people by their clothes?
Gianni Rodari, the Logic of Fantasy (Part 2)
During the 1960s, Rodari’s dedication and commitment to children’s education increased exponentially.
During the 1960s, Rodari’s dedication and commitment to children’s education increased exponentially.
Feminism in Early Modern Venice: Lucrezia Marinella
This religious, heroic and allegorical poem has an extraordinary feminist subtext.
This religious, heroic and allegorical poem has an extraordinary feminist subtext.
‘Contested Commemoration’: Trieste’s Memorials of Fascism, Nazism and World War Two
The city of Trieste marked the centenary of the arson attack on the Slovene national hall by returning it to the use of the Slovenian-speaking community there.
The city of Trieste marked the centenary of the arson attack on the Slovene national hall by returning it to the use of the Slovenian-speaking community there.
Jadwiga PiąTkowska, the Forgotten Poet of Solidarity
Piątkowska’s work describes the struggle of the opposition against the Polish communist government.
Piątkowska’s work describes the struggle of the opposition against the Polish communist government.
21 GdańSK Demands: The First Step Towards Freedom
This post is the first in a series published to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the birth of the solidarity movement in Poland on 31 august 1980.
This post is the first in a series published to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the birth of the solidarity movement in Poland on 31 august 1980.
The City of Rijeka: European Capital of Culture
Rijeka (in Italian Fiume) is one of the most important cities in Croatia, the largest port, and a cultural, educational and scientific centre.
Rijeka (in Italian Fiume) is one of the most important cities in Croatia, the largest port, and a cultural, educational and scientific centre.