Inciting Sparks

We are an interdisciplinary, multimedia website intended for anyone who engages with, researches in, and otherwise supports the Arts&Humanities. #incitingsparks

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Today, we have a guest article written by Luna Williams! Luna researches how the UK Covid19 lockdown has affected reading trends over the past year. Very interesting.
https://t.co/UfMz9rlRb3

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This week, Conor Kavanagh writes a guest article on behalf of the Immigration Advice Service. Using thorough research and quoting figures, Conor argues that #Brexit will be dangerous for #British #Literature and the #publishing industry.

https://t.co/wU7wEva8VQ

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Anne Liebig analyses the villains of @Stranger_Things, Season 3. Does S3 deliver on the sequel and successfully sidestep villainous stereotypes? Spoilers ahead!
https://t.co/DXY8oXQsPd

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Alexandra Huang reviews The Sun Ra Arkestra, posing many questions. How can spontaneous Jazz music and mathematical precision co-exist? How does Egyptology and space travel inform Sun Ra's futurist musical philosophy?

https://t.co/NMMIC7nRDr

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Do women's clothes restrict the way women operate in society? Orlaith Darling writes about the history of women's pockets and the avoidance of functionality in women's clothing.
https://t.co/u4P23irnF1

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This week, a presentation by Luka Vukos, ‘Making a micro-budget film about artificial intelligence’. Luka describes the making of the award-winning short film, Lose Like a Human. Presented as part of @llcblethers , February 2019.

https://t.co/b6GQXisXnk

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We're excited to share a video essay by Ruochen Zhao. Ruochen analyses the sound design used in the film, 'Baby Driver' (2017). The sound and film score combine in unprecedented ways and Ruochen's research is just as captivating!

https://t.co/R2oTAGbs3C

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This week, Dexter Yim writes about how photography can be used to highlight societal problems. Does a striking photograph shock us or are we already numbed to their affect?

https://t.co/3gJXgOwWPI

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This week, we have a fantastic article by Emanuela Militello about the portrayal of women in German ballads - as enticing, dangerous sirens - translated from the German by Emanuela herself.

https://t.co/TQF1DWIdOX

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Funny, surprising and igniting our wanderlust – Valentina Aparicio presents ‘A collection of random facts about Chile’. Presented at @llcblethers, February 2019.
https://t.co/rDPW8LZ2LX

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We're back after our Easter break with a treat of an article - Eva Dieteren​ writes about the depiction of menstruation and women's sexual pleasure in 'Mary Queen of Scots'.

https://t.co/05DJ94g33B

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Tia Byer questions how we can acknowledge feminist philosophy we may find personally uncomfortable. Her presentation examines Keira Knightley, mothering and Disney princesses. Tia won the award for ‘Most Controversial presentation' at @llcblethers. Enjoy!
https://t.co/oOP9IgJ3ZJ

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This week, Elise Walter writes about the forced closeness of long-haul travel. How has our concept of 'personal space' changed over the centuries? What does our reaction to close confines say about our society?
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https://t.co/2nkCR7xxOJ

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This week, Sheelalipi Sahana interrogates Ariana Grande's anthem, "7 Rings", analysing what happens to a feminist message when it is co-opted to glamorise capitalism and commodity.

https://t.co/4AXad6Fkc9

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What can we learn from table-top role-playing games? A whole lot, it turns out - about others as well as ourselves. Check out @viveksantayana's winning presentation at LLC Blethers 2019 last month!

https://t.co/Ooih4JxE57

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Debate continues to rage over Jodie Whittaker's portrayal of the first female Doctor. Maja Petek draws parallels with Virginia Woolf's novel 'Orlando' and questions Whittaker's performance of gender. https://t.co/btiweLJRMw

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Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?
This week, Yan Li examines the Black Mirror episode "Fifteen Million Merits'' and our relationship with entertainment. How does a society immersed in entertainment and technology corrupt our sense of self?

https://t.co/HtxFxjW6TU

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This week, Gabriel Smith interrogates a phrase that adorns book jackets and film reviews alike. What do we really mean when we describe a work of art as "human"?

https://t.co/m8aVMT5T9s

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Wherefore art thou, culture? This week, Anne Liebig compares Shakespeare and Pushkin as national symbols of culture. What does our treatment of national poets suggest about the state of our nation?

https://t.co/n3eGLgwOZF

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This week Eva Dieteren examines how the film, Ladybird (2018) undermines the Manic Pixie Dream Girl trope, revealing a complex inner life rarely depicted on screen.

https://t.co/nx6aoAx6pS