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In what ways did the opportunities open to women expand or contract over the nineteenth century? (I)

Mark Potter

Jul 14, 20219 min read

In what ways did the opportunities open to women expand or contract over the nineteenth century? (I)

By Mariam Salem Edited by Saundarya Mitter and Mark Potter The opportunities available to nineteenth-century women were dependent upon...

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In what ways are medieval attitudes to women reflected in medieval European society?

Fenella Jenkins

Jul 14, 202110 min read

In what ways are medieval attitudes to women reflected in medieval European society?

By Anwen Iris Venn [Edited by Todd Ballantine-Morris and Fenella Jenkins] In literature, as the authors were mostly males, medieval women...

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In what ways did the opportunities open to women expand or contract over the nineteenth century?(II)

Mark Potter

Jul 14, 20219 min read

In what ways did the opportunities open to women expand or contract over the nineteenth century?(II)

By Breda Corish Edited by Becky Ross and Mark Potter Nineteenth-century Britain functioned as a patriarchal society that privileged men...

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‘Men committed more violence than women’ Discuss.

Fenella Jenkins

Jul 14, 202111 min read

‘Men committed more violence than women’ Discuss.

By Holly Parker [Edited by Austin Steele and Fenella Jenkins] Violence, in all its forms, has been a consistent and evolving part of...

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Were women excluded from participation in economic life?

Mark Potter

Jul 14, 202114 min read

Were women excluded from participation in economic life?

By Ambia Akhtar Edited by Austin Steele and Mark Potter The conditions of the Arabian Peninsula within the medieval years saw the ways in...

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Equal Pay Act, Sex Discrim Act & advent of first female Prime Minister made feminism redundant

Mark Potter

Jul 14, 202113 min read

Equal Pay Act, Sex Discrim Act & advent of first female Prime Minister made feminism redundant

By Ellie Buontempo Edited by Charlotte Donnelly and Mark Potter The passing of the Equal Pay Act, the Sex Discrimination Act and the...

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Were women excluded from participation in economic life? (II)

Mark Potter

Jul 14, 202111 min read

Were women excluded from participation in economic life? (II)

By Sumaya Hussain Edited by Sonika Birdi and Mark Potter The participation of women in economic life during Medieval Islam was diverse...

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Were women excluded from participation in economic life? (III)

Mark Potter

Jul 14, 202110 min read

Were women excluded from participation in economic life? (III)

By Taznim Nisha Edited by Siru Chen and Mark Potter Historians are interested in the extent to which women living under medieval Islamic...

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Were women excluded from participation in economic life in Medieval Islam?

Mark Potter

Jul 14, 202113 min read

Were women excluded from participation in economic life in Medieval Islam?

By Yusra Amanour Edited by Fatmanour Chouseinoglou and Mark Potter To fully explore whether medieval Islamic women participated in...

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Did varied social & cultural roles of qiyan give them grter agency compared to elite Abbasid women

Mark Potter

Jul 14, 202111 min read

Did varied social & cultural roles of qiyan give them grter agency compared to elite Abbasid women

By Mahisha Hussain Edited by Fatmanour Chouseinoglou and Mark Potter Did the varied social and cultural roles of the qiyan give them...

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How much did Islamic legal norms affect the familial, social and economic positions of women? (I)

Mark Potter

Jul 14, 202112 min read

How much did Islamic legal norms affect the familial, social and economic positions of women? (I)

By Alaa Rammu Edited by Krutika Sharma and Mark Potter In the Medieval Islamic period (600-1500), Islamic legal norms were formed from...

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How much did Islamic legal norms affect the familial, social and economic positions of women? (II)

Mark Potter

Jul 14, 202113 min read

How much did Islamic legal norms affect the familial, social and economic positions of women? (II)

By Tara Baloch Edited by Inaya Zaman and Mark Potter Within medieval Islamic societies, women’s familial, social and economic positions...

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Was First World War more important than pre-war suffrage movement in securing 1918 Rep of People Act

Mark Potter

Jul 14, 20219 min read

Was First World War more important than pre-war suffrage movement in securing 1918 Rep of People Act

By Katherine Cornell Edited by Jack McLean and Mark Potter Was the First World War more important than the pre-war suffrage movement in...

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“The key to understanding social Darwinism lie in the political struggles going on in that society

Mark Potter

Jul 14, 202113 min read

“The key to understanding social Darwinism lie in the political struggles going on in that society

By Harriet Canty Edited by Frank Oddy and Mark Potter “The key to understanding the form which social Darwinism took in any given society...

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‘A Cyborg Manifesto’ and the exploration of gender in Doctor Who

Avin Houro

Jul 14, 20217 min read

‘A Cyborg Manifesto’ and the exploration of gender in Doctor Who

By Jaina Debnam Edited by Austin Steele and Avin Houro In her 1985 essay, ‘A Cyborg Manifesto,’ Donna Haraway discussed how cyborg...

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