Domestic Violence, Global Suffering: Using Literature to Explore Violence Against Women, By Natalie Newell

Content warning: discusses physical/sexual violence and rape I’m sitting at my desk, on a dull, cloudy afternoon. I’ve just finished reading Sweat by Zora Neale Hurston — a short story, a set reading. It is about the tired Black American wife of a cruel husband who beats her out of pure hatred, for not satisfying Continue Reading

‘From Kama Sutra to now’ – How has colonial rule impact South-Asian queer identity and literature? by Ocean Dattani

Great strides have been made towards stronger representations of queerness both in law and in the media, yet further work is needed to achieve a more intersectional approach. Whilst television programmes like Heartstopper are fantastic, and should be celebrated for their ability to show queer joy, they point towards a trend of representing dominant white narratives of queerness.