I Deleted My Instagram: 3 Years On
In February 2019, I wrote a very raw Her Campus article detailing my negative experience with Instagram and listing the 4 reasons why I...
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5 Easy Ways To Live a More Sustainable Lifestyle
Today, the world is more aware of the need to protect the environment. Switching to a sustainable, eco-friendly lifestyle is necessary for...
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'The Trial of the Chicago 7' Afterthoughts and its Relevance to the Reality of 2021
Anti-Vietnam war demonstrations taking place during the Democratic National Convention in 1968 in Chicago turned into violent clashes with...
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The Murdoch Media Monopoly
Two former Australian prime ministers, Kevin Rudd and Malcom Turnbull, have teamed up in an attempt against the Murdoch media monopoly that...
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How Women's Sexualization in Advertising Impacts us all and Why it Needs to Stop
As a woman myself, I often analyse adverts or simply how women are represented on TV. I realized that women are too often sexualised and...
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Decolonisation is not over
The physical decolonisation of many states across the world may have taken place, but this does not mean that the unequal power relations...
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What’s Race Got to Do with It?: A Brief History of Race in Medicine and Surgery
The COVID-19 pandemic is loud and not leaving us anytime soon, and I’m sure we’ll never hear the end of the fact that this is “an...
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5 TV Shows to Binge-Watch in 2021
I think it’s safe to say that binge-watching TV shows was one of the things that got us through most of 2020, whether it was rewatching the...
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An Ode to Reality TV
When I had to quarantine upon my return to London, I spent a lot of my free time immersed in TV shows and movies. While I loved watching...
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The Power of No Make-up
Make-up is an essential part of many women’s morning routines. According to official statistics, in the UK, 60% of women wear make-up on a...
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'Horrible Histories' is such an underrated gem of a TV series
I was recently rewatching old episodes of Horrible Histories with my family - because I can - and it took me back to the good ol' days. You...
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A Brief Lesson in Female Art History
Think of some famous artists you know. What names come to mind? Da Vinci, Van Gogh and Andy Warhol? Chances are the majority of them are...
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The Importance of Reality in ‘Coraline’ and ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’
*This article contains spoilers* “If what I think is happening is happening…it better not be.” - Mrs. Fox Having a childhood filled with...
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Manifest Everything You Want in 2021 Using a Vision Board
A vision board, as the name suggests, is a collage of all the things you want to bring into your life over a certain period of time...
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Hong Kong and the State of Democracy
The new Hong Kong British National (Overseas) Visa has now come into effect and is open for applications. The Home Office anticipates half...
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Three Sex Positive Creators You Should Know About
It isn’t exactly breaking news that, until very recently, women haven’t been welcome to participate in conversations about sex, porn,...
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What Have We Learnt From the Instagram Feminist Feud Between Chidera Eggerue and Florence Given?
For nearly six weeks now, the Internet has been aflutter with claims that Women Don’t Owe You Pretty author, Florence Given, has stolen the...
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Instagram censorship policies: reinforcing cisgender, white, male ideas of acceptability
Instagram is notoriously a loud form of social media. It has over a billion users worldwide and allows them to selfishly broadcast the...
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Where Does the Celebration of Valentine’s Day Come From?
February 14 is perhaps one of the most anticipated yet hated days. Valentine's Day is a time to show your feelings to your beloved, or a...
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Why it's okay to have done nothing during lockdown
When the first lockdown struck, I went from being incredibly busy with clubs, school, work and spending time with my friends, to not having...
