Goldsmiths Cuts Funding For ‘Against Sexual Violence’ Project

Reporting on Goldsmiths University’s decision to cut funding for the Against Sexual Violence project and the Student Union’s statement of response, News Editor Tahera Bundhun outlines the college’s consistent lack of commitment to the campaign and echoes the SU’s call for support.

News

August 28, 2020

Deptford Town Hall Statues Must Fall – A statement from Bye Bye Francis

Bye Bye Francis, the campaign to remove the slave pioneer statues from Deptford Town Hall, explains the colonial history of the iconography and why it should be taken down.

News, Politics

July 13, 2020

Notting Hill Carnival 2019: A Different World

Looking back on Notting Hill Carnival 2019, the event seems to resemble a distant other world. Using the current climate as a critical lens, Goldsmiths alumni Yuvan Kumar's photo essay is a vibrant, honest, and insightful look at the carnival's most recent incarnation.

Art & Culture, Journal

June 28, 2020

Semiotics of the Kitchen, Remade

What agency do we have over our electronic appliances? Politics editor Aarushi Matiyani evaluates the kitchen through a postcolonial and gendered lens, revealing the semiotic aspects of our everyday appliances that inspired a project of her own.

Journal, Politics

May 22, 2020

The Cultural significance of fish ‘n’ chips

Food and Drink editor Maisie Goulsbra investigates the cultural significance of fish 'n' chips - it's origins, evolution, and unclear relationship with current and future generations.

Food, Journal

April 1, 2020

Carrie Bradshaw is Our At-Home Style Inspiration

"I know it’s tempting to complete work from home in your pyjamas - I’m doing it right now. But great style can bring joy even to the greyest of situations." - Fashion editor Will Ritchie shares with us his biggest fashion inspiration when spending time at home due to corona virus.

Fashion, Journal

March 26, 2020

Seeing clearly through the female gaze

"The film’s patent loyalty to the female gaze signifies a new beginning for film...Sciamma helps set an example for female representation and leaves room for further discussion." - Arts & Culture editor Gabriella Persia discusses some of the the cinematic tropes challenged and transformed by writer and director Céline Sciamma in her film ‘Portrait with a Lady on Fire’.

Art & Culture, Journal

March 12, 2020

The Lighthouse: A masterclass in the enthralling and uncomfortable

As I write this, my shoulders are tense and I’m finding it hard to relax. I’ve just returned home from a late night viewing of Robert Eggers’ latest journey into madness and melancholic mayhem, The Lighthouse, and it was, to say the least, a stressful affair. From its opening scene, throughout which a foghorn incessantly…

Journal, Reviews

March 11, 2020

An Interview with the Student Strike Hub

"We’re trying to say that we own this space, we’re going to use it to facilitate connections and workshops, but then also facilitate discussions and dialogue and also action against 'Evolve Goldsmiths'" - Arts & Culture Editor Joseph Hewlett-Hall went down to the Student Strike Hub to talk to some of its members and find out more about their aims - this is what he heard.

News, Smiths 2019/2020

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