Scottish Women Artists: 250 Years of Challenging Perception
With a particular focus on themes such as identity, exterior and interior lives, this exhibition strives to illuminate the work of female Scottish artists, often dismissed, who played a significant…
Ruth Corbett & Daniel Roy Sharples at The Torrance Gallery
The Torrance Gallery’s latest exhibit explores a method of painting, ‘en plein air,’ which comprises an artist painting a landscape outdoors. The gallery highlights two versatile artists, Daniel Roy Sharples…
All publicity is good publicity…? Controversy in music
The new release from Drake and SZA, ‘Slime You Out’ has captured public attention – but not for the music. Controversy began prior to its release, when Drake teased the…
The Man Booker Prize 2023
The Man Booker Prize shortlist for 2023 has been announced, and this one is quite special – the shortlist exclusively contains first-time nominees, and two debut novels. A little background…
The Death of the Author
In 1967, French literary critic and theorist Roland Barthes published his essay The Death of the Author, and writers and critics have been wrestling with his ideas ever since. Barthes…
Wigtown: Scotland’s very own book town
This year’s annual Book Festival in Wigtown, Scotland’s National Book Town, is coming to a close. Running from 22 September to 1 October, the festival has seen an impressive collection…
Klara and the Sun – a light in the tunnel of dystopian gloom?
While technology such as ChatGPT has taken the world – particularly the late-night essay-writing world – by storm over the last year, Ishiguro’s latest novel reminds us that artificial intelligence…
The York plays
For all those studying in the department of English Literature, it is the grand old tradition to fall victim to the very sloth and consuming lesson of the York plays.…