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Category: 52nd edition – Myths

Re-Metamorphoses: The Misogynistic Legacy of Western Mythology

Re-Metamorphoses: The Misogynistic Legacy of Western Mythology

23rd February 202029th December 20207 min read

All cultures throughout history have had their ways of coming to terms with existence and how humankind came to be. People used stories to provide a narrative for the creation of the world; from the oldest recorded stories of the Fertile Crescent, the primordial egg of the ancient kingdoms of

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Hong Kong’s Protests and the reality of news

Hong Kong’s Protests and the reality of news

23rd February 202029th December 20207 min read

What do you think about when you read a newspaper, listen to the updates on the radio, the news app on your phone, the news programme on TV? For me, since it is far away, it often seems like a story, a myth. And I have to stop and take

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The Mythology of Italian Fascism: Beginnings and Endings, Homogenized

The Mythology of Italian Fascism: Beginnings and Endings, Homogenized

22nd February 20203rd December 20206 min read

It is the unfortunate reality of Italian politics that fascism is alive and well, seventy-five years after the ignoble death of its great European architect, Benito Mussolini. Indeed, though Il Duce’s body may have been hung in the middle of Piazzale Loreto for all to see and revile, Italian politics

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The myth of democracy: Beyond speeches, a muddled reality

The myth of democracy: Beyond speeches, a muddled reality

22nd February 20203rd December 20206 min read

For a long time, democracy was imagined as a utopia. Today, its nice image is not ideal anymore due to impossible and impracticable promises. Nowadays, democracy has lost its credibility. Its beliefs became a myth. In the context of the rise of populism and restrictions of liberties, its definition and

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The myth of the right-wing East and how Thuringians proofed the opposite

The myth of the right-wing East and how Thuringians proofed the opposite

22nd February 20203rd December 20208 min read

The city Erfurt in the central German federal state Thuringia has a long tradition of being shaped by its citizens. This was shown again on the 5th of February, when an election woke up people and parties all over Germany. A regionally focused opinion about a global problem: citizens struggling

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Action beyond protest: “A different world is possible”

Action beyond protest: “A different world is possible”

22nd February 20203rd December 20206 min read

Much like any other polytheistic society, the Ancient Greeks had a god.dess for just about any important aspect of their lives. One of them was Adrestia, the goddess of revolt, just retribution and balance between good and evil. Her name translates to “the inescapable”, and if we look at history

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FYI, the name’s Macedonia

FYI, the name’s Macedonia

22nd February 20203rd December 20205 min read

While recently scrolling across Google Maps to untangle the web of Balkan nations, my attention was caught by a newly etched-out national entity. Or at least so I thought. In truth, after some further investigation into the matter, what I had glimpsed was less a newly forged nation and more

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What Goes Around Should Always Come Back Around

What Goes Around Should Always Come Back Around

22nd February 20203rd December 20205 min read

I still remember the first time I went to visit the British Museum with my brother. I found myself staring at the museum’s collection map and, as indecisive as I am, I could not pick a starting point for our journey. Did I want to be taken back to Ancient

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“The European Union wants to kill our cuppa”: How Euromyths and fake news affected the Brexit vote

“The European Union wants to kill our cuppa”: How Euromyths and fake news affected the Brexit vote

22nd February 20203rd December 20206 min read

On 31 January 2020, Britain became the first country ever to leave the European Union. The Leave campaign leading up to Brexit was, to the surprise of many, a success. But how did they manage to do it?  Britain’s relationship with the EU has always been a problematic one. Their

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