Alienation and Exile in "The Things They Carried"
This article looks at he first short story in Tim O'Brien's "The Things They Carried" and the displacement felt by the American soldiers.
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Ella Fincken
- Feb 6
- 8 min
Poetry of the Vietnam War
This article explores the political rhetoric of the Vietnam War, and the ways soldiers sought to reconstitute the reality of the conflict.
Ella Fincken
- Jan 29
- 10 min
Poetry and Politics 101: Post-First World War Poetry
This article explores the modernist disillusionment with post-war society and the bleak turn of poetry in a war traumatised society.
Ella Fincken
- Dec 11, 2022
- 6 min
The Literary Legacy of the First World War
This article analyses the influence of war literature, particularly that of Wilfred Owen, in modern cinematic and literary representation.
Deretha Bester
- Oct 31, 2022
- 13 min
Varieties of Political Violence Events
This article is concerned with the variety of events classified as political violence.
Deretha Bester
- Oct 23, 2022
- 8 min
The Nature of Borderlands and Conflict
The article investigates how borderlands shapes the conflict dynamics in terms of actors, identity and strategies.
Deretha Bester
- Oct 16, 2022
- 11 min
The Logic of Political Violence
This article is concerned with the conceptualisation and the logic behind the use of political violence.
Deretha Bester
- Oct 8, 2022
- 9 min
How Natural Resource Abundance Cursed Congo
Congo has been ravaged by conflicts and wars for decades, which prompted the question: how has natural resource abundance cursed Congo?
Finn Archer
- Aug 7, 2022
- 10 min
The First Chechen War: A Blueprint for Destruction
The article analyses how the systematic destruction of Chechen settlements by the Russian Military set a model for future strategies.
Marzhan Zhailau
- Aug 7, 2022
- 6 min
No More Butter with Bread? The Food Crisis in the Middle East
The Middle East and North Africa regions are facing a food crisis due to their dependence on foreign food amidst the war in Ukraine.
Dana Kit
- Jul 17, 2022
- 7 min
International Human Rights Law 101: Human Rights & the Bosnian War
The Bosnian Civil War of 1992-95 illustrates a watershed moment in international human rights due to its brutality and extreme human misery.
Dana Kit
- May 29, 2022
- 7 min
International Human Rights Law 101: What Is International Humanitarian Law?
The second article in the 101 series provides a summary of international humanitarian law, along with how to define Geneva Conventions.
Analicia Garcia Priego
- May 23, 2022
- 4 min
The Death Drive Through the Lens of David Ayer in Fury
This article examines the death drive and its opposition to Eros in the film Fury directed by David Ayer.
Konstantina Manta
- Mar 16, 2022
- 7 min
An Outline of International Humanitarian Law
International Humanitarian Law regulates all armed conflicts from beginning to end. What exactly are its rules?
Doğukan Ejder
- Mar 3, 2022
- 10 min
A Spanish Revolutionist, A World Ambassador: Neruda
Bloody civil war can be brutal and bitter for civilians until a revolutionist poet writes his verses for freedom over people's lives.
Pourandokht Mazaheri
- Nov 6, 2021
- 5 min
Irish Literature 101: The Romantic Era
FOREWORD Irish Literature 101 is a fascinating and complete guide through the significant historical events that shaped Irish culture and...
Gaelle Abou Nasr
- Oct 10, 2021
- 3 min
A Toast To The War
In the early 20th century, several art movements emerged to sow the seeds of the modern art era. Cubism is one of the most influential...
Albi Haxhiu
- Jul 19, 2021
- 7 min
Marie Curie And Anna Ladd, Two Marvelous Women Helping The Victims Of World War I
Amid all this chaos, two different women rose and tried to make sense and make amends to these poor men, that fought in horrible conditions.
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