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Art in Mancunia: Georgia Charlton-Briggs

Art in Mancunia: Georgia Charlton-Briggs

Georgia Charlton-Briggs does not avoid tackling taboo subjects straight on; in her works she examines how women become entrapped in modern beauty standards which define attractiveness based on the state of being hairless.

‘Truth and Other Assorted Works’: Creative Writing Society Zine

In a world of fake news, where the boundary between ‘truth’ and ‘falsehood’ is sometimes indistinguishable, The Creative Writing Society are taking on the concept of ‘truth’ in their zine which will be launched on 3rd May.
Art in Mancunia: Shona Sterland

Art in Mancunia: Shona Sterland

A cathartic and heart-breaking process of coming to terms with a breakup, Shona Sterland documents a universal experience in her latest photography project
An Evening With The Chanteuse

An Evening With The Chanteuse

Jackelyn Howell and Bella Jewell reflect on an evening of enlightening discussion and performance with The Chanteuse; from Piaf, to Modiano, the singer brought the raw emotion of french music to the Students’ Union
The Chanteuse comes to Club Academy

The Chanteuse comes to Club Academy

A preview of a University-led event; The Chanteuse is coming to Club Academy, bringing with her some of the greatest french classics of the 1960s and 70s
Chaos in lecture as students clash over Islam

Chaos in lecture as students clash over Islam

The lecture, part of the Racism and Ethnicity in the UK module, saw a male student cause a prolonged disturbance after voicing a controversial opinion
In conversation with: Joshua Coombes from the #dosomethingfornothing campaign

In conversation with: Joshua Coombes from the #dosomethingfornothing campaign

Bella Jewell meets with Joshua Coombes to discuss the first stop of the Light & Noise exhibition, an event which pairs with TOMS and Centrepoint Manchester to shine a light and make some noise about homelessness
Art in Mancunia: Rosie Plunkett

Art in Mancunia: Rosie Plunkett

How we can have such a harmonious relationships with such beautiful landscapes, when for others it is the most disastrous place on earth? Rosie Plunkett tackles this challenging question in her most recent landscape photography project
Artefact of the Week: Karl Marx’s desk

Artefact of the Week: Karl Marx’s desk

In keeping with the political atmosphere of the Students’ Union elections, Bella Jewell explores Manchester’s history of left-wing politics in this instalment of Artefact of the Week, looking to the desk on which Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels formulated the socio-economical theory Marxism
Artefact of the Week: Emmeline Pankhurt statue

Artefact of the Week: Emmeline Pankhurt statue

In this instalment of Artefact of the Week, Bella Jewell looks to the new Emmeline Pankhurst Statue; only the second statue of a female in Manchester… does this mark a moment of change in the representation of women?
Artefact of the Week: The Toast Rack

Artefact of the Week: The Toast Rack

In this instalment of Artefact of the Week, Bella Jewell examines a mancunian treasure, The Toast Rack: a grade two listed brutalist masterpiece.
Art in Mancunia: Ryan Gear

Art in Mancunia: Ryan Gear

Photography student, Ryan Gear, discusses how his work challenges the stereotypes surrounding landscape photography, whilst deconstructing the mundane of our everyday existence.
ART IN MANCUNIA

ART IN MANCUNIA

A brand new Mancunion art project aiming to put students at the centre
Artefact of the Week: gauranga

Artefact of the Week: gauranga

Bella Jewell investigates the meaning behind the mysterious Mancunian graffiti campaign: gauranga.
Leonardo da Vinci: A Life in Drawing

Leonardo da Vinci: A Life in Drawing

Bella Jewell reviews the latest show at the Manchester Art Gallery – Leonardo da Vinci: A Life in Drawing – one of 12 exhibitions taking place across the UK to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the artist’s death
Artefact of the Week on tour: Shoes on the Danube Bank

Artefact of the Week on tour: Shoes on the Danube Bank

In this instalment of Artefact of the Week, Bella Jewell examines a powerful but haunting memorial to the Holocaust in Budapest
Art on the Sly presents The Black Market

Art on the Sly presents The Black Market

The event is a chance for everyday students to get into the world of art collecting
Review: ‘The Producers’

Review: ‘The Producers’

“Shocking, insulting and outrageous and I loved every minute of it”: Bella Jewell reviews the musical that combines Nazism, glorious campness, and spandex
Bloom: an exhibition to normalise body hair

Bloom: an exhibition to normalise body hair

Bella Jewell reviews ‘Bloom’, an exhibition by the Feminist Collective which challenges modern perceptions of body hair
A vibrant launch party for MACFest

A vibrant launch party for MACFest

Aisha Al-Janabi and Bella Jewell reflect on the vibrant and celebratory launch event of MACFEST 2018