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Germanistik II: In search of the female writer… along the shelves of the bookshop
Through her insightful comparison of Fontane’s Effie Briest with Gabriele Reuter’s Aus guter Familie, German columnist Maddie Hazelden traces both the shelves of a bookshop and the history of literature in this intriguing critique of German literary practices.
Inside the Literary Salon I: the Female Voice of the French Renaissance
Columnist Martha Leggett discusses the legacy left by female-only salons in French literary culture.
The French Feminist Playlist II: Pomme and the rise of politically engaged pop
Columnist Freya Swinburne discusses the rise in prominence of Pomme and her feminism-themed music.
La femme française 1: The Birth of French Feminism
In the first instalment of her column, Helena Pruszewicz traces French feminism back to its roots- revolution- and analyses the égalité achieved in the ensuing period
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