Jelena Sofronijevic Jul 23, 20212 min readHowards End: an introduction Throughout July and August, some of the team behind Wildfell Zine will be reading E.M. Forster’s 1910 novel, Howards End. We will be...
Harry Vavasour Sep 15, 20205 min read2020: the year when dystopias stopped being disturbingIllustration: Alex Abadjieva One of the most extraordinary experiences to come out of the recent exams fiasco that left thousands of...
Hamza KingJun 23, 20205 min readIs Rick Sanchez a happy man?Illustration by Megan Kenyon For those who have not seen Rick & Morty, let me briefly sketch the plot. Rick Sanchez is an accomplished...
Harry Vavasour Jun 23, 20204 min readThe compelling allure of Mohsin HamidIllustration: Sophie Kenyon From time to time, a novelist jumps from the shelf with a new, invigorating voice that makes reading seem...
Jelena Sofronijevic Jun 21, 20205 min readThe limits of liminality: containing gender fluidity in Chinese and Japanese theatreIllustration: Sarah Jackman Classic and contemporary Chinese and Japanese theatre negotiates gender liminality. Certain characters –...
Maisy HallamJun 21, 20203 min readSomewhere in between reality and imagination': Why we have a responsibility to diversify our readingIllustration by Alex Abadjieva It's no secret that English Literature curricula are a haven for books written by...
Meghna Amin Jun 16, 20204 min readEssential reading: Reni Eddo-Lodge’s Why I am No Longer Talking to White People About RaceImage: Megan Kenyon Now more than ever, with the recent murder of George Floyd, and so many other victims of systemic racism, Reni...
Megan Kenyon Jun 14, 20205 min readLiterary escapism: a compendium of lockdown readingIllustration by Anna Russell Now more than ever, I have been particularly conscious of a need to document; to keep track of these...
Max WalkerJun 14, 20205 min readMy violin, a folding camera, a saucepan and Laurie LeeIllustration: Alex Abadjieva Never in my life have I thought about walking as much as in the past two months. Its limits, not walking and...