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The Horses of Edward Muir: An Ecological Perspective

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 1 Apr 2019

By Eleanor Dye. Edward Muir wrote poetry at the beginning of the 20th Century, but his works contain powerful visions of ecological disaster that are almost prophetic of our situation today.

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Dear Undergraduates: Some Wellbeing Advice from Postgraduates

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  • Posted on 29 Mar 201917 Jun 2019

By Jennie Riley. A guide to student wellbeing composed by Postgraduate students for students at all levels.

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Whatever happened to The Independent Group?

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  • Posted on 27 Mar 201911 Apr 2019

By Roisin Smith. At the time, the formation of The Independent Group was breaking-news, yet just a month later it has already faded into the background amid a milieu of chaos.

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Sanditon: the Austen Novel You Don’t Know About

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  • Posted on 25 Mar 2019

By Eleanor Dye. Sanditon is Austen’s unfinished novel from 1817. Now that the overlooked novel is making its way to our screens we take a look at why it deserves more credit.

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Celebrating the Lantern Festival the Johnian Way

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  • Posted on 22 Mar 20195 Dec 2025

By Miro Cafolla, Postgraduate and International Tutor. About a month ago, John’s hosted a wonderful…

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Can you ever forgive me? (2019)

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  • Posted on 18 Mar 201911 Mar 2019

By Lucy Mainwaring-Parr. Melissa McCarthy’s name, since her standout appearance in the slap-stick comedy Bridesmaids in 2011, has grown synonymous with screwball performances and incredulous plots. But her new serious biopic may be one of the best performances of her career.

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Sisters In Arms Conference

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  • Posted on 17 Mar 201913 Mar 2019

Thanks to the St. John’s Student Opportunities Fund, I was able to present a paper that I had been thinking about for months.

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  • Life in John's

The Energy Problem and Quantum Computing: Has the Future Arrived?

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 15 Mar 201915 Mar 2019

By Miro Cafolla. For the 2018/19 Café Scientifique series, John’s hosted two brilliant talks focusing on some of the biggest energy challenges facing humanity. Has the future arrived?

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  • Opinion

Anxiety and Christianity

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  • Posted on 13 Mar 201915 Mar 2019

By Emily Martin. An honest look at how Christians reconcile faith and Jesus’ words ‘do not be anxious about tomorrow’ with the experience of anxiety and mental illness, and how all of us can support each other and learn that it is acceptable for us to feel exactly how we feel.

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Jean Rhys: Giving a voice to the women denied one

  • by johnschronicle
  • Posted on 11 Mar 20199 Apr 2019

By Freya Thomas. Rhys’ position as a feminist writer may be debated but it cannot be denied that her novels craft strong and authentic voices for their female protagonists and give a narrative to those denied one on the basis of race and / or gender.

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