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Summer 2024

Issue No. 4

An Interview with The Mirror

Lead Editor Isabella Mathiou interviews Maggie King and Florence Silva Rodrigue, of the Canadian History Journal, The Mirror.

Co-Editors' Note

Alexander Cooper-Williams, Isabella Mathiou, Brooke Walsh, Ezri Chestworth, Jordan Harwood, Olivia Deson, Jessica Bell, Erin Cauchi, & Harper Tunney

The Anti-War Plays of Old Comedy: A Lysistrata Focus

Zoë Brown considers how Aristophanes’ Lysistrata criticises Athenian foreign policy, and comments on Athenian expectations for women.

Women’s Involvement in Tiberian Trials: Emerging Powers, Punishments, and Positions

Sasha Whitby explores the phenomenon of Roman women's involvement in Tiberian treason trials, and their increased visibility in the public political sphere.

The Impact of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen on the Haitian Revolution

Kahlia Mills delves into how the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen shaped the Haitian Revolution, fuelling debates over white supremacy, racial inequality, and emancipation.

Implicit Subversions of the Masculine System: Reimagining the Troubadour Tradition Through the Scope of Female Authorship

Mia Wright's article explores how the Comtessa de Dia's ‘A Chantar M'er’ subverts the patriarchal norms of Troubadour poetry, asserting female agency and reshaping gender dynamics within the medieval lyrical tradition.

Young Women in the Third Reich as Victims and Perpetrators in Christa Wolf’s Kindheitsmuster

Stella Buckby examines the dual role of women in the Third Reich as both victims and inadvertent perpetrators of intensive childhood socialization and indoctrination using Christa Wolf's 1976 Kindheitsmuster as a critical lens to reflect this past.

Ghosts in Ancient Roman Literature

Mia Roland illuminates how famed authors such as Pliny the Younger, Lucian, and Vergil portrayed ghosts, including their behaviours, their interactions with the living, and their transition to the afterlife.

Voices Unheard: Women and Madness in Victorian England

Hailey Wight examines the medical mismanagement of women's health during the Victorian era, highlighting broad misdiagnoses and mistreatments of women's physical and mental health thanks to an increased feminisation of madness.

Leadership of the Kuomintang in the Chinese-Australian Community: A Case Study of Chinese-Language Dramas in Newspapers

Renzhe Zhang explores how the Kuomintang (KMT) used Chinese-language newspapers and dramas in Australia to promote Chinese nationalism, political ideologies, and unite local community under its leadership during the early 20th century.

Harry Seidler, Bauhaus, and the Radical Vision of Functionalist Aesthetics

Bronte Keding discusses the work of architect Harry Seidler during the mid20th century and how he, influenced by Bauhaus principles, exemplified a modernist vision that prioritised functional, progressive designs that sought to improve living conditions for lower-income families.

“Standard Operating Procedure”: Sexual Violence against South Vietnamese Women During the Vietnam War

Isabella Tran examines how systemic racism, misogyny, militarized masculinity, flawed military policies, and leadership failures normalized sexual violence as a deliberate tactic during the Vietnam War.