Stories
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Sex in graphic novels
Sex and sexuality have long been explored in the history of the graphic novel.
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The ‘undesirable epileptic’
Abused in her marriage for being 'a sick woman', Aparna Nair looked to history to make sense of the response to her epilepsy. She discovered how centuries of fear and discrimination were often endorsed by science and legislation.
- Photo story
Generation portraits
Photographer Julian Germain’s major project focusing on portraits of multi-generational families came to a sudden halt during the various Covid-19 lockdowns. Here families celebrate coming together again in words and images.
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Why gene editing can never eliminate disability
In a world where DNA testing and gene editing offer ways to eliminate certain disabilities, Jaipreet Virdi explores a more accepting and inclusive approach.
Catalogue
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Family life in China: the revolutionary reforms of the marriage laws. Colour lithographs, 1952.
Date: 1952, 1st monthReference: 766851iPart of: Diagrams of the way of marriage.- Books
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The forced marriage, A Tragedy. Written in the Year MDCCLIV.
Armstrong, John, 1709-1779.Date: MDCCLXX. [1770]
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A young woman is sitting in a chair with a tapestry in a frame in front of her, trying to be distracted from the thought of her forced marriage. Engraving by W.H. Simmons, 1840, after J.H. Nixon.
Nixon, James Henry, approximately 1808-Date: 1840Reference: 29994i- Ephemera
Homophobia, homeless with children, older people, transphobia, refuge, rent deposit schemes, sofa surfing, street homeless, landlord disputes, harassment, youth, co-ops, repossesion, forced marriage, eviction, biphobia, succesion, domestic abuse / Stonewall Housing.
Date: [2010]- Ephemera
Homophobia, refuge, homeless with children, harassment, older people, youth, transphobia, eviction, co-ops, landlord disputes, street homeless, repossesion, forced marriage, rent deposit schemes, sofa surfing, succesion, domestic abuse, biphobia / Stonewall Housing.
Date: [2010]