Sarina Bastrup is a first year History and International Relations student with an interest in literature, equality of all forms, human rights and beer drinking in London pubs. Preferably combined through good conversation with good people. [Featured Image: A blonde woman walking between two train cars on the underground.] It’s Thursday morning around 8:35. I´m…
Month: February 2019
South Sudan Facing Rape as a Weapon of War
Charlotte Kissick-Jones is a second year studying English at KCL and one of the Clandestine’s Current Events Reporters. In this piece she takes a break from her investigative work and dives into the use of rape as a weapon of war in South Sudan. [Featured Image: The United Nations Security Council committee room.] Gender-based sexual…
BDSM: Deconstructing the Stigma Pt. I – A Lesson in Feminism
Current Events Reporter Charlotte Kissick-Jones is a second year studying English at KCL, and the author of this three part investigative series on the BDSM scene in central London. This piece explores the feminist implications of BDSM from the perspective of students here at King’s College London. Discourse on the expression of sexuality has long…
The Perpetual Cycle of Violence Against Native American Women: Liberty and Justice for Some
Valentina Meo is a second year in History and International relations that loves to travel, read, and debate in Model United Nations. [Featured Image: Rep. Deb Haaland outside wearing one of her campaign buttons.] Watching Rep. Deb Haaland, a former New Mexico Democratic Party Chair and a member of the Pueblo of Laguna, and Rep….
Celebrating Tish Murtha: A working-class gaze
The Clandestine’s Social Mobility and Class Officer Emily O’Sullivan is a Religion, Philosophy, and Ethics graduate with an interest in poetry, Russians, and instigating political debates in a variety of South London pubs. [Featured Image: Black and white photograph of Tish Murtha.] ‘I asked her what she wanted to photograph, and she said, ‘I want…
4×4 Feminist Features: Theories
Features Editor Sophie Perry is pursuing a Masters in Contemporary Literature, Culture & Theory and has a special interest in Intersectional Feminism, Queer theory, gender performativity and postcolonial identities. [Featured Image: A black clenched hand held up by brown, tan, and white hands. The fist at the top is backed by a radiating red circle,…
Qandeel Baloch: Murdered in the Name of Honour
Contributor Sitwat Mirza is a second year History student at King’s with an interest in South Asian studies, particularly in how the role of women in politics and human rights activism has changed over time. [Featured Image: Qandeel Baloch posing for a photoshoot in a red blouse, jeans, and black high heels.] On 1st March…