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Remain Passport and Jazzing up my suitcase with sparkles

Madeleina Kay

Sep 81 min read

Remain Passport and Jazzing up my suitcase with sparkles

I got my passport renewed over the Summer and that of course meant I had to swap my beautiful mauve EU passport for a shitty blue (black)...

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Madeleina Kay

Aug 293 min read

Badge Bag

After a conversation about whether badges are cultish, the ever delightful Lucy asked me to deep-dive blog post anyalsing the badges on...

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Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism

Madeleina Kay

Aug 188 min read

Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism

This was a challenging book to read, not least because of its length but the heavy topic was also galling at times. Since it is an...

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"SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS" - Notes on Animal Farm

Madeleina Kay

Jul 215 min read

"SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS" - Notes on Animal Farm

Animal Farm was my favourite film as a child – we had a cartoon version on VHS. I cried every time at the moment Napoleon sends Boxer to...

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"THE PROMISES OF KINDNESS AND THE PLEASURES OF DOING DAMAGE" - Barbara Kruger

Madeleina Kay

Jun 711 min read

"THE PROMISES OF KINDNESS AND THE PLEASURES OF DOING DAMAGE" - Barbara Kruger

I was looking forward to reading 'Thinking of You. I Mean Me. I Mean You.' by Barbara Kruger but I wasn't expecting to be as engaged with...

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"They were using creative methods with their propaganda and we have to fight them on their own playing field"

Madeleina Kay

Apr 267 min read

"They were using creative methods with their propaganda and we have to fight them on their own playing field"

I decided to type up a transcript of (most of) my impromptu speech in Rome on 17th April, since many of the points I made are relevant to...

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Visiting Thessaloniki Museum of Modern Art

Madeleina Kay

Feb 215 min read

Visiting Thessaloniki Museum of Modern Art

Dada photography by Man-Ray and Ukraininan Artist, Solomon Nikritin. I decided to visit the Museum of Modern Art whilst I was visiting...

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Reading 'And Europe Will Be Stunned' - Yael Bartana

Madeleina Kay

Jan 245 min read

Reading 'And Europe Will Be Stunned' - Yael Bartana

I wanted to research the work of contemporary artists who explore identity, nationalism, and propaganda, which led me to Isreli artist,...

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Madeleina Kay

Jan 1410 min read

Propaganda Prints - Colin Moore

Reflections on Propaganda Prints – A History of art in the service of social and political change by Colin Moore published by A & C Black...

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'Boys Weeklies' and the Undue Reverence of Privately-Educated, British, Political Elites

Madeleina Kay

Dec 9, 20232 min read

'Boys Weeklies' and the Undue Reverence of Privately-Educated, British, Political Elites

Some more reflections on the writings of George Orwell - 'Boys Weeklies' (Inside the Whale, March 11, 1940) critical essay included in...

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Madeleina Kay

Nov 26, 20235 min read

All Art is Propaganda - George Orwell

I've recently been reading a collection of critical essays by George Orwell, compiled by George Packer, titled 'All Art is Propaganda'...

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