Category: Society
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Textual Analysis of Venus in Furs by Leopold Von Sacher-Masoch
This essay was written for my undergraduate third year module: Pornography and Modern Culture. Introduction This essay conducts a textual analysis of Venus in Furs, the 1870 novel by Leopold Von Sacher-Masoch (Sacher-Masoch, 2021). This essay explores the nature of erotic and pornographic literature to determine the similarities and differences between the genres and how Venus in…
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Netflix & Chill: A Research Conversation with ChatGPT
As a writer, or more specifically, someone who doesn’t live in a cave, I’ve seen countless articles written about ChatGPT lately. I’ve seen largely negative and vitriolic coverage of this new AI chat technology and honestly couldn’t resist trying it out for myself and seeing what all the fuss was about. Furthermore, I’ve been spammed by my…
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Netflix & Chill Discussion
My recent essay on Netflix & Chill proved more popular than I expected, so I thought I’d follow it up with the plan I had to create for the previous assignment. The brief required an informal plan with questions to facilitate a group discussion afterwards, and the group discussion was really insightful. If I can…
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What is ‘Netflix & Chill’, and What Causes This Social Phenomenon?
This essay was submitted as part of the TV Times module in the Media & Culture side of my BA degree. Introduction In addition to defining the term ‘Netflix & Chill’, this essay seeks to understand the context and causes behind the Netflix & Chill phenomenon and why it has become so widely socially accepted.…
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Severn Trent Cleaning Up its Act in Worcester
This news story was submitted as part of a portfolio for the journalism side of my degree. Lucy Robson Water Pollution 12/12/22 Severn Trent Water is cleaning up its act, but the Severn River in Worcester remains ‘quite heavily polluted’, says one resident. Last December, Severn Trent received a £1.5m fine for discharging excessive…
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Sarajevo – The Friendliest City in the World?
I submitted this feature article as part of a portfolio for the journalism side of my degree. After visiting Sarajevo in August this year I’ve been pretty obsessed with the city, and Bosnia and Herzegovina overall, and jumped at the chance to write about it for an assignment. Lucy Robson Sarajevo 11/12/2022 Sarajevo,…
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Love Around the World – Interview with Davor & Andela Rostuhar
This is a news story I submitted as part of a portfolio for the journalism side of my degree. The amazing staff in the school of arts and humanities at my university organised a film screening of Love Around the World and then arranged for us students to speak to the filmmakers Davor & Andela…
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Work-Life Balance
I recently saw this article in the Guardian, and as all good articles do, it got me thinking. The article talks about how younger generations especially, but also older people, are re-calibrating their life choices in favour of a better work-life balance and away from maximum productivity. I think the COVID-19 pandemic changed the direction of a…
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Is Sex Work Portrayed in The Media as Work or Crime? A Content Analysis
This essay was submitted for the second year Crime and the Media module within the Media and Culture portion of my BA degree. I am particularly proud of this essay because due to personal circumstances I had less time to write it than usual, so I was thrilled to receive an A and know I…
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‘You’re Welcome and You’re Implicated’ – Decriminalised Futures Review
Lucy Robson Art Review17/02/2022 Upon first glance, we could be in a teenage girl’s bedroom. With several plants, pastel colours and fluffy textures the space feels soft and inviting. However, the concept of sacred space is challenged by objects such as a bejewelled double dildo, the head adorned with white pearls, and the selection of…
Lucy Robson: Pen & Purveyor 