How Medieval feminists are humanising history
In the second of three interviews with CulturAll editor Alex Matchett, leading Medieval historian Dr Janina Ramirez asserts the contemporary importance of lost Medieval feminist leaders and seeks to smash the historic lens of imperialism
ARTS
“I love the stories and the world these objects can reveal to us if we listen to them” – Dr Janina Ramirez speaks to CulturAll
Ahead of a new series of Lost Relic Hunters, renowned historian Dr Janina Ramirez dispels the myths surrounding the Dark Ages, describing literary revolutions, poems in swords and new alchemical theories…
BUSINESS
Bitcoin is the last thing the digital economy needs right now
Established investors are flirting with cryptocurrency but until consensus is reached on its use, it won't be of any real value…
POLICY
Afghanistan: when the culture war goes from cold to hot
The fall of Kabul and the victory of the radical Islamic Taliban calls into question to future of arts and culture of all kinds in Afghanistan, writes Eliot Wilson
TRAVEL
Review: Epic Iran at the V&A ★★★★★
From splendid sixteenth century folios to daring contemporary artworks, via devotional poems and displays of power, Epic Iran boasts 5000 years of cultural triumph
LONG LUNCH
How George Orwell defined the nature of truth at the edge of the world
CulturAll editor Alex Matchett visits Barnhill, where Orwell wrote his seminal 1984, on the isle of Jura among the contrasting spheres of the natural and the political
