Feminism

Louise Orwin’s piece of feminist experimental theatre, ‘A Girl and A Gun’, recently ran at Nottingham Playhouse. We spoke to her about the meaning behind her work and how it cleverly intertwines with film-making. Can you tell us a little about your hit show A Girl and A Gun? What makes...

With Fashion Month in full swing, Impact Style now brings you the best looks from London for Autumn Winter 2015/16. But here’s the best bit: we’ve trailed the high street to get ahead of the trends and let you know what’s available now and will last you through the next couple...

On the 13th December 2013, Beyoncé dropped 14 unique music videos unannounced, with no prior warning, the world went Bey crazy. Fast forward two years and two months later, she did it again. But this time she didn’t need 14 music videos to cause a political storm: only one. On...

The Pirelli Calendar is known for featuring the most well-known and desirable models in the industry, normally posing nude and then being passed off as art. However the 2016 edition has seen a radical turn for the infamous annual publication with Annie Liebovitz at its creative helm with an...

These days, there is a lot of controversy over the word ‘feminism’. For some, it means a fight for the attainment of equality of the sexes, whilst others view it as a vehicle to man-hating. The Oxford English Dictionary defines feminism as ‘the advocacy of women’s rights on the...

As the University of Nottingham prepares to launch a new gender equality campaign, Imran Rahman-Jones argues that the idea that feminism is solely a women’s issue is naive and outdated. It’s time for all men to get on board. The University of Nottingham was recently part of the #GetFree...

‘I’d rather be a rebel than a slave’; This historical quotation proved controversial; yet no words ring truer for Sarah Gavron’s Suffragette. Set in 1912, the film follows the fictional, working-class woman Maud Watts (Carey Mulligan), we see her evolve from meek, vulnerable laundry lackey to a dedicated and...