Girls growing up in very different circumstances navigated the possibilities and pitfalls of the 1960s and early 1970s in very different ways.
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Judith Durham was lead singer of The Seekers and a solo artist. One of Australia’s most recognisable voices, she has passed away at 79.
This brainy feminist romp of a novel, loved by Rachel Cusk and Maria Semple, is often compared to Brideshead Revisited. But Carol Lefevre says it’s more like a sexy, sweary version of Nancy Mitford in 1960s London.
The V&A’s current exhibition, Revolution, highlights that all is not rosy from the vantage point of 2016.
The folklore of the Krays is recast in order to shine light on current attitudes toward crime deviance and in particular, violence.
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Professor of Criminology, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Post-doctoral research associate in British Cinema History, University of York
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Associate Professor in Media, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Sociology and History, University of Manchester
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Visiting Research Fellow, Department of English and Creative Writing, Adelaide University