Jenny Farrell
LATEST ARTICLES BY Jenny Farrell
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Culture
Art on display: Werner Tübke’s Peasants’ War Panorama in Frankenhausen
June 6, 2025The Panorama Museum commemorates a heroic chapter of history with Werner Tübke’s monumental painting Early Bourgeois Revolution in Germany.
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‘Decolonizing the Mind’: The life and world of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
June 3, 2025African literature, but also world literature—the art of progressive humanity—loses one of its outstanding representatives.
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The German Peasants’ War and the artists who championed its cause
May 13, 2025It remains the first class war to challenge the feudal order in Germany. Some outstanding artists who sided with the peasants or supported their struggle.
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J.M.W. Turner at 250: The first painter to depict the Industrial Revolution
April 18, 2025Turner’s work sought to capture the immense forces of nature, often reflecting social transformations and issues.
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South Korea’s political upheaval: The background and implications of recent developments
April 18, 2025The genesis of South Korea’s modern political economy lies in imperialism. The South Korean crisis is not just a national scandal—it is a global indictment of U.S. foreign policy.
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Culture
Heinrich Mann’s ‘The Loyal Subject’: A sharp analysis of power and submission
March 6, 2025Heinrich Mann, the elder brother of Thomas Mann, and in his own right one of the most significant German writers of the 20th century, died in exile in California 75 years ago, on March 11, 1950.
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Culture
‘Kneecap’: An electrifying film ode to language, identity, and modern Belfast
January 15, 2025The Irish language is often relegated to the past—a relic of rural idylls or historical dramas. Kneecap, directed by Rich Peppiatt, smashes this notion with all the subtlety of a sledgehammer.
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Sally Rooney’s ‘Intermezzo’ marks a fictional turn toward a private comfort zone
January 10, 2025In her latest, fourth novel, Intermezzo, Sally Rooney continues her exploration of intimate relationships, albeit with a shift away from the clear political critique that characterized her earlier works.
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