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Welcome to Thə Definite Article

Durham University students proudly present to you Thə Definite Article.
Our very own publication dedicated to all matters cultural, international, artistic and linguistic. Explore inspiring travel destinations, fascinating foreign affairs and a world of art and cuisine. The perfect antidote to grey Durham days or year abroad nostalgia. 


From Thə Definite Article Team 2018-19

Top 5 Romantic City Breaks

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Valentine's Day is upon us and The Definite Article contemplates the Top 5 Romantic European City Breaks to ferment the fruits of passion


​Latest Articles

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'Feminisé.e : to what extent does gendered language affect our attitudes towards gender?'

Eleanor Shearwood examines whether the French language is a fair reflection of the modern society it is spoken in and questions ‘to what extent does grammatical gender actually affect the thought processes of language user?’
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Review: Khaled Khalifa, No Knives in the Kitchens of this City★★★★★

Ben Smart looks at Khalifa's novel narrating the long and troubling history of Aleppo, offering a glimpse of 'Syria’s slow degeneration under the Assad regime'

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Is France's glorification of revolution a problem?

Sam Turner discusses French identity and whether its glorification of revolution inspires violence
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Review: Paul Theroux Kowloon Tong

James Osland reviews Paul Theroux’s challenging and capricious Kowloon Tong; ‘an angst-ridden commute-read’ set in late 90’s Hong Kong

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 Review: Robert Horrocks,Masculinity In Crisis: ‘a hard man is good to find!’ (Mae West) ★★★★

A review of Horrocks' portrayal of masculinity and a somewhat 'ode to the penis.'
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The mystery that is Molise

Eloise Evans describes her year abroad experience in the Italian city of Molise. A town so remote 'that there is a running joke among Italians that in fact, it does not exist: Molisn’t.'

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Living in another language

Liberty Rowe discovers both the joys and struggles of learning to live in another language, as she navigates sociocultural and linguistic shock on her year abroad in Columbia.
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Review: I Had a Black Dog by Matthew Johnstone★ ★ ★ ★ ★

As part of the November 17th International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day, Rowena Blythe urges everyone to take a couple of minutes out of their day to look at Johnstone’s I Had a Black Dog (2007).

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