The Rattlecap

[repost with authors’ names amended] Introducing the columns of the Rattlcap all available to read on the Rattlecap wesbite!

Our Homes - Sebastian Edler
Elder explores the concept of home and the complex relationship of love and loss that one has with it. This column will be a series of interviews so contact .elder if you wish to be involved.

Times of Tyranny - Ben Gordon
The first edition of Times of Tyranny, The Stories Behind, discusses the the chaos imposed by new authoritarianism from an international, particularly Latin American, perspective. Photograph by Illaria Lipperi

Growing Pains - Göksu Gündüzalp
In the first entry of Growing Pains, titled The Decay of Shopping Malls and My Thoughts and Questions on Guilt and Identity
looks at exactly that. An exploration of consumerism, the lifecycle of shopping malls and communities. Photograph by Göksu Gündüzalp

Off Script - Lola Carver-Broome
The first entry in Off Script, Suspending History in La Chimera, analyses the film La Chimera (2023), what it says about the ethics of archeology and the connection of the past to the modern world. Illustration by Ester Fontes

Roots in Crisis - Jhonatan Bernal
In Gen Z and the Birth of a New CounterCulture, Bernal looks at how Gen Z harnesses our ditigal nativism to express radical thought and activism through memes. Illustration from KC Green’s Gunshow Comics.

5 Things You Should Read This Week — Daisy Gillam
This week focuses on 5 feminist peices from Sontag and Federici, an exploration of beauty standards, Women’s bodies, sexuality and the MeToo movement.

Do you want to be an editor for a radical leftwing student magazine? Apply to join The Rattlecap committee! We are electing a new arts & culture editor, creative writing editor and also columnists for this semester.

You will be working alongside the pre-existing editors to proofread and suggest improvements on writers articles as well as making pitches for article ideas. There are multiple places open for columnists - simply pitch your idea for a column at the link in bio.

The EGM will be held at 6pm Friday the 17th January in room 2.03 50 George Square

As our next issue ‘Rot’ is acccepting submissions, we are having writers meeting for anyone wishing to contribute to meet the editors! Come along to discuss your article pitches, the issue theme, or any questions you have about The Rattlecap!

The writers meeting is 7pm this Monday the 11th November in room 1.18 40 George Square