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Category: Articles

In the articles archive, you will find articles written by Alexia. J Barrett, from important environmental topics to social commentary and debate.

An interview with Dave Persue | WET PAINT Exhibit Shanghai | 2019

Posted on August 5, 2020August 6, 2020 by Alexia Barrett

Through the Generation UK programme I was able to work with an amazing online lifestyle magazine named Shanghai WOW! While I was at the Wet Paint exhibit in Shanghai I ran into the one and only Dave Pursue and I was able to interview him about his latest exhibit and his time in China. This is that interview.

What is Danmei and how has it improved LGBT representation in fiction?

Posted on June 19, 2020July 20, 2020 by Alexia Barrett

What is Danmei? Danmei (耽美) in Chinese means “Indulging in beauty”, and is a fictional genre that originated in China. The genre romanticises homosexual relationships and gives a platform for gay couples in fiction. The target audience is generally female, but, as a Danmei fan for several years who has conversed with many fellow fans,…

Will Disney ruin Artemis Fowl?

Posted on April 12, 2020August 3, 2020 by Alexia Barrett

If you are in your early or late twenties, can label yourself a casual or eccentric book worm, than probably like me you religiously read the Artemis Fowl series while growing up. Even if you didn’t tick all those boxes, but still ended up reading the series, than you can understand my intense love for…

A Very Late International Women’s Day Post

Posted on March 15, 2020April 1, 2020 by Alexia Barrett

“Being a woman, to me, means continuing to love yourself no matter what.” How this post came to be… On International women’s day last week, Sunday 8th of March, I woke up like any other day. I scrolled through my Instagram, Twitter and the news, and I read the posts on social media, and there…

USS, Another Cog In The Climate Issue

Posted on February 26, 2020July 20, 2020 by Alexia Barrett

USS is investing £1.3billion into Fossil Feuls! You need to be aware of the environmental implications of USS due to this investment into Fossil Fuel industries. The USS, also known as the Universities Superannuation Scheme, is a pension scheme prevalent in the UK that has over £67 billion under its management. It has over 400,000…

Racial Bias is happening and it needs to stop!

Posted on February 24, 2020July 20, 2020 by Alexia Barrett

Racial Bias is Happening in British Media and it NEEDS to STOP! From the New Labour MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy to the American Basketball star Kobe Bryant, there have been cases of the BBC not only mistaking the identities of these figures but being careless enough not to check and speedily rectify these mistakes. Repeatedly the…

Environmental Degradation Shouldn’t be an Individual Responsibility!

Posted on October 2, 2019July 20, 2020 by Alexia Barrett

Institutions should become more responsible for environmental degradation and not the individual. About a month ago, I wrote an article about the burning of the Amazon, and when I shared that article on Facebook someone said to me that they wished I improved that article by adding advice for individuals at home; to tell them…

Why Greta Thunberg is currently a symbol [Opinion]

Posted on September 26, 2019July 20, 2020 by Alexia Barrett

It takes one voice to represent the concerns of the masses, one voice to be heard above the cries of the ignored, one voice to inspire a movement and make an entire generation shed tears. That current voice is Greta Thunberg. Greta Thunberg, the inspiration for an international youth movement focused on Climate Change, spoke…

Chaos Walking Trilogy, Upcoming film [Thoughts]

Posted on August 29, 2019July 20, 2020 by Alexia Barrett

It recently came to my attention that my favourite book series, Chaos Walking, by Patrick Ness, is being adapted into a movie that will come out in 2020. They announced the film back in 2017 but due to reshoots, the release schedule was delayed until 2020. The Chaos Walking film will be based on the…

What are the key issues concerning Journalism and Racism? [Essay]

Posted on August 28, 2019July 20, 2020 by Alexia Barrett

Journalism is not inherently racist, it does not create racism, however it can be a cause of it, it can encourage it. Racism is an act of segregation and ranking of individuals based on their inherent characteristics or features. “Racism is manifested through discriminatory or exclusionary practices, on the one hand, and prejudiced beliefs, opinions,…

The Burning of the Amazon Rainforest | Where are we heading?

Posted on August 24, 2019July 20, 2020 by Alexia Barrett

  It’s amazing that a topic so critical to the future of humanity and the future of this planet, has taken so long to be reported about. Yet, truthfully, it took a period of protesting online and outrage on social media, for the news of the burning Amazon rainforest to be officially brought to the…

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