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PAGE 10 PAGE 17 - 18 PAGE 27 - 28 FROM THE TRENCHES WAR, PEACE AND GRAVE OF THE TO THE TV: THE FIREFLIES: 30 YEARS ANALYSIS FEMINIST OF RENDING OF WAR IN MOVEMENT MODERN THE HEARTS THE EDGE AND WESSEX SCENE PRESENT THE EDGE AND WESSEX WAR & REMEMBERANCE WAR MEDIA EDITORIAL WAR & REMEMBRANCE 1 THE EDGE AND WESSEX SCENE PRESENT WAR & REMEMBERANCE EDITORS’ NOTE THE EDGE TEAM 019 has been a year of milestones - 100 years since the Treaty of Versaille was EDITOR PR OFFICER signed, 80 years since the beginning of JACK NASH MORGAN MCMILAN World War II and 75 years since the 2D-Day landings in Normandy. It’s impor- tant in this day and age; an age of celebrity DEPUTY EDITOR PR OFFICER culture, social media and pumpkin spiced THEO SMITH MADDIE LOCK lattes that we take time to reflect back on those that gave up so much so that we can NEWS EDITOR ONLINE MANAGER live our lives on our terms. BECKY DAVIES MENNO KRAMER However, since the world wars, there has still been global conflict. The Northern RECORDS EDITOR CULTURE/FILM EXEC Irish conflict, The Vietnam war (p.21), VICKY GREER EBONY BOLTER the wars in the Middle East - Civil un- rest continues all over the world to this very day. Undoubtedly, war in one way FILM EDITOR RECORDS/LIVE EXEC or another has shaped the attitudes and JOE WILLIAMS JED WAREHAM perceptions of countless generations, in- fluencing our political views. Yet do we, CULTURE EDITOR HEAD OF DESIGN as a society, distance ourselves from the impact by viewing conflict through so- LOUISE CHASE CHARLOTTE MORRIS cial media platforms (p.19), or through mainstream media in general, at the LIVE EDITOR VP ACTIVITIES risk of censorship (p. 22) and does this GEORGIE HOLMES FIONA SUNDERLAND desensitise us in any way to the harsh reality of war? Remembrance, in fact, is an intrinsic part WESSEX SCENE TEAM of the history of the University of South- ampton. The Rothenstein Mural (painted in 1916) was unveiled in our very own EDITOR INTERNATIONAL EDITOR Senate room in 2014, and depicts and CHARLOTTE COLOMBO HENRY SHAH represents students, young academics and chancellors who were conscripted to fight DEPUTY EDITOR OPINION EDITOR in the First World War and, tragically, were never able to return home. They were MEGAN CROSSMAN LINNEA LAGERSTEDT exactly the same stage of their lives that we are at now, and they were plunged into HEAD OF PRINT LIFESTYLE EDITOR battle, with many of them losing their lives in the process. SOPHIE PEACH MARCO PRETARA The entertainment we watch, read and HEAD OF IMAGERY TRAVEL EDITOR listen to, also helps us to realise the truths NINA PANNONE of war - films like Dunkirk and Saving HAZEL JONES Private Ryan (p.11) give us insights and place us right on the front line. Fiction WEB & SOCIAL MEDIA SPORTS EDITOR can sometimes romanticise war (p.30), but KAYLEIGH LITTLEMORE TV documentaries and autobiographies LUKE EBBS often bypass the glamour of war to give the most accurate representation of the HEAD OF OUTREACH lives of men and women (p.5), young and wessexscene.co.uk SCIENCE & TECH EDITOR SIMRAN MANN old, from all backgrounds and ethnicities, LEA SOLER and their struggles with conflict through- HEAD OF EVENTS out the ages. And although we may much rather watch a series on Netflix or go to fb.com/wscene NATHANIEL PAUSE EDITOR the cinema than pick up a book, we must OLUWADAMILOLA TOM FORD never forget the sacrifices that were made OGUNNIYI for our freedom. We will remember them. @wessexscene SUB-EDTORS FEATURES EDITOR GABY PULESTON-VAUDREY Thank you for picking up our Edge and Wessex Scene collaboration magazine - BETH ABLETT JOANNA MAGILL and on behalf of us, the editors and the @officialwessexscene JORDAN TRUONG rest of the team, we hope you enjoy the CREATIVE WRITING EXEC content. TILLY ROBERTS NEWS & INVESTIGATIONS IMY BRIGHTY-POTTS Editors Jack Nash and Charlotte Colombo KENNY FIELD POLITICS EDITOR Disclaimer: The opinions expressed by writers are their own BEN DOLBEAR and do not represent those of The Edge and Wessex Scene PATRICK LOWE 1 WESSEX SCENE & THE EDGE EDITORIAL CONTENTS 3 Nostalgic News 5 Women In Wartime: Is There Enough Representation? 6 Tony Blair: Hero Or Villain? 7 Flashback Review: War Horse 8 When The Tigers Broke Free: Pink Floyd And The War 9 Flashback Review: Saving Private Ryan 10 From The Trenches To The TV: An 20 Make Do And Mend: Fabric, Analysis Of War In Modern Media Fashion And Feminism The Commercialisation Of 11 Poppies: Salute Or Slap? 21 Remembrance In Vietnam 12 Why War Medals Don’t Go Far 22 ‘Safe’ Songs And Censorship In Enough Times Of Conflict 13 #Disrespect 23 From Munitionettes To Lionesses: 14 Landmine Free 2025 The History Of Women’s Football In Britain 15 Tolkien And World War One: Touring The WWi Battlefields: Influences Behind The World Of 25 How Do We Preserve Them? Middle-Earth Israeli Eurovision: The Controversy 17 War, Peace & The Feminist 26 Of Performances Movement Grave Of The Fireflies: 30 Years Of 19 The Importance Of Social Media In 27 Rending Hearts Wartime Coverage 29 The Creeping Threat Of Modern Day Militarism ... wessexscene.co.uk theedgesusu.co.uk 30 Romanticising War In Teenage Fiction fb.com/wscene fb.com/theedgesusu 31 Protest Songs Through The Years 33 Live Aid And Humanitarianism: Do @wessexscene @theedgesusu We Need Another “Global Jukebox”? @officialwessexscene @theedgesusu EDITORIAL WAR & REMEMBRANCE 2 NOSTALGIC NEWS 5 YEARS AGO 25 YEARS AGO Our Girl Series 1 was released ‘Zombie’ by The Cranberries was released Words by Ottilie Young Words by Vicky Geer Five years ago saw the release of the first series of the Irish rock band The Cranberries released their iconic protest epic war-based BBC show Our Girl. song ‘Zombie’ 25 years ago on the 19th September 1994. It was written during The Troubles in Northern Ireland, Initially starring Lacey Turner as soldier Molly Dawes, specifically in protest against the 1993 IRA bombing in the drama follows her journey as a medic in the British Warrington. Army, working under Captain Charles James – portrayed by Ben Aldridge – the leader of 2 Section. Series 2 saw a Dolores O’Riordan’s politically-charged single was met major cast change as the drama instead followed Lance with resistance from the band’s record label, but the Corporal Georgie Lane, played by Michelle Keegan, as 2 singer persevered with her wish to sing about what was Section’s new medic. The subsequent series see her visit really happening in Ireland during this time of conflict. The places such as Kenya, Nepal and Bangladesh and deal music video for ‘Zombie’ was later banned by the BBC, with a variety of war-related issues such as trafficking, as it featured footage of the troubles and paramilitary terrorism and humanitarian missions. Our Girl is a drama- murals around Belfast. tized version of what war is like in the present day, setting it apart from the period dramas that usually dominate The song has remained an important piece of music, both the broadcasting schedule. in Ireland and around the world, for treating the serious issue of conflict with such strong emotion. Over the years The fourth series is set to air within the next 12 months. the song has become almost a piece of history as a re- minder of the violence in Ireland that took so many lives. unabashed - a no-strings-attached message that still resonates today. 30 YEARS AGO Blackadder Goes Forth was released Words by Louise Chase Rowan Atkinson is perhaps best known for his role as Blackadder, in a franchise that goes through multiple periods of history, from Tudor England to a Christmas special surrounding Y2K. But the fourth of the show, entitled Blackadder Goes Forth, is set during the First World War. Here, Blackadder is a Captain on the Western Front and viewers are shown a much darker setting than in previous series, and with its usual panache and black comedy, Blackadder Goes Forth covers the First World War with flair and humour, which makes the final episode that much more heartbreaking to watch as the main characters are sent “over the top” at the Somme. From well-known aspects of the war, to the use of messenger pigeons and executions by the British army during the conflict, Blackadder Goes Forth provides a look at the First World War with satire and an anti-war message. 3 WESSEX SCENE & THE EDGE NEWS 50 YEARS AGO 50 YEARS AGO ‘Give Peace a Chance’ by John Lennon was ‘Gimme Shelter’ by The Rolling Stones was released released Words by Bailey Williams Words by Alice Fortt John Lennon belongs to a select group of musicians An ‘end-of-world song’, as coined by Mick Jagger, ‘Gimme whose image and character have transcended their art. Shelter’ voices the hopelessness felt by the world as one Like Elvis before him and Kurt Cobain afterwards, the of the most devastating wars in history, the Vietnam idea behind Lennon’s music is often just as enduring as War, unfolded before their very eyes. Guest singer Merry the songs themselves. His biggest artistic contributions, Clayton’s desperate cries of ‘Rape! Murder! It’s just a shot in contrast to the stylistic flair of his writing partner Paul away! War! Children! It’s just a shot away!’ on the chorus McCartney, rest heavily on this principle. embody such horror, with the lyrics implying the fragility of peace; society is just one shot away from falling into chaos. ‘Give Peace a Chance’ is a prime example of this.