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Jessica Secmezsoy-Urquhart

Jessica Secmezsoy-Urquhart

Interview: Pragya Pallavi, the queer musician making waves in India

Pragya Pallavi is a Mumbai-based independent artist, musician and filmmaker. She is also making history this May with the release of the…

Dec 23, 2019

Interview: Pragya Pallavi, the queer musician making waves in India

Dec 23, 2019

Jessica Secmezsoy-Urquhart

The Favourite: Period film revolt and comedies of manners

Love’s but a frailty of the mind, When ’tis not with ambition joined.

Dec 23, 2019

The Favourite: Period film revolt and comedies of manners

Dec 23, 2019

Jessica Secmezsoy-Urquhart

The Norse Mythology you thought you knew: Snorri Sturluson’s legacy

You might not have heard of Snorri Sturluson before, but you will have felt his impact. From Marvel’s Loki and Thor, to the highly…

Dec 23, 2019

The Norse Mythology you thought you knew: Snorri Sturluson’s legacy

Dec 23, 2019

Jessica Secmezsoy-Urquhart

Interview: Nyla Ahmad on Full Colour, a new comic mentorship programme for young POC/BAME creators

Nyla Ahmad works for BHP Comics and is Co-Lead on Full Colour, a new mentoring programme for young people from POC/BAME communities aiming…

Dec 23, 2019

Interview: Nyla Ahmad on Full Colour, a new comic mentorship programme for young POC/BAME creators

Dec 23, 2019

Jessica Secmezsoy-Urquhart

The future isn’t accessible: The film industry’s problem with real disabled representation

“If you are never to see yourself depicted…You believe no other like you ever existed. You begin to wonder if you even exist.”…

Dec 23, 2019

The future isn’t accessible: The film industry’s problem with real disabled representation

Dec 23, 2019

Jessica Secmezsoy-Urquhart

Why the British Transport system is essentially ableist and humiliating

[Originally published in 2018 for The National Student]

Dec 23, 2019

Why the British Transport system is essentially ableist and humiliating

Dec 23, 2019

Jessica Secmezsoy-Urquhart

Interview: Lucy Porter on her Fringe Show Pass It On (2018)

Lucy Porter is a comedian, writer and actress, active since the 1990s. She has done 11 solo Fringe stand-up shows with many then touring…

Dec 23, 2019

Interview: Lucy Porter on her Fringe Show Pass It On (2018)

Dec 23, 2019

Jessica Secmezsoy-Urquhart

Superhero sincerity and Aquaman (2018).

The rise of superhero sincerity has been a long time coming. Like clockwork there has been a shift from dark to light-hearted depictions…

Dec 23, 2019

Superhero sincerity and Aquaman (2018).

Dec 23, 2019

Jessica Secmezsoy-Urquhart

Why we need to transform transgender film representation.

“Tell our stories with the creativity, dignity, humour and depth that makes us real people. Let us help you tell those stories or better…

Dec 23, 2019

Why we need to transform transgender film representation.

Dec 23, 2019

Jessica Secmezsoy-Urquhart

Helen Keller:The Revolutionary and Social Activist

As a disabled person I dream of embodying the same passion for achieving social justice that Helen Keller had.

Nov 6, 2017

Helen Keller:The Revolutionary and Social Activist

Nov 6, 2017

Jessica Secmezsoy-Urquhart

Jessica Secmezsoy-Urquhart

The history writing from my Past Caring history blog and my JessicaAKA writing/photography/filmmaking essays.

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