Web Editor (2008/09)
Lida has written 18 articles for Nouse
By Lida Mirzaii — October 13, 2009
Let’s not delude ourselves: when we leave this northern, duck-infested idyll we’re going to be in debt.
By Lida Mirzaii — June 23, 2009
In 2007 the National Gallery, along with Hewlett Packard, put reproductions of its paintings out onto the streets in London.
By Lida Mirzaii — June 22, 2009
Hunter, an open-air environmental sculpture constructed from various materials, does at first appear to be- as one observer put it- “a large ball on stilts.”
Gay Muslims face ‘two-pronged prejudice’By Lida Mirzaii — March 10, 2009
Pav Akhtar, the first non-white president of the Cambridge University Students Union, is challenging the conservative conceptions of what it means to be a Muslim.
By Lida Mirzaii — March 10, 2009
“I’ve lived in front of the cameras, and maybe I’ll die in front of them,” said Jade Goody bluntly to News of the World.
Killology: warfare and tortureBy Lida Mirzaii — February 10, 2009
Lida Mirzaii examines the training methods used by the British armed forces
By Lida Mirzaii — February 10, 2009
Lida Mirzaii interviews playwright Martin Crimp
By Lida Mirzaii — January 27, 2009
Stanley Spencer was an artist committed to meaning. His paintings merge the religious with the sexual and the everyday with the divine in bold colours and simplified misshaped human forms.
By Lida Mirzaii — January 20, 2009
Unfortunately for Channel 4, Ahmadinejad’s speech wasn’t sensational. It was a waste of time.
By Lida Mirzaii — January 20, 2009
It was only a matter of time until the ubiquitous bearded revolutionary ironically adorned on t-shirts, mugs and other pointless paraphernalia was afforded a major Hollywood biopic
By Lida Mirzaii — January 20, 2009
The Economics department’s policy regarding assessment feedback isn’t too lofty, in fact it should be perfectly attainable.
By Lida Mirzaii and Henry James Foy — November 20, 2008
La Boheme, Puccini’s poignant masterpiece, stands alone as a passionate tale of love and loss in poverty-stricken Paris. It is a challenging opera, demanding powerful voices and intense on-stage emotion, and provides a charming and enchanting spectacle.
By Lida Mirzaii — October 14, 2008
Heslington East is no stranger to controversy. Since being proposed almost three years ago it has caused ripples of fear amongst the campus community.
By Lida Mirzaii — May 28, 2008
Lida Mirzaii analyses the current situation in Nepal following the Maoist Party’ s journey from rebel force to ruling power and highlights the uncertainty of the promises made by the newly elected group.
By Lida Mirzaii — May 18, 2008
Persepolis offers a refreshing insight into Iran, beyond the usual images of the country projected by the media. Adapted from Marjane Satrapi’s highly acclaimed graphic novels, it traces the life of Marjane, a gutsy and independent young girl growing up in 1970’s pre-revolutionary Iran.
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