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Writers

Mary Beard

Politics

Women in Power

From Medusa to Merkel.

Mary Beard London Review of Books Mar 2017 20min Permalink

What's So Funny?

So many theories of laughter, so many chortles left unexplained.

Mary Beard The Chronicle of Higher Education Jul 2014 10min Permalink

Sex

On Rape

On the narrative of sexual coercion.

Mary Beard London Review of Books Aug 2000 10min Permalink