All articles by Natasha Proietto
Natasha Proietto on November 20, 2009 1 Comment
Transient Solutions: Walls that made history
Politics
History in Politics: The perils of invoking the past
Natasha Proietto — July 7, 2009 0 Comments
Current political debate is suffering from the lack of nuances introduced, the desire for a sound bite and a quick fix, the laxity of believing that now is not a good time to debate, even amongst friends. Every point has to be debated in detail instead of an over-reliance on shady historical metaphors. Sometimes it seems we hear and read the same things over and again. Debate is all we have to move forward
Editor's Pick, Politics
David Starkey’s criticism of female historians is wrong
Natasha Proietto — April 4, 2009 3 Comments
British historian David Starkey recently said that history has been “feminized”, but this shows a misunderstanding of the effect the new army of female historians has had
Editor's Pick, Politics
Death, scandal and the erosion of privacy
Natasha Proietto — March 24, 2009 1 Comment
The public death of Jade Goody and uproar over Google Street maps in the UK has again bought up the defining issue of our day: privacy, or the lack of it. Natasha Proietto disentangles how we got here and what it portends for the future
Media
In defense of nepotism
Natasha Proietto — March 12, 2009 9 Comments
Nepotism gets a bad press, but it is often not all bad.
Editor's Pick, Politics
Monsters of the modern age: The United States, cigarettes and bankers
Natasha Proietto — March 8, 2009 2 Comments
Not long ago, large parts of British society believed in monsters, but the residue of that mindset is still with us.
Politics
Women of the World Unite! Us girls need to do more to ease the pain
Natasha Proietto — February 2, 2009 7 Comments
Many women nearly have it all, so those currently inactive must be encouraged and empowered to make a difference in society. The more campaign and pressure groups there are the better.
Politics
The Swiss people, at a crossroads, vote on immigration reform
Natasha Proietto — January 22, 2009 5 Comments
On February 8th the Swiss people will have a referendum on whether to open up bilateral accords with Romania and Bulgaria. In this complex democracy, the debate is no divided along ideological lines, but the result will have massive implications for the future of the country.
Editor's Pick, Politics
Natasha Proietto
Geneva, Switzerland
Natasha is a writer and broadcaster focusing on historical and cultural journalism, travel writing and current affairs and arts analysis. She graduated from Oxford with a Joint Schools Honours Degree in History and Modern Languages and has a Masters from UCL in International Relations and Russian. She has written for the drama and review pages of Oxford student newspapers and publications, magazines including History Today and currently broadcasts on national radio in Switzerland. She has just finished translating an award-winning novel and supports various humanitarian and welfare associations.