Society was to blame for the letters, not twisted psychologies In complex ways, social inequalities create the conditions for people to feel that writing anonymously might be useful for the...
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Napoleon’s cinematic empire: a fascination with film Given his decided penchant for spectacle—he crowned himself emperor, after all—there is no reason to be surprised that Napoleon’...
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Exploring language and masculinities in the media landscape Robert Lawson explores both toxic masculinity and positive masculinity in the media landscape, from Andrew Tate to the television...
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On specters and spectacle: tales of two Eurovisions, Liverpool-Ukraine 2023 Phantoms from the past, ghosts of the present, specters of the future, all gathered on 13 May to haunt the Eurovi...
Music for Prime Time: 15 of the greatest TV themes Music composed for television had, until recently, never been taken seriously by scholars or critics. Catchy TV themes, often for...
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A Black Irish-American rejoinder to Gone With The Wind: Frank Yerby’s The Foxes of Harrow "The Foxes of Harrow" (1946), a Southern historical romance by Black Irish-Amer...
Marilyn Monroe goes to the Oscars Marilyn Monroe attended the Oscars only once in 1951, before the Academy Awards were even televised. Ana de Armas is nominated for playing Monroe in Blonde...
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Five classics to read if you enjoy shows like Bridgerton or Sanditon “It is a truth universally acknowledged…” that there is no such thing as too many period dramas—at least, this ...
The Piano meets The Power of the Dog In Jane Campion’s 1993 film "The Piano", and her new film, "The Power of the Dog", the grand piano serves as more than the emblemati...
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The VSI podcast season three: ageing, Pakistan, slang, psychopathy, and more Listen to season three of The VSI Podcast for concise and original introductions to a selection of our VSI title...
François Truffaut: why we crave great fiction François Truffaut is among the few French directors whose work can be labeled as “pure fiction.” He always professed that films should no...
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Charlie Chaplin and the art of metamorphosis Charlie Chaplin was certainly the greatest mime, probably the greatest actor, and arguably the greatest artist in any medium in the twentieth ce...
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Beyond “Copaganda”: Hollywood’s offscreen relationship with the police Do Hollywood’s portrayals of policing matter as much as the industry’s material entwinement with law enforce...
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A Charlie Brown Christmas: the unlikely triumph of a holiday classic A Charlie Brown Christmas was never supposed to be a success. It hit on all the wrong beats. The pacing was slow, the vo...
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A pre-9/11 action movie with a Muslim hero shows what could have been In the fall of 1999, another action movie came and went, garnering disappointed reviews and a pittance in ticket sales....
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10 books on magic, monsters, and myths to read for Halloween From its origins as an ancient Celtic festival celebrating the end of the harvest, over time Halloween has evolved into a day o...
SHAPE and societal recovery from crises The SHAPE (Social Sciences, Humanities, and the Arts for People and the Economy) initiative advocates for the value of the social sciences, humanitie...
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The VSI podcast season two: Homer, film music, consciousness, samurai, and more Listen to season two of The VSI Podcast for concise and original introductions to a selection of our VSI titl...
Adapting Shakespeare: shattering stereotypes of Asian women onstage and onscreen There has always been some perceived affinity between the submissive Ophelia and East Asian women. Ophelia i...
On SHAPE: a Q&A with Lucy Noakes, Eyal Poleg, Laura Wright & Mary Kelly OUP have recently announced our support for the newly created SHAPE initiative—Social Sciences, Humanities, and the...
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Hollywood on Hollywood: will the Academy “Mank” up for Citizen Kane snub? It is no secret that movies about Hollywood come with built-in Oscar buzz. Hollywood loves movies about Hollywo...
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Does humor have a temperature? Movie comedy in Norway and Brazil Can humor have a temperature? Do some like their comedy hot or cold? A quick survey of movies from Norway and Brazil invites...
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SHAPE today and tomorrow: Q&A with Sophie Goldsworthy and Julia Black (part two) This second part of our Q&A with Sophie Goldsworthy, Director of Content Strategy & Acquisitions at OUP, and...
Introducing SHAPE: Q&A with Sophie Goldsworthy and Julia Black (part one) OUP is excited to support the newly created SHAPE initiative—Social Sciences, Humanities, and the Arts for People...
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Five themes in Asian Shakespeare adaptations Since the 19th century, stage and film directors have mounted hundreds of adaptations of Shakespeare drawn on East Asian motifs, and by the late...
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