Mon 3.09.09| Screening Sex
The portrayal of sexual themes and sex acts in film has morphed over time in ways and for reasons that fascinate Linda Williams. Why and how, she asks, did America go from being a culture that did not...
View ArticleTues 4.02.13 | Is Narrative Dead?
If the arts have changed with the times, why hasn't literature kept up? According to David Shields, music, theater, and the visual arts have all kept pace with technology and our changing society. But...
View ArticleTues 4.16.13 | Searching for Answers
Many consider The Searchers to be one of the greatest movies to come out of Hollywood. According to Glenn Frankel, this iconic Western has much to say about the mythos of US expansionism. It also, he...
View ArticleMon 11.03.14 | Men Down, Women Up?
Has the Great Recession affected men and women differently? What should we make of reports that the fortunes of American men and boys are on the decline? And what impact are books and films that tout...
View ArticleWed 5.27.15 | Probing “The Wire”
The Wire clearly wasn't your typical police drama. Linda Williams describes the way in which the critically acclaimed television serial about the streets and institutions of Baltimore broke new ground....
View ArticleTues 8.18.15 | Hollywood and the US Wartime State
When the US goes to war, its leaders hope and expect Hollywood to make movies that promote war culture and national unity. However, in the wake of 9/11, a number of filmmakers challenged the values and...
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