popular culture
In a recently published paper, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· PhD student Cooper Casale interrogates Jim Halpert’s direct-to-camera gaze in The Office and its similarities to what he calls the ‘fascist look.'
In advance of Tuesday’s Major League Baseball All-Star game, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· history professor Martin Babicz offers thoughts on why some fans remain loyal to baseball’s perennial losers.
ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Ʒ’s chair of Cinema Studies and Moving Image Arts shares insights on Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece ‘doomsday sex comedy’ and why the film is more relevant than ever.
ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· theatre professor Bud Coleman reflects on Arthur Miller’s Pulitzer-winning play and why it’s a story that still has meaning.
Upon the 65th anniversary of the record label, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· prof says that from Taylor Swift to K-pop, ‘It’s all Motown; they are not creating anything new.’
Sixty years after The Beatles’ first appearance on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show,’ ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· historian Martin Babicz reflects on their impact on U.S. culture and politics.
In honor of what would have been Al Capone’s 125th birthday, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· cinema researcher Tiel Lundy explains the enduring popularity of gangsters in film and the American imagination.
The film, which turns 50 this December, continues to leave a mark on Christians and the larger American public as both a horror film and a story about the battle between good and evil.
ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· Victorian literature scholars discuss why Charles Dickens’ classic is still retold and probably will be retold in Christmases yet to come.
Doctor Who turns 60 this year and ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· scientist, alumna and ‘Whovian’ super fan attributes the BBC show’s success and staying power to its relatable protagonist and strong plotlines.