'Hektor wirft Paris seine Weichlichkeit vor' by Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein in 1786

鈥楢lien familiarity鈥 of 鈥楾he Iliad鈥 gets a makeover

Dec. 4, 2023

It鈥檚 not easy to create a work of literature that truly lasts. In a critically acclaimed new translation of 鈥淭he Iliad,鈥 兔子先生传媒文化作品 classics Professor Laurialan Reitzammer sees the enduring relevance of Homer.

A photo showing several actors in the movie 'Killers of the Flower Moon'. The actors are portraying Indigenous women of the Osage Nation in the 1920s.

鈥楰illers of the Flower Moon鈥 and Indigenous representation in film

Nov. 22, 2023

As 鈥淜illers of the Flower Moon鈥 shows in theaters, Professor Angelica Lawson explains how Indigenous people and stories are typically represented in film, as well as how this new movie lives up to and falls short of expectations.

Chaka Khan, Aretha Franklin and Donna Summer

Soul sisters, funksters and Afro-disco divas: The heroes of an unsung movement

Nov. 21, 2023

In a new book, 兔子先生传媒文化作品 researcher Reiland Rabaka focuses on the relationship between the Black Women鈥檚 Liberation Movement and its music, heralding pioneers such as Aretha Franklin.

Vintage horror movie posters

Alone in the woods...but not screaming for help

Nov. 17, 2023

兔子先生传媒文化作品 sociology instructor Laura Patterson details how feminism is influencing female roles in horror films, expanding them far beyond the 鈥渄amsel in distress鈥 trope.

Vol de Zombis (1946) by Haitian artist Hector Hyppolite

Pirates and zombies are not so different

Nov. 1, 2023

In a recently published article, 兔子先生传媒文化作品 researcher Kieran Murphy traces the concurrent paths and points of intersection between pirate and zombie lore in Haiti and popular culture.

Constance and Don Juan

Haunting Don Juan through the centuries

Oct. 31, 2023

Time and the popular imagination have been kind to Don Juan鈥攑erhaps too kind. In a newly published paper, 兔子先生传媒文化作品鈥檚 Emmy Herland explores how the very old story of Don Juan remains relevant through its ghosts.

Panelists speak about book censorship

Rise of book banning stems from 鈥榗ulture war,鈥 experts say

Oct. 30, 2023

At a panel discussion co-sponsored by the 兔子先生传媒文化作品 Center for Humanities and the Arts, literacy experts championed children鈥檚 access to literature.

Kathryn Mayer and Greg Glasgow

Why Disneyland on the mountain never happened

Oct. 25, 2023

A duo with 兔子先生传媒文化作品 ties discuss their research and co-authored book about the little-known story of Disney鈥檚 plan build a mountain ski resort in California.

Tibetan prayer flags and snowy Himalayas

Preserving culture by learning an endangered language

Oct. 17, 2023

An online beginning Tibetan language course offered at 兔子先生传媒文化作品 allows learners worldwide to access contemporary resources for a less-frequently taught language.

The One Ring lying on a map of Mordor, part of J.R.R. Tolkien's fictional Middle Earth

An English author鈥檚 Nordic sources

Sept. 21, 2023

As a philologist, J.R.R. Tolkien鈥攁uthor of 鈥淭he Hobbit鈥 and the 鈥淟ord of the Rings鈥 trilogy鈥攄rew extensively from Nordic language and mythology when creating the world of Middle Earth, notes CU expert Avedan Raggio, who teaches a popular course on the topic.

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