Frymus, Agata, 2020, Damsels and Divas: European Stardom in Silent Hollywood. Rutgers University Press, 260 pages
Fatima Qaraan
York University
Toronto, Ontario, Canada Continue Reading →
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Craig, B.B., Davis, P.G., & Rahko, S.E. (Eds.). (2024). Rupturing Rhetoric: The Politics of Race and Popular Culture Since Ferguson. University Press of Mississippi, 277 pages.
Shahbaz Khayambashi
Independent Scholar Continue Reading →
Book Review: Dr. Seuss and the Art of War: Secret Military Lessons
McFate, Montgomery, ed. 2024. Dr. Seuss and the art of war: Secret military lessons. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN: 978-1-5381-9362-4
Petra Hendrickson
Northern Michigan University
Marquette, Michigan, USA
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Book Review: Afraid to Feel: Sayaka Murata’s Vanishing World
Murata, Sayaka. Vanishing World. Granta Books, 2025.
Dr Thomas Caffrey
Dublin City University
Dublin, Ireland
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Book Review: Asian Political Cartoons
Petra Hendrickson
Northern Michigan University
Marquette, Michigan
Lent, John A. 2023. Asian political cartoons. University Press of Mississippi. ISBN: 9781496842534. Continue Reading →
Review of: Best Pick: A Journey Through Film History and the Academy Awards
Shahbaz Khayambashi
Independent Scholar
Toronto, ON, Canada
khayambashi@hotmail.com
Dorney, J., Regan, J., & Salinsky, T. (2022). Best Pick: A Journey Through Film History and the Academy Awards. Rowman & Littlefield, 315 pages. Continue Reading →
Beyond Beauty and Dolls: A Deconstructive Reading of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie
Beauty Kumari Shaw
Department of English, Banaras Hindu University
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
beauty.bhu095@gmail.com
Gerwig, G. (Director). (2023). Barbie [Film].Warner Brothers. Continue Reading →
Book Review: From Manjunath to Manjamma: The Inspiring Life of a Transgender Folk Artist
Marjana Mukherjee,
Brainware University,
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
marjana.mukherjee@gmail.com
From Manjunath to Manjamma: The Inspiring Life of a Transgender Folk Artist. Poems by Manjamma Jogathi and Harsha Bhat. HarperCollins, Haryana, 2023, ISBN: 978-9356991255 Continue Reading →
Book Review: The International Politics of Superheroes
Fatima Qaraan
PhD Candidate
York University
Toronto, Ontario
Turzi, Mariano. The International Politics of Superheroes. 2022. London, UK: Rowman & Littlefield. Continue Reading →
Game Review: Hogwarts Legacy as an Exemplar of Immersive Fantasy
Mayank Kejriwal
USC Information Sciences Institute
Marina del Rey, California, USA
kejriwal@isi.edu
Abstract
Among the most successful series in fantasy literature the Harry Potter books have been followed by similarly successful movies, merchandise, and theme park attractions. Continue Reading →
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