Intuitive Action and Popular Culture in Trump’s Alternative Facts Age
As the exceptional American follows its path intuitively without any need to draw on agreed upon facts, guns can be drawn upon alternative facts driven by intuitive knowledge.
Raj Kapoor and India’s Foremost Cinematic Soft Power Breakthrough
Soft power has fast matured into a sine qua non of international political conduct. Awara inadvertently became soft power, facilitating Soviet trust of India.
Mainstream Film and the Middle East
A recent trend in film-making is bringing to Western audiences a more grounded Middle East.
The Memes of Our Lives, or How the Internet Shapes Reality in the Current Year
Memes are much more than just funny (or not) pictures and gifs flooding the Internet every day. They are strange occasions of synchronicity.
What Can We Learn About Resilience from ‘Breaking Bad’?
‘Breaking Bad’ potentially disrupts how we conceptualize resilience by opening up thinking space to consider who has the right (or opportunity) to be resilient.
Pop Culture and Latin America’s Conflicts
Militaries and police forces can win wars, but the television and cinematographic industries are critical components that will determine whether or not they will be remembered as heroes.
Amazon, American, or Israeli? The Pitfalls of ‘UN-iversalising’ Wonder Woman
There is no shortage of reasons why the choice of Wonder Woman as Honorary Ambassador for the Empowerment of Women and Girls is a dangerous one for the UN.
An Exploration into Queerness and Race in Contemporary Comics
Having queer characters in works, even when the narrative is not specifically about being queer, is crucial.
Commercial(ized) Nationalism on Display at the Olympics
Overseas corporations are taking an increasingly important role in telling Americans exactly who they are, as in the case of several ads broadcast during the Olympics.
The Audience in Popular Culture and World Politics
Paying attention to the way that meaning is negotiated can contribute to our understanding of the relationship between popular culture and world politics.
