Is It Time for an Iranian-American Buddy Film?
Challenging dominant IR narratives and reworking the US geopolitical imaginary of Iran via popular culture is possible. Stranger things have happened.
Like Drone Strikes, ‘Eye in the Sky’ Is Much Less Accurate than Claimed
Eye in the Sky fails to explore the real utilitarian calculations, and ethical concerns, of the US Coalition drone programme.
How Movie References Can Make Teaching Theories More Accessible
The different time periods in the trilogy ‘Back to the Future’ have been valuable for bringing concepts in courses such as IPE and IR Theory to life.
The Politics of Performance: Gender Identity in Cosplay
The study of cosplay is important as it informs the study of gender performance and popular culture narratives.
Four Things I Don’t like about the Advance Discussion of Eye in the Sky
Does the movie ‘Eye in the Sky’ really provide insight into targeted killing? Here are four reasons why we ought to be suspicious.
Fantasies of Occupation: ‘Occupied’ and ‘the Man in the High Castle’
The Man in the High Castle is the perfect ‘distraction’ for a country riven by increasingly bitter culture wars, and a complete breakdown in civil discourse.
Review – Art and Politics Now
Anthony Downey’s book is a timely overview of the art world’s involvement in politics and a good reference for academics interested in art’s potential to engage and even redefine politics.
Review – This War of Mine
By putting the civilians’ experience at the forefront, TWoM addresses the side of war that is often overlooked in many forms of popular culture as well as IR discourse.
The UN through the Pop-Culture Looking Glass
At 70 years of age the United Nations barely registers in the history of either the big or the small screen, and when it does the results are markedly unflattering.
On Putin, Politics, and Popular Culture: An Interview with Alexander J. Motyl
Alexander J. Motyl discusses his new book, Vovochka, as well as politics, popular culture, and the subject of this satirical romp, Vladimir Putin.
