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Being a Greek captive in the medieval Mediterranean
Read more: Being a Greek captive in the medieval MediterraneanI would like to introduce you to two people. The first of these was called Iohannes Glafchyrno. Glafchyrno appears in the historical record...
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Ridley Scott’s Napoleon: From Uniformed Soldier to Costumed Emperor
by Brontë Hebdon Early in Ridley Scott’s Napoleon (2023), Bonaparte and Josephine de Beauharnais see each other for the first time. Their eyes meet across the room at one of the infamous post-terror bals des victims, and both are immediately…
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A Q&A with Daniela Berghahn on Exotic Cinema
by Daniela Berghahn Exotic Cinema author Daniela Berghahn chats to EUP on the inspiration behind the book and what surprised her most during the writing process. Tell us a bit about your book With my latest book Exotic Cinema, I…
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Filming Modernity and Islam in Colonial Egypt
A Q&A with Heba Arafa Abdelfattah In this author Q&A, Heba Arafa Abdelfattah introduces her latest book, Filming Modernity and Islam in Colonial Egypt, which explores the formative years of Egyptian film (1919–52) to contest the contradiction between Islam and…
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Lady Justice as an Allegory in Motion
by Valérie Hayaert Animated by signs that are in essence mutable, Justitia (Lady Justice) may be perceived as an allegory in motion. Scholars who pretend to master the intricacies of this “science of images” (iconology) forget an important fact: allegories…
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A Q&A with the authors of Liminal Noir in Classical World Cinema
by Lis Sodl, Elyce Rae Helford and Christopher Weedman Lis Sodl (M.A. Student, English Department, Middle Tennessee State University) interviews Elyce Rae Helford and Christopher Weedman on their new book, Liminal Noir in Classical World Cinema. Could you please briefly…
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A Q&A with Susan Kerns on ReFocus: The Films of Susan Seidelman
by Susan Kerns ReFocus: The Films of Susan Seidelman editor, Susan Kerns, discusses researching the book, what surprised her during the process, the most exciting part of the project and whether her research changed her worldview in this fascinating Q&A.…
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5 Reasons Why All Graduate Education Should Include the Digital Humanities
by Bailey Betik and Alexander Cors Graduate education has traditionally been the final stage of academic apprenticeship, where individuals delve deep into their chosen fields of study. It’s a time for specialization and expertise, where students engage in critical thinking…
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The Evolution of AI
by Jon Chun and Katherine Elkins Generative AI is a transformative force, reshaping both arts and humanities computing. Its recent evolution retraces our own human evolution, only on a vastly accelerated scale. In the Beginning Was the Word Working with…
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A Q&A with the editors of Refocus: The Films of Jane Campion
by Alexia L. Bowler and Adele Jones Refocus: The Films of Jane Campion (2023) is the first collection of scholarly essays on Oscar winning film director Jane Campion, director of The Piano (1993) and more recently The Power of the…