Aliya A Ali explores how kinship and marriage alliances shaped political power and governance in the early Islamic city of Kūfa.
Explores the cinematic career of British-Polish director, Paweł Pawlikowski.
A look through the ever-shifting landscape of the action genre and its representation of women.
Daniel Dufournaud reflects on the cultural impact of John Singleton, notably his portrayal of black masculinity.
These five lesbian movie characters show how style can reveal queerness, power, and transformation on screen.
Discover the story of Film Studies at Edinburgh University Press – the first publications, the books that changed the field and what you can expect to see in future
by Misha Nguyen, Book Reviews Editorial Assistant (De Montfort University) The upcoming Spring and Summer editions of the Journal of British Cinema and Television, Volume 21.2 & 21.3) promise another bumper crop of book reviews, offering valuable insights into recent…
by Brett Davies The author of ReFocus: The Films of Lawrence Kasdan chats about the writing process behind the book, what inspired him to explore the films of Lawrence Kasdan and what surprised him most during his research. Tell us…
by Elizabeth Castaldo Lundén The Oscars are awards season’s final show and the mothership that paved the way for all other awards ceremonies. Therefore, one must reserve the best look to capitalize on the build-up. But what makes an Oscars…
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…