Dissertation Digest — Timbeando en Nueva York: Cuban Dance Culture in Havana and New York City
By Sarah Town New York’s casineros come together in Central Park on a recent Saturday afternoon, their dance… Read More
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Earth Music
By Alexander Rehding and Daniel KL Chua Carl Sagan proudly exhibits the Golden Record. Exactly forty years ago, in… Read More
Balancing the Sound and Score: Sonic Storytelling in Wonder Woman
By Caitlan Truelove Wonder Woman is not your standard superhero film in many ways, the most important being the balance of sound and score. Read More
Reflections on the Nature of Evil or, Eichmann in Themyscira
By Naomi Graber[1] The creative team behind Wonder Woman faced no simple task: they had to create a stand-alone film that would still… Read More
A Woman’s Voice (Wonder Woman)
By Jessica Getman Despite Steve Trevor’s attempts to convince her otherwise, Diana continued to insist that Ares was behind The Great War. In the end… Read More
From Sex Object to God: A New World for Wonder Woman
By Grace Edgar In her first solo outing, Diana (Gal Gadot) faced the daunting task of defeating the very concept of war itself. Raised by… Read More
Quick Takes on Wonder Woman
Today, Musicology Now begins a series of Quick Takes on the summer blockbuster hit, Wonder Woman. Grace Edgar, Jessica Getman, Caitlan Truelove, and Naomi Graber will… Read More
Quick Takes: Chains of Nostalgia in The Guardians of the Galaxy
By Brooke McCorkle Among the many Marvel Cinematic Universe films to grace the summer screens over the last decade, The Guardians of the Galaxy stands out for… Read More
Quick Takes: Allegories of the Self in Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2
By James Buhler About two-thirds of the way into the film, Ego (Kurt Russell) is trying to persuade his son, Peter (Chris Pratt), that they… Read More
Quick Takes: Foreshadowing and Mirroring in Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2
by Catrin Watts As I watched the beginning of Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2, I was struck with a sense of déjà vu: the… Read More