Perspectives from a Professor
I just never quite “got” the hoopla over Bohemian Rhapsody, yet I am eager for the release of Rocketman on May 31. What’s the difference for me between these musical biopics? I never felt the former had nearly enough context to satisfy me, especially regarding Freddie Mercury’s early life. Was he a prodigy in the …
May I say that the third season of Queer Eye is perfect for binge watching while book indexing! I cry a little during most episodes in the happiest way — thank you, Netflix — and am enjoying the larger budgets the series seems to have this season because it allows our consultants to make bigger …
BLUE CAR The Transgressive Teachers series resumes Saturday at 9:30 a.m. at aperture cinema in downtown Winston-Salem with Karen Moncrief’s film Blue Car (2002). Representations of educators in popular culture is one of my research areas, and without a doubt, this story about a high school teacher (David Strathairn) who preys on a talented but …
So, here’s the deal. I don’t know much about superhero movies and even less about comic books. Origin stories tend to grab me more than the ensemble-save-the-universe narratives because there is more backstory in those films. I usually like to hear people talk more than to watch them fight, and a three-hour runtime built around …
My student Wubetu Shimelash is screening his new documentary, The Power of Ethiopian Coffee, and Emma Young and I are premiering our documentary short, Connecting Ethiopia to the World, at the same event. Join us next Thursday, April 25, at 7 p.m. at Wake Forest University in Carswell Hall! This event is free and open …