In this article, the authors engage with the concept of peacebuilding in the process of designing video games. As part of the historical background, the authors firstly highlight the fact that wargames play an…
This blog entry by Philip V. Bohlman discusses the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on the Eurovision Song Contest 2022. Bohlman begins by discussing how ‘Stefania’, the song entered for the competition by…
This entry to the library from The New Yorker is a collection of three short works of fiction by the South American author Jorge Luis Borges, with the first two particularly relevant as examples of ‘peace literature’:…
This entry to the library contains a translation into English of Gabriel Gárcia Márquez’s acceptance speech for the Nobel Prize in Literature, 1982. As a globally renowned Colombian author, most well-known for his…
This essay, a chapter of the anthological work Horror After 9/11: World of Fear, Cinema of Terror, analyzes how torture films such as the Saw or Hostel franchises reflected the fears, views, and policies of post 9/11…
This article is a personal essay on the power of storytelling in the face of violence, conflict, and grief. Author John Crowley, who is both an academic and a fiction author, specifically examines fantasy and escapism,…
This article interprets the “beach party films” of the late 1950s and early 1960s as rebellions against societal expectations and unrest. R. L. Rutsky argues that surfing films were inherently about nonconformity and a…
This article discusses how artists used music and music videos to create a counternarrative during Turkey’s 2013 Gezi Park protests. It analyzes the various tactics used by artists and filmmakers, such as mash-ups,…
This article is a personal essay examining the author’s relationship with his mother via the horror films they watched together. The essay uses anecdotal evidence and elements of memoir (bringing up specific films and…
This article, originally a speech made by Caroline Coon, examines the power art has to influence popular opinion and politics. Taking 1970s British punk band The Clash as a case study, the article uses anecdotes to…