The article begins by setting out the context of Northern Ireland following the Good Friday Agreement, arguing that the region had experienced a top-down peace process conducted primarily at the level of state…
This article discusses the character Beth March in Louisa May Alcott’s novel Little Women as well as Alcott’s sister, on whom Beth is based. It highlights the contrast between the events of the novel–Beth’s quiet…
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 uses literary theory to argue that comedy in fiction can enlighten in the same way as tragedy. Authors Eva Dadlez and Daniel Lüthi argue that comedy and tragedy use similar tactics such as incongruity…
This brief introduction to peace literature explains the main tenets and concepts used in the burgeoning field. Author Antony Adolf argues that peace literature as a genre uses the subgenre of tragicomedy to evoke…
This article examines the relationship between comedy and war, seeking to understand why comedy is used so often in war narratives. It surveys a wide range of literature, from Aristophanes’s Ancient Greek plays to Don…
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 examines how the horror genre in literature treats its black female characters and their trauma. It examines the relationship of haunting as a technique used in horror and haunting as a visualization of…
The L.A. Rebellion was a group of black UCLA film students from the 1960-80s who focused on creating a black cinema to combat the racist stereotypes portrayed in classic Hollywood. This was a period in American history…
The Global Peace Film Festival is a yearly festival that aims to inspire peace-building efforts through the engagement of local communities and presentation of peace narratives. This paper explores the ways in which…