Fictional films and television programs can entertain, uplift, distract and educate us, but could they also help to make us better people? We explored this and related questions at our recent… Read more »
The program for this workshop is now complete and we look forward to welcome our speakers and guests from around the world to our zoom event. More details can be… Read more »
Lovely review by Fiona Hobden of my latest book TV Antiquity. Swords, sandals, blood and sand in Critical Studies of Television Check out review
This post is somewhat belated, but earlier in the winter I published another article for The Conversation. In time for Christmas, it discussed Disney’s new film The Nutcracker and the… Read more »
Recently, I had the pleasure of cruising the Norwegian Fjords. This wasn’t just an exciting and enjoyable holiday, but also quite fascinating and inspiring with regard to my interest in… Read more »
I recently watched the latest Marvel superhero film Thor: Ragnarok with a friend. As a fan of myth, I was rather curious about how this is dealt with given the… Read more »
I recently published an article on the most recent film appropriating Arthurian myth – Guy Ritchie’s King Arthur – Legend of the Sword. In this piece written for The Conversation,… Read more »
I recent research trip to Gladstone’s Library helped me to make headwaves with the forthcoming monograph on Antiquity TV. What a great place for research. The calm and peaceful surroundings… Read more »