Author: María Piqueras Pérez University of Murcia Download PDF version Marked by Protests, demonstrations, the presidential campaign, a global pandemic and the death tolls that have come along together with mask wearing, 2020 has been a year characterized by dramatic...
Author: Juan Rodríguez Santos University of Alcalá Download PDF version If you polled Americans to identify which character in all cinema best represents American values, it is quite likely that many would choose Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone). Without a doubt,...
Author: Lisann Anders University of Zürich Download PDF version In this regard, the dependence of society on each individual is not unidirectional but a mutual interdependence. Thus, individuals are also affected by the specific communities they belong to and the changes...
Author: Lisann Anders University of Zürich Download PDF version What is a community? And what does it mean in the context of contemporary American popular culture? The TV show Community tackles these questions in a creative way. It looks at how...
Featured image: art by Steve Marchal. Download PDF version When Rocky was released in 1976, it became a worldwide phenomenon celebrated by both audience and critics. The story of Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) is the typical fairy tale of the...
There was a lot that confused me. Why were there so many commercials on TV? In Kuwait and Egypt there was a commercial segment and you could opt not to watch it. What exactly was daylight saving time? And did...
We’re glad to share the call for papers for the August 2021 issue of sci-fi dedicated Foundation Journal. The editors look for articles on Afrofuturism, indigenous futurisms, as well as the work of white authors (Gwyneth Jones’ White Queen, Geoff...
Download PDF version Little Fires Everywhere, the Hulu original limited television show adapted from the eponymous Celeste Ng’s novel covers topics related with race, identity, motherhood, and pregnancy, among others. The show tells the stories of two families, Mia Warren...
We’re glad to share the call for papers for the 4th issue of the academic journal JAm It! (Journal of American Studies in Italy). The issue will delve into new critical approaches to the complex and often-fraught multicultural paradigm, whose formulation...
Our book recommendation of the month is George Lipsitz’s Time Passages: Collective Memory and American Popular Culture. The book is a collection of essays on American popular culture spans from popular music to television comedies, delving into popular narratives with...
