Hey, check it all out Baby, I know what it’s all about Before the night is through You will see my point of view Even if I have to scream and shout – Prince, “Baby I’m a Star” In the very first piece I ever wrote for the IU Cinema blog, I wrote about the… Read more »
Guest post by Timothy L. Fort, PhD, JD, Eveleigh Professor of Business Ethics, and Professor of Business Law & Ethics at the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. While it is true that governments negotiate peace treaties and maintain balances of power that relate to issues of war and peace, peacebuilding may also result… Read more »
Guest post by Terri Francis. African Diaspora cinemas and experimental films are established galaxies of research and creative endeavor, but rarely do they overlap in our everyday sense of things, despite a substantial and growing number of relevant and prominent artists and scholars whose work requires just such a comparative approach. You have to go… Read more »
As audience members, we seem to intuitively know how to interpret films. We accurately categorize films as fiction and documentary without giving it a second thought. But how do we know which films are fiction or nonfiction? What conventions do filmmakers draw from to code their films as representations of fantasy or reality?
Guest post by Alex Armijos and Hannah Boomershine. Themester interns Alex Armijos and Hannah Boomershine had a conversation with Alex Lichtenstein, a professor of history at IU. They discussed the social context of the landmark case Loving v. Virginia, which inspired the 2016 Oscar-nominated film, Loving. Lichtenstein’s work examines the intersection of labor history and… Read more »
Guest post by Malique Boothe. Kappa Alpha Psi originated at Indiana University in the year 1911, from the strength of 10 illustrious men. One hundred and six years later the Alpha Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated continues to be actively engaged in the community; uplifting students and people around them. The historically African-American organization… Read more »