Perspectives on Culture
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Masters at the Movies, Take 21
Robert Brent Toplin | Mar 1, 2013
The AHA's "Masters at the Movies" series invites distinguished scholars in the history profession to... -
In Praise of Frank Capra, Fabulist
Michael Kazin | Mar 1, 2013
From 1936 to 1946, Frank Capra directed four of the most compelling movies I have ever seen: Mr. Dee... -
The Vietnam Legacies
Marilyn Young | Jan 1, 2013
One of the many things historians get from journalists are great quotes, and Haunting Legacy: Vietna... -
Film Festival: Celebrating the Work of John Sayles
Chris Hale | Nov 1, 2012
Writer-director John Sayles has very a unique place in the history American film: not only did he pl... -
Masters at the Movies, Take 20: Marshall Eakin Looks at Brazilian Identities through a Cinematic Lens
Robert Brent Toplin | May 1, 2012
In this issue historian Marshall C. Eakin focuses on the significance of an enormously popular Brazi... -
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands as a Meditation on Mesticagem in Brazil
Marshall C. Eakin | May 1, 2012
Few films manage to capture and communicate images that sum up a nation's identity at a particular h... -
Masters at the Movies, Take 19: Poshek Fu on Hong Kong Films
Robert Brent Toplin | Apr 1, 2012
The AHA's "Masters at the Movies" series invites distinguished scholars in the history profession to... -
Masters at the Movies, Take 18: Denise Youngblood on Elem Klimov's Come and See
Robert Brent Toplin | Mar 1, 2012
We can all point to movies that impressed us greatly because they portrayed the horrors of war in me... -
Apocalyptic Visions of the Great Patriotic War: Elem Klimov's Come and See
Denise J. Youngblood | Mar 1, 2012
It's a sunny day. Children romp on a beach, while others dig in the sand. A carefree scene, except t...