When Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen teamed up for The Good Liar, their first movie together, I was waiting with bated breath to witness this rare cornucopia of talent on the screen. When you put such power-packed artists together in a frame, the result is going to be explosive without a doubt. Then, I watchedContinue reading “‘The Good Liar’, on Amazon Prime Video, isn’t as explosive as its stellar cast”
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How Villains Are Depicted Differently in Male- vs. Female-Authored Gothic Novels of the Eighteenth Century (Part 2 of 3)
(If you haven’t already, click here to read part 1 of this series of blogs on gendered Gothic villains) Ann Radcliffe’s A Sicilian Romance A (very) brief introduction to Ann Radcliffe Ann Radcliffe (1764 – 1823) was arguably the most popular novelist in eighteenth-century England. She is widely considered to be the originator of theContinue reading “How Villains Are Depicted Differently in Male- vs. Female-Authored Gothic Novels of the Eighteenth Century (Part 2 of 3)”
How Villains Are Depicted Differently in Male- vs. Female-Authored Gothic Novels of the Eighteenth Century (Part 1 of 3)
Scholar Donna Heiland writes in her book Gothic and Gender: An Introduction that “Gothic novels are all about patriarchies, about how they function, what threatens them, what keeps them going” (p.10). Heiland further notes that while patriarchy is the prime focus of Gothic novels, it is also a Gothic machination in itself: “Patriarchy inevitably celebratesContinue reading “How Villains Are Depicted Differently in Male- vs. Female-Authored Gothic Novels of the Eighteenth Century (Part 1 of 3)”
How the soundscape of colonialism changed through the centuries
The soundscape in the age of colonialism was defined by new sounds heard by colonisers and natives for the first time, the voice and noise of dissent and protest, propaganda broadcasts over the radio, revolutionary speeches, patriotic music, and sloganeering, among others. Sound became a source and expression of rebellion, the announcement of a culturalContinue reading “How the soundscape of colonialism changed through the centuries”
How art and architecture integrate politics and religion
The use of monumental art and architecture to combine politics and religion has been a historical phenomenon transcending eras, cultures and geographical locations. People often used places of worship to beseech the Gods for prosperity, wealth and victory in war. Moreover, invaders and conquerors always devastated the major temples in an empire to establish theirContinue reading “How art and architecture integrate politics and religion”
The Roaring Kotzilla 