Expert Comment
Dr Tom Hemingway comments on the Star Wars franchise
Time has been kind to The Phantom Menace. This week’s 25th anniversary re-release of the 1999 Star Wars film demonstrates how perceptions around a film can change over time.
Professor David Wright comments on recent study by Art UK
In recent years, statues have tended to be in the news when they've come down, so it is really interesting to see a story about statues going up, and to see some positive outputs from the campaigns to diversify who is represented in our towns and cities.
Dr Heidi Ashton on abuse in music industry
The experiences of women in the music industry is part of an ongoing and pernicious issue in the Creative Industries more broadly.
Tom Hemingway discusses Oscar nominations
The big story from this morning’s Oscar nominations is the dual snub of Barbie’s Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig for Best Actress and Best Director respectively.
Dr Jen Baker on Lynda La Plante
Dr Jen Baker, who lectures on British crime fiction of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, particularly praised La Plante’s award as indicative of her keen grasp, exploitation, and representation of the gender politics long at play in the history of crime fiction writing.