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Screens of Power: Film, TV & Representation examines how visual media shapes political imagination, cultural legitimacy and systems of exclusion. From streaming platforms and algorithmic visibility to state censorship, propaganda and representational erasure, this category interrogates who controls the screen and whose stories are allowed to circulate. Film and television are treated not as neutral entertainment, but as contested terrains where ideology, power and identity are constantly negotiated.

Screens of Power: Film, TV & Representation

October 25, 2024

Screams That Echo Through Time: Top 10 Classic Horror Films for the Perfect Halloween Night

As the nights grow longer and the leaves rustle with a whisper of impending chills, Halloween draws near—an occasion that invites both nostalgia and fear. What better way to embrace…

Screens of Power: Film, TV & Representation

October 18, 2024

Breaking the Mold: How Modern TV Shows Are Redefining Storytelling

In the rapidly evolving television landscape, contemporary TV shows are redefining storytelling in innovative and captivating ways. These groundbreaking series employ new storytelling techniques that challenge traditional narrative structures, develop complex and nuanced characters,…

Screens of Power: Film, TV & Representation

October 15, 2024

Rewinding Time: The Nostalgia of Revisiting Childhood Cinema Classics

Nostalgia is a powerful and complex emotion, one that can transport us back to simpler times and evoke a myriad of feelings. This sentimental longing or wistful affection for the…

Culture Wars & Identity·Screens of Power: Film, TV & Representation

September 12, 2024

The Future of Filmmaking: Emerging Directors to Watch in 2024

Is cinema dying? For film fanatics, this question serves as a constant undercurrent through every new screening, box office data release, and movie review. Lately, with the impacts of the…

Culture Wars & Identity·Screens of Power: Film, TV & Representation

September 5, 2024

On Shoegaze as an Aesthetic: A Theory on Extramusical Manifestations

Recently, a provoking list of movies circulated under the heading “Shoegaze Cinema”. Letterboxd user Drew Edelstein created said list, arguing that “From the mid-1990s to the early 2000s, there was…

Culture Wars & Identity·Screens of Power: Film, TV & Representation

September 3, 2024

A discussion on Western feminism and its failures in women’s rights under imperial violence.

Farha (dir Darin J Sallam) 2021. This film shows the 1948 Nakba, a forced displacement, an exodus forced onto the lives of Palestinians by the Zionist state of Israel. They…

Screens of Power: Film, TV & Representation

May 21, 2024

Xenophobia in the Media: Examining Biases in Immigration Reporting

Xenophobia, the irrational fear or dislike of people from other countries, has become a prevalent issue in today’s globalised world. Nowhere is this more evident than in the media, where…

The One Where We Lost A Friend: Goodbye, Matthew Perry

Screens of Power: Film, TV & Representation

December 31, 2023

The One Where We Lost A Friend: Goodbye, Matthew Perry

As the year comes to an end, we remember those we have lost. One of the perhaps most sudden and shocking deaths of a star this year was Matthew Perry’s.…

Culture Wars & Identity·Screens of Power: Film, TV & Representation

December 11, 2023

Top Boy: Inside the World Of Gang Life

To quote Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, comparisons are offensive, but the UK series Top Boy has often been compared to shows such as Snowfall, The Wire, Blue Story, Adulthood…

Screens of Power: Film, TV & Representation

December 4, 2023

Navigating the controversial waters of friends: unpacking episodes that stirred debate

Explore the tumultuous legacy of Friends as we delve into episodes criticized for transphobia, homophobia, and violence. Discover how evolving perspectives and open dialogue reshape our understanding, allowing new generations…