Mothers have long been absent from dystopian stories. ‘Maternal cli-fi’ is changing the narrative
Jodie Comer in The End We Start From. Signature Entertainment Rachel Williamson, University of Canterbury Writing over 30 years ago,…
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Should Taylor Swift be taught alongside Shakespeare? A professor of literature says yes
Liam E Semler, University of Sydney Does Taylor Swift’s music belong in the English classroom? No, obviously. We should teach…
With ‘Goodbye Mary,’ Molly Tuttle extends country music’s lineage of reproductive rights songs to the post-Roe era
Molly Tuttle is a rising star in American roots music. Amy Harris/Invision/AP William Nash, Middlebury Jason Aldean’s song “Try That…
Why have you read ‘The Great Gatsby’ but not Ursula Parrott’s ‘Ex-Wife’?
Writer Ursula Parrott, pictured with her son, Marc, in 1935. ACME Newspapers Marsha Gordon, North Carolina State University In 1925,…
The movie ‘Barbie’ has put the phrase ‘toxic femininity’ back in the news – here’s what it means and why you should care
Some conservative commentators have labeled roles in the recent ‘Barbie’ movie as examples of ‘toxic feminity.’ Scott Garfitt/Invision/AP Karrin Vasby…