Tag: hollywood
Exploring the data on Hollywood’s gender pay gap
Roberto Pedace, Scripps College
Audiences were furious to hear that Michelle Williams was paid eight times less than Mark Wahlberg for her starring role in...
A booming international movie market is transforming Hollywood
Weiko Lin, Emerson College
Marvel’s “Shang-Chi” – the studio’s first Asian superhero movie – is a sign of the times.
Destin Daniel Cretton, who is of...
What drives the appeal of ‘Passion of the Christ’ and other...
S. Brent Rodriguez-Plate, Hamilton College
Church isn’t the only place people go to learn about Jesus.
At the beginning of Lent, 15 years ago, devout evangelical...
Oscars 2019: Beyond the stats, why diversity matters
Dorinne Kondo, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
With the Academy Awards approaching, the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative released its...
#MeToo movement finds an unlikely champion in Wall Street with the...
Elizabeth C. Tippett, University of Oregon
If you were worried that the #MeToo movement might fade away, fear not. It has been carved into one...
New ways scientists can help put science back into popular culture
Clifford Johnson, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
How often do you, outside the requirements of an assignment, ponder...
Literature has long been sounding the alarm about sexual violence in...
Billy J. Stratton, University of Denver
Recent revelations about Hollywood’s culture of sexual harassment and violence might come as a surprise to many Americans.
After all,...
Literature has long been sounding the alarm about sexual violence in...
Billy J. Stratton, University of Denver
Recent revelations about Hollywood’s culture of sexual harassment and violence might come as a surprise to many Americans.
After all,...
EXPLORING NATURE
In Disney’s ‘Moana,’ the characters navigate using the stars, just like...
Christopher Palma, Penn State
If you have visited an island like one of the Hawaiian Islands, Tahiti or Easter...
