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Sinners and History
Two historians give us their take on Ryan Coogler’s 2025 film Sinners. Wendell Nii Laryea Adjetey excavates the film’s deep history— veterans, gendered tropes, and the hidden transcript of African spiritual warfare—while Crystal Sheffield turns the film’s vampire metaphor on Clarksdale itself, where plantation-turned-resort tourism sells white supremacy as blues-country charm.
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Nuremberg and History
Three historians give us their take on James Vanderbilt’s 2025 film Nuremberg. Focusing on absences, choices, errors, and strengths, these scholars give us some sober second thought on a compelling Hollywood picture.
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Nostalgia and medievalism around the world
Five historians give us their take on the pervasive presence of nostalgia and medievalism in a global context. From Europe, to China, to Latin America, to Egypt, to the United States and Canada.
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