Singals – A New Film About Arbroath and Scotland’s Maritime History
If there is one thing I could not have predicted fifteen years ago, it was that I would develop such a strong desire to explore the history of my hometown. Like many disillusioned teenagers who look around and struggle to identify themselves in their surroundings, I was focused upon what my life would look ...
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Guardians of the Forest: The Failure of the Magna Carta in Colonial America
Following on from the seismic news that the UK has voted to leave the EU, this new episode of The Artist in American History deconstructs the failure of early English settlers to adhere to the spirit of the Magna Carta upon their arrival in North America. Despite being widely proclaimed as one of England's greatest ...
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Reassessing Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing
Brash, vibrant, provocative and insightful - there are many reasons to revisit Spike Lee's 1989 street ballet, Do the Right Thing. But perhaps the most important -at least for now- is the way in which that film speaks to much deeper issues in modern American society. After a tumultuous period in which ...
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Looking For Charlie – Teaser Trailer
Introducing: Looking for Charlie (+ Teaser Trailer) - Click Play to View When we think about the most important comedians of the early twentieth century a list of familiar names come to mind – Laurel & Hardy, Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd and, of course, master of them all, Charlie Chaplin. Their images are ...
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The Artist in American History – Best of Seasons 1 and 2
First Time Visitors: The Artist in American History is an educational podcast series, featuring lectures and documentaries, by historian and Coventry University lecturer Dr. Darren R. Reid. The series, now in its third season, examines how film makers, illustrators, writers, and musicians have influenced and helped to ...
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Unfrozen: The Evolution of Walt Disney’s Princesses
Returning Visitors: In the first podcast of 2014, I take a look at the evolution of the Disney Princess over the past twenty five years. New year, a new series of podcasts. Future episodes currently being developed are "Love, Laughter, and Despair in the Silent Era" (series) and "The Politics of Star Wars". ...
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The Tragic Tale of Marceline Orbes, the Suicidal Clown Who Influenced Chaplin
Mishaps of Marceline - The Reconstructed Film The evolution of comedy in early twentieth century America is dominated by names like Chaplin and Keaton but prior to the explosion of those cinematic luminaries, the medium was dominated not by stars of the silver screen but the superstar clowns of the stage. ...
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