Langston Hughes and the Harlem Renaissance
Perhaps one of the most exciting moments in US history, the Harlem Renaissance was an explosion of art, literature, and performance in New York's Harlem burgh. One of its foremost participants, Langston Hughes, produced some of the greatest poetry of his generation - words which challenged dominant racial stereotypes ...
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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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The Politics of Star Wars
In the latest episode of season three of The Artist in American History we examine the surprisingly deep politics of the original Star Wars film. From the importance of guerrilla fighters in the post-Vietnam era to the arrogance of technologically superior empires, the original Star Wars was a surprisingly deep affair ...
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Imagining the World of Tomorrow
In the latest episode of The Artist in American History (season three), Darren considers the role of science fiction writers and filmmakers as they frame the problems of today through imagined worlds in the future. In particular, this episode focuses upon the recent film Chappie and the ways in which it uses the coming ...
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The Artist in American History – A Podcast About Art, Gender, Class, and Race in America
The Artist in American History is a podcast series which explores class, race, and gender in American through the lens of the artist. This series includes lectures on topics such as race in comic books, gender in Disney movies, and the ways in which modern society is reflected in the fiction we love to ...
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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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