Exploring themes such as history, politics and identity, this year’s programme is surprisingly fresh.
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In the album, Swift claims that she can use heartbreak as a stimulus for creativity, rather than allow it to dictate her everyday life.
Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke’s odd-couple road movie caper shows just how far lesbian film has come in the last century.
Ordinary, everyday experiences of the pandemic, such as mask wearing and quarantining, are rendered extraordinary through the show’s melodrama.
How does Donald Trump, the son of a millionaire, manage to be an ‘outsider’? A clue might be found in The Apprentice, a melodrama which uses exaggerated emotion to tell the story of an underdog overcoming adversity.
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Senior lecturer in literature, Australian National University
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Professor of Film and Screen Studies, University of Portsmouth
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Lecturer in East Asian Studies, University of Sheffield
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Lecturer in Music, University of Liverpool
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Senior Lecturer, Technology in Culture and Society, The University of Melbourne