Taylor Swift’s ‘Patient Zero’ retells Daphne du Maurier’s classic Gothic novel, giving Rebecca a chance to speak for herself.
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Classic songs ‘Nowhere to Run’ and ‘Dancing in the Street’ captured the revolutionary spirit of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s.
Why aimless streaming should be avoided because video uses so much more energy than just audio.
In a world where algorithms increasingly shape everyday life, many works of art are beginning to reflect how intertwined we’ve become with computational systems.
Rather than offering authenticity and inviting her fans into her life, Katy Perry’s latest single reproduces and in fact exaggerates the same persona that fuelled her earlier success.
The Beatle’s first film, A Hard Day’s Night, debuted on July 6 1964. Sixty years on it still explodes with revolutionary pop-cultural energy.
In our new research we examined popular music videos which drew on historical myths and contemporary clergymen to mobilise Iraq’s Shia population to fight the Islamic State.
Nigeria is deeply polarised along ethnic, religious, cultural and political lines – and violence is never far from the surface.
50 Cent possessed the authenticity so important to hip-hop. He wasn’t just posturing about the ‘gangsta’ lifestyle – he had lived it.
In their new video, Sam Smith celebrates their sexuality unapologetically like many other mass market pop stars. So why the backlash? An expert explains.
The album Mr. Money With The Vibe, with its amapiano influences, is just 30 minutes long but it speaks volumes about Asake’s talents.
Over the past year, the singer has carefully constructed a visage that has made him nearly unrecognizable.
Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s song has cause an uproar for its explicit expression of female sexuality.
Low-budget, grassroots video-film efforts are beginning to blossom and will shape the film industry in the long run.
West London group 1011 music group have been banned from making music without police permission.
The music industry, like all other media, can be censored to some extent. So how does this change its output?
Donald Glover’s music video is a multi-layered political statement which aims to kick its audience out of its complacency.
They’re silly, but the singer’s statement pants are an important comment on female storytelling.
In 1997 Pippilotti Rist walked down a street of cars and smashed their windows in a vivaciously feminist call to arms. You might recognise the homage to Risk’s work in Beyoncé’s Lemonade.
MTV may not be the power house it used to be but the music video is flourishing online.
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Professor of Screen Studies, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Humanities in Africa, University of Cape Town
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Senior Lecturer in Creative Digital Design, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Associate Professor of Communications, Elon University
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Lecturer in Screen Media, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Associate Professor in Media, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor, Music Industry, RMIT University
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Senior Lecturer in Journalism, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer, Media Arts & Production / Sound & Music Design Program, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor in Literary Studies, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer in Applied Social Sciences, University of Bedfordshire; Independent Social Research Foundation
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Associate professor, Aston University
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Lecturer in Popular Music, University of Liverpool
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Principal Lecturer, Social Care and Social Work, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Honorary Professor, Edith Cowan University
