Generative AI’s overemphasis on Western moral concerns could reinforce global disparities in sensitive applications such as public health messaging and global communication.
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Archetypal components of western genre – gold hunting and revenge – are mashed up with a samurai-sword-wielding heroine.
Tornado demonstrates the continuing international influence of the Japanese samurai film.
This year is the 41st anniversary of Colorado’s Rocky Mountain Regional Rodeo, continuing its legacy despite anti-LGBTQ+ sentiments in the state.
As The Settlers reminds us, films have often played a crucial role in helping establish and disseminate colonial mythologies.
The most distinctive aspect of Almodóvar’s film, beyond its acknowledgment of same-sex desire, is its focus on mid-life intimacy.
The decolonisation of science is an essential step for the academic community in Indonesia to find their voice.
Rockstar Games’s latest release has set a new precedent for realism, but living the “every day” in games can easily test our patience.
How can we understand each other, especially when stereotypes cloud our view? An ethnographic movie captures a sense of the ‘other’ in an encounter between Maasai villagers and Dutch tourists.
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