Tuktuit: Caribou,
2026
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Tuktuit: Caribou, William L. Blizek, Monica Blizek
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a review of the short film, Tuktuit: Caribou (2026), directed by Lindsay Aksarniq McIntyre.
Taga,
2026
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Taga, William L. Blizek, Monica Blizek
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a review of the short film, Taga (2026), directed by Jill Marie Sachs.
Together Forever,
2026
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Together Forever, William L. Blizek, Monica Blizek
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a review of the short film, Together Forever (2026), directed by Gregory Barnes.
Rethinking Jewish Representation Amid Rising Antisemitism,
2026
Truman State University
Rethinking Jewish Representation Amid Rising Antisemitism, Dereck Daschke
Journal of Religion & Film
A report on a panel that occurred at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, "Rethinking Jewish Representation Amid Rising Antisemitism: Leveraging Insights from Our Groundbreaking USC “Jews on Screen” Study to Advance Narrative Change," presented by JITC (Jewish Institute for Television & Cinema) Hollywood Bureau.
Paralyzed By Hope: The Maria Bamford Story,
2026
University of Utah
Paralyzed By Hope: The Maria Bamford Story, Sheila Nayar
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story (2026), directed by Judd Apatow and Neil Berkeley.
The Story Of Documentary Film: Episode 1, “The Beginning",
2026
University of Utah
The Story Of Documentary Film: Episode 1, “The Beginning", Sheila Nayar
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of The Story of Documentary Film: Episode 1, “The Beginning" (2026), directed by Mark Cousins.
The Incomer,
2026
University of Utah
The Incomer, Sheila Nayar
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of The Incomer (2026), directed by Louis Paxton.
The Oldest Person In The World,
2026
University of Utah
The Oldest Person In The World, Sheila Nayar
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of The Oldest Person in the World (2025), directed by Sam Green.
Silenced,
2026
University of Utah
Silenced, Sheila Nayar
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Silenced (2025), directed by Selina Miles.
Lady,
2026
University of Utah
Lady, Sheila Nayar
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of LADY (2026), directed by Olive Nwosu.
Time And Water,
2026
University of Utah
Time And Water, Sheila Nayar
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Time and Water (2026), directed by Sara Dosa.
Aanikoobijigan [Ancestor/Great-Grandparent/Great-Grandchild],
2026
University of Utah
Aanikoobijigan [Ancestor/Great-Grandparent/Great-Grandchild], Sheila Nayar
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Aanikoobijigan [ancestor/great-grandparent/great-grandchild] (2026), directed by Adam Khalil and Zack Khalil.
Undertone,
2026
Truman State University
Undertone, Dereck Daschke
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of undertone (2026), directed by Ian Tuason.
Theydream,
2026
Truman State University
Theydream, Dereck Daschke
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of TheyDream (2026), directed by William David Caballero.
Sometimes I Picture You Dreaming: How American Female Directors Use Women-In-Prison Films As A Pathway For Public Education And Activism In The Era Of Mass Incarceration,
2026
CUNY Graduate Center
Sometimes I Picture You Dreaming: How American Female Directors Use Women-In-Prison Films As A Pathway For Public Education And Activism In The Era Of Mass Incarceration, Nicolette Natale
Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
This thesis examines the role of female directors in creating media that showcases how prisons perpetuate sexism or gender-based violence. As mass incarceration began to take off in the 1970s, this paper begins with an analysis of Jack Hill’s The Big Doll House (1971), which often served as the model for women-in-prison (WIP) exploitation films. While Hill perpetuated the white and male gaze in The Big Doll House, Stephanie Rothman subverts oppressive gazes in her WIP film, Terminal Island (1973), and demonstrates a concern with the historical gendered realities of prison – moving beyond representations of prison on the …
Russia’S Soft Power In Nahdlatul Ulama’S Art Exhibition Russia-Indonesia: Within The Framework Of Art,
2026
University of Indonesia
Russia’S Soft Power In Nahdlatul Ulama’S Art Exhibition Russia-Indonesia: Within The Framework Of Art, Nurul Rahmawati, Ahmad Fahrurodji
International Review of Humanities Studies
This study analyzes the construction of Russian cultural diplomacy in news media coverage of art exhibitions. Russia-Indonesia: Within the Framework of Art. The research uses the method Critical Discourse Analysis with Norman Fairclough's model and concept soft power Joseph Nye and the skeleton Taxonomy of Soft Power from Ohnesorge to map actor relations in cultural diplomacy practices. The results show that Russia utilizes art, religious symbols, and collaboration with Nusantara Utama Gallery and the involvement of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) artists as an instrument of soft power to build appeal and legitimacy among the Indonesian Muslim public through cross-media discourse …
Humanity Is Evolving Its Consciousness: The Role Of Archetypal Energies As Guides During An Unfolding Weeding Out And Alignment Process,
2026
UMass Boston
Humanity Is Evolving Its Consciousness: The Role Of Archetypal Energies As Guides During An Unfolding Weeding Out And Alignment Process, Carroy U. Ferguson
Psychology Faculty Publication Series
Humanity is evolving its consciousness at individual and collective levels. Given these seemingly tumultuous times, as of this writing (January 2026), to make such a statement may sound like a strange thing to say. However, I suggest that if you are alive today and if you are reading these words, these are the very times for which you were born—to assist Humanity as it evolves its consciousness with your unique gifts, whatever they may be. That is, this period of our individual and collective human being-ness may be characterized as an unfolding period of weeding out and alignment with the …
Domestic Violence Againts Women In Thailand: Galtung-Based Analysis Of Violence In Thai Drama “Tie Me (K)Not”,
2026
University of Indonesia
Domestic Violence Againts Women In Thailand: Galtung-Based Analysis Of Violence In Thai Drama “Tie Me (K)Not”, Akhdiat Dimas Abimanyu, Rahadjeng Pulungsari
International Review of Humanities Studies
This study examines the portrayal of domestic violence against women in the Thai drama Tie Me (K)not (2022) using Johan Galtung’s theory of violence, which categorizes violence into direct, structural, and cultural forms. Through qualitative content analysis, the research identifies how the drama depicts these forms of violence, reflecting broader societal issues in Thailand. The findings reveal explicit instances of direct violence, such as physical and psychological abuse, systemic structural violence through institutional failures in justice and support systems, and cultural violence rooted in patriarchal traditions that justify gender inequality. The drama not only highlights these oppressive dynamics but also …
In The Blink Of An Eye,
2026
University of Nebraska Omaha
In The Blink Of An Eye, John C. Lyden
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of In the Blink of an Eye (2024), directed by Andrew Stanton.
Framing Affect: Close Up To Feeling With Women At The Eighteenth-Century Theatre On The Twenty-First Century Screen,
2026
University of Oxford, United Kingdom
Framing Affect: Close Up To Feeling With Women At The Eighteenth-Century Theatre On The Twenty-First Century Screen, Ros M. Ballaster Professor
ABO: Interactive Journal for Women in the Arts, 1640–1830
Period films and television dramas of the twenty-first century use scenes of attendance at the theatre by women in the (long) eighteenth century as a test of their capacity to feel. Such scenes provide an opportunity to measure the competing affordances of screen and stage regarding affect in the eighteenth century and our present moment. Explored are scenes of theatrical affect from Dangerous Liaisons (1998) to The Duchess (2008), Harlots (2017), Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019), Bridgerton (2020). The figure of the liberated, educated, and aesthetically sensitive woman serves in period fiction on stage, screen and page more …
