
Portraits of dementia in Indian cinema raise important conversations about the condition
A University of Waterloo doctoral researcher evaluates the portrayal of dementia in various films made in different Indian languages.

A University of Waterloo doctoral researcher evaluates the portrayal of dementia in various films made in different Indian languages.

Fela, the self-proclaimed “Black President”, seems to be everywhere—like an omnipresent deity—nearly three decades after his death.

Budots was created as a sub-genre of electronic dance music; it was popularized by DJ Love, also known as Sherwin Calumpang Tuna.

The National COVID Memorial Wall in London was created to give people a chance to reflect on the impact of the pandemic.

They were Jan Mashiani and Len Taunyane (Tau), who appeared along with a white South African runner—B.W. Harris—in the Olympics marathon.

A Dalhousie University scholar looks back at Hage’s second novel, Cockroach, on the centenary of the death of Franz Kafka.

Sleep is the debut film from Korean director Jason Yu, a former assistant to the Oscar-winning director Bong Joon-ho (Parasite, 2019).

Comedian Jorelle Almeda wrote a screenplay about William Howard Taft, the first U.S civil governor of the Philippines.

Since the mid-2000s Miike has mostly produced chanbara—sword-fighting films—finding a home for his violent imagery in Japan’s feudal past.

Tlotlo Tsamaase’s debut novel, Womb City, interweaves the mythological and digital expanse of the culture of Botswana.










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