“White Power Laundries” and the Clash Over Asians in America
The dark history of white power laundry and asians in America.
The Etiquette of Desegregation
How whites and blacks had to learn new forms of etiquette post desegregation.
How Second-Wave Feminists Saw Saturday Morning Cartoons
Before the Bechdel test, second-wave feminists looked at sexist portrayals in Saturday Morning cartoons
Arnold Schwarzenegger: A Kinder, Gentler Action Hero?
Two articles look at the movies of Arnold Schwarzenegger through the lens of gender studies and feminism.
Europe’s Displaced Persons After World War II
For the survivors who passed through displaced persons camps in Germany alone, their time in the camps was a chance to reestablish their identities as Jews.
Inside Early Hollywood’s Obsession With Age
How did Hollywood portray aging stars in a time before Photoshop?