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For CU Boulder scholar Shawn Trenell O’Neal, the outpouring of grief over Dolly Parton’s death in Black communities bespeaks the legend’s humanity and allyship.
As it surpasses $1 billion in box office revenue just weeks after its release, Christopher Nolan’s film The Odyssey continues to stir longstanding debates—and enhance the study of myth and movies at CU Boulder.
UFC Freedom 250, the MMA event planned for the White House lawn June 14, represents a decades-long relationship between President Donald Trump and UFC.
On what would have been her 100th birthday, Marilyn Monroe still defies the image society gave her, says CU Boulder film historian Clark Farmer.
Which is why readers and storytellers continue turning to Jane Austen, says CU Boulder scholar Nicole Mansfield Wright, considering why this enduring proto-feminist writer still holds a place in the classroom.
With Speedy Gonzales set to make his triumphant return to the silver screen, the character’s redemption arc appears complete.
New research from CU Boulder political scientist Michelangelo Landgrave finds that watching political influencers on TikTok does not seem to influence young voters on the issues—but does leave them feeling sadder, angrier and more anxious.
CU Boulder alumna Emily Fairfax shared her scientific expertise as the beaver consultant on the new Pixar film Hoppers.
CU Boulder scholar Nicole Mansfield Wright notes that Bridgerton demonstrates how fantasy can illuminate real history.
CU Boulder sociologist Laura Patterson makes screenwriting debut with short horror film “Silent Generation."