Does the gangster film genre still have a place? 

What is the « gangster film »?  It’s 2016, I’m 15 years old, my cousin is 16, and we’re both sitting on the couch in the living room of our grandparents’ house in Normandy. My uncle is next to us in an armchair, just like my father, and my grandfather is sitting in the corner of the Read more

Does sport belong to the cultural domain? 

« Currently pursuing an MSc in Cultural and Arts Management at Audencia and passionate about sports »—this is roughly how I introduce myself in my cover letters when applying for positions in sports management. Are culture and sport two separate subjects? Completely opposed? Interconnected? This is a question I’ve heard several times in job interviews. So today, Read more

How Big Brother shaped TV for the past 25 years 

Big Brother was the first entrapment TV reality show to be brought to our screens. The format got exported in more than 100 countries bringing daily drama on the viewers televisions.   Let’s set the scene: it’s 1999. The internet is still barely used, and most people only own a TV as their primary electronic device. Read more

McDonagh between dark humour and absurd 

Black humor and the absurd are central elements of Martin McDonagh’s cinema. He uses them as tools to explore the moral complexity of his characters and, more generally, of the society in which they live. Through these three films: In Bruges, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, and The Banshees of Inisherin, we will examine to Read more

Techno Music And Evolution Of the Movement 

In the dimly lit warehouses of Detroit in the 1980s, a new sound emerged which would be fertile ground for contestation. Techno music was forged in the remnants of industrial decline and would be more than just an electronic rhythm.  Detroit : The Cradle of Techno Music  Detroit, a city once at the heart of Read more

Boualem Sansal Imprisoned: Freedom of Expression Under Scrutiny 

« When a writer claims a country is a dictatorship and is imprisoned for it, it clearly proves he was right. » These were the words of French author Emmanuel Carrère on Thursday, December 5, 2024, during his appearance on the literary program La Grande Librairie on France 5. He was defending his friend Boualem Sansal, 75, Read more