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LitPop is the literary and cultural studies blog of the English Department at Purdue University Northwest. We publish accessible, engaging, web-native writing that explores literature and culture, new or old. Visit us: academics.pnw.edu/english/

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    Call for Submissions!

    LitPOP is back in business! If you’re looking for a space to submit your work, opinions, or what you’ve been thinking about in regards to…
    Go to the profile of Tiffani A
    Tiffani A
    Feb 25, 2020
    Nostalgia and Friendly Competition: How to Marie Kondo Your Netflix Queue

    Nostalgia and Friendly Competition: How to Marie Kondo Your Netflix Queue

    All the shows you loved as a child are back. I clearly remember watching Full House as a kid during ABC’s Friday night TGIF lineup, and now…
    Go to the profile of Jessica Elzinga
    Jessica Elzinga
    Mar 1, 2019
    Breaking Up is Easy: Nick Nolte and Annette O’Toole in 48 Hrs.

    Breaking Up is Easy: Nick Nolte and Annette O’Toole in 48 Hrs.

    (With an excursus on Eddie Murphy as “clever slave”)
    Go to the profile of Paul J Hecht
    Paul J Hecht
    Mar 1, 2019
    Maybe Kafka Had It Right

    Maybe Kafka Had It Right

    A note to the gentle reader. This is a literary/political post so buckle up. We live in Kafkaesque times right now. The Oxford English…
    Go to the profile of Eileen Dominick Long
    Eileen Dominick Long
    Nov 19, 2018
    Adventures in Late-Soviet Film: Intergirl and Little Vera

    Adventures in Late-Soviet Film: Intergirl and Little Vera

    I’m trying to learn Russian, and so I have put myself on a diet of movies and TV in Russian only. I doubt it’s helping my language…
    Go to the profile of Heather Fielding
    Heather Fielding
    Dec 12, 2018
    Fruit Snacks, Literature, and Enthusiastic Snapping: A Summer at Stanford University

    Fruit Snacks, Literature, and Enthusiastic Snapping: A Summer at Stanford University

    With two bags in hand and nervous excitement on my mind, I stepped onto the Stanford University campus. Dusty grass and century-old…
    Go to the profile of Brenna Nicole Uporsky
    Brenna Nicole Uporsky
    Nov 5, 2018
    Pride & Prejudice — Who Did It Better?

    Pride & Prejudice — Who Did It Better?

    It’s a truth universally acknowledged that Pride and Prejudice has been adapted onto film more than any other Jane Austen novel. Within…
    Go to the profile of Eileen Dominick Long
    Eileen Dominick Long
    Oct 31, 2018
    Anime For All Ages

    Anime For All Ages

    Written by Mia Howard
    Go to the profile of Amy Howard
    Amy Howard
    Mar 1, 2019
    Learning From the Master Storyteller

    Learning From the Master Storyteller

    The process of fiction writing is something that can be elusive, frustrating, and in those rare moments when done right, one of the most…
    Go to the profile of Eileen Dominick Long
    Eileen Dominick Long
    Nov 12, 2018
    Mein Blind Date mit dem Leben (der film)/ Despite everything (film)

    Mein Blind Date mit dem Leben (der film)/ Despite everything (film)

    Five per cent blindness — is it enough to fulfill a dream?
    Go to the profile of Mariya Shkola
    Mariya Shkola
    Mar 1, 2019
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