Criticism has always existed against the exponential growth of Capitalism, and these criticisms tend to have quite a bit of similarities across capitalist nations. In both the U.S. and Japan, the boom of industry has raised issues concerning…
Owen Wendell-Braly
Professor Dochterman
10/24/2021
Object: BTS
“Yala al Hammam.” My grandma chimed enthusiastically, indicating to us that it was time for our visit to Hay Agadir, the neighborhood public bathhouse to visit and perform a hammam: something she was looking forward to all week. We grabbed our bathrobes, a change of clothes, and we were on our…
To understand why Shinkai Makoto’s work did not translate into the US, it is important to study anime from the past that was successful in the US; time after time, anime that contains mukokuseki properties, “[something] lacking any nationality”, has found…
Erotic Fantasies of the Emirati Woman & Man
“A woman falls victim to a dominant mafia boss, who imprisons her and gives her one year to fall in love with him.” (Netflix 2020) The movie 365 days tells the story of an Italian Mafia man who kidnaps Laura, a Polish tourist in Sicily, whom he gives 365 days to fall in love with…
“COLUMBIA!” The crowd erupts, the happy tears instantly begin forming on Miss Colombia’s eyes as she just won the infamous Miss Universe, representing a new heir to the royal crown. But moments after the flowers and sash was laid on her, Steve Harvey stepped up to the stage and spoke with…
Seeing your mother killed right in front of you without being able to do anything to help her is a terrible feeling. This is what the main character Eren Yeager was forced to go through in the first episode of Attack on Titan. He was weak and helpless, he couldn’t help his mother when she neeeded him most. This is what…