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Sarah Godfrey, masculinity in British cinema, 1990–2010 (2023)
Journal Article
Spicer, A. (2023). Sarah Godfrey, masculinity in British cinema, 1990–2010. Journal of British Cinema and Television, 20(2), 262-264. https://doi.org/10.3366/jbctv.2023.0671

Although much comment is passed about male characters and identities in discussions of British cinema, systematic studies of masculinity are extremely rare. To my knowledge, Sarah Godfrey’s is the first to appear since my own Typical Men: The Represe... Read More about Sarah Godfrey, masculinity in British cinema, 1990–2010.

Cinema and soft power: Configuring the national and transnational in geo-politics (2023)
Journal Article
Spicer, A. (2023). Cinema and soft power: Configuring the national and transnational in geo-politics. Transnational Screens, 14(1), 81-82. https://doi.org/10.1080/25785273.2023.2184921

As the contributors to this valuable collection all attest, the concept of ‘soft power’ can be traced to the political scientist Joseph Nye, who, after an initial attempt in 1990, published Soft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics (2004). N... Read More about Cinema and soft power: Configuring the national and transnational in geo-politics.