year in review

Naz & Maalik

Concluding our look back at the year that was 2017, Amy Corbin reflects on the lessons learned from an evening at the cinema, and the audience conversation after a screening of Jay Dockendorf's Naz & Maalik.

Teach Me How to Dougie

In our ongoing look at the year that was 2017, Nina Cartier calls our attention to a seemingly-ephemeral moment in the wake of one of the year's biggest political surprises, exploring the racial and gender subtext of that time when Doug Jones taught us how to Dougie.

The Punch

When is a punch more than just a punch? In the next installment of our look back at the year that was, Nathan Holmes reflects on the "important semiotic damage" of a prominent white supremacist getting punched in the face with cameras rolling.