Category: Media
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ADÉLA and the Machine
Adéla Jergová is a singer-songwriter and dancer from Slovakia. She broke out during the survival show Dream Academy, a show built to construct an international pop girl-group using a combination of American and Korean label expertise. This show went on to produce the group Katseye, known for songs such as Touch, Gnarly, and Daniela. Adéla…
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Todo sobre mi madre: a “radical sex change”
Introduction According to Marsha Kinder, Pedro Almodóvar was able “to perform a radical sex change on Spain’s national stereotypes”. This essay discusses how Todo sobre mi madre portrays changing identities in a post-Franco Spain and argues that it humanises minoritised and oppressed groups. To begin, it is important to lay out historical context regarding Spanish…
