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In pop culture such as series, music, magazines and comics, queer children often find ways out of a world that cannot contain them.
The film wowed critics and fans. But its hidden power may be black lead characters who are accomplished scientists – just the thing to help inspire future generations to follow in their footsteps.
Unlike many of his predecessors, the US president is no vulture of culture.
We've had 90 years of those famous ears.
Seeing black lead characters who are accomplished scientists could be just the thing to help inspire future generations to follow in their footsteps.
You might not think much about science topics as part of your everyday life. But science – like art, music, religion – is part of our culture, and scientists can help it reclaim its rightful place.
A look at the spooky side of electromagnetism in our culture.
Four decades after the release of punk's most famous album it remains a classic moment in popular culture.
Public-facing feminism can often be a superficial distraction from systemic sexism.
This year three of his stories are being adapted for viewers.
A pattern of male leadership and female passivity in heterosexual romance is woven into the formula on the popular TV show The Bachelor.
The singer was not 'middle of the road'. He was a bridge across it.
The biggest arts festival in the world came from humble beginnings to lift post-war morale, and blossomed into the full-on arts extravaganza it is today.
Times change, but the pillar upon which society places its sporting heroes remains the same.
Twin Peaks has just hit our streaming services, again, alongside reboots of the X-Files, Gilmore Girls, and more. But, despite our nostalgia, they'll never revive the specific time they were born in.
In many cultures and religions dogs are more than protection and security. But do they have an after-life?
The fashion of Twin Peaks looked to the past and predicted the future.
There's nowhere quite like Japan – or at least, that's how the Japanese government tells it.
Vietnamese walls were once densely populated by hand-painted signs, a material culture now exceedingly rare.
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Professor of Physics and Astronomy, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Lecturer, Media, University of Tasmania
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Lecturer in Popular and Contemporary Music, Newcastle University
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Associate Director, Learning Transformations and Enhancement, Swinburne University of Technology
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Lecturer in Communication Studies, University of Otago
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Head of School of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Curtin University
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Professor, Sport Management (Women in Sport), Griffith University, Australia, University of Bath
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Adjunct Associate Professor, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
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Associate Professor of Popular Music, University of Sydney
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Lecturer in American Studies, University of Sydney
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