Stories of werewolves have existed for thousands of years and continue to live on today. They're especially prominent in European literature and folklore, and often found in cultures where the wolf is the largest natural predator. Over...

Wild West sheriffs kept law and order on the frontier alongside fellow lawmen and the local citizenry. They’ve been dramatized, glamorized, and exaggerated in films and literature for generations and yes, the life of a Wild West sheriff...

Alice in Wonderland is a 1903 British silent fantasy film directed by Cecil Hepworth and Percy Stow. Only one copy of the original film is known to exist. The British Film Institute (BFI) partially restored the movie and its original...

National Archives: Marguerite Antonia Radclyffe Hall (12 August 1880 – 7 October 1943)[1] was an English poet and author, best known for the novel The Well of Loneliness, a groundbreaking work in lesbian literature. In adulthood, Hall...

Join us as we dive into the enchanting history of mermaids, mythical sea creatures that have captured the human imagination for centuries. Mermaids, depicted as half-human, half-fish beings, appear in folklore across various cultures,...

Dive into the inspiring narratives of influential black storytellers who shape our understanding of culture, identity, and history. From literature to music, film to photography, these creators share the importance of representation and...

The Great Train Robbery is one of the earliest narrative films created in the United States. It is also considered to be one of the most significant as it introduced new cinematic techniques such as cross cutting, double exposure,...

An early cinematic depiction of the 1785 fictional tale of Baron Munchausen's Dream, also known as Les Hallucinations du baron de Münchausen, or Les Aventures de baron de Munchhausen. The original story was written by the English author...

Godzilla is one of the most recognizable monsters in film, and he should be. After all, he is part of the longest running film franchise in the world, but you might be surprised to learn that his history in literature is just as...

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Our fascination with vampires has spanned centuries, but it didn’t all start with Dracula. In fact, the first vampires (dating back to the 1800s!) were actually women. This genre of literature gave writers an outlet to explore female...

In the 19th century, the werewolf shifted from a feared monster to a symbol of literary fantasy, fueled by industrialization, urbanization, and the rise of science. Stories about werewolves became popular in Gothic literature, penny...

A short film giving an overview of the history of Commedia dell'Arte. In this film Didi Hopkins from commediaworks describes the influence of commedia dell'arte on modern theatre and other dramatic formats such as film and television.

Danielle McGuire, PhD, is an award-winning historian, public speaker and author of At the Dark End of the Street: Black Women, Rape and Resistance-a New History of the Civil Rights Movement from Rosa Parks to the Rise of Black Power...

The youngest inaugural poet in history, Amanda Gorman introduced a new generation to the lyrical power of poetry and became a modern-day icon in the process.

This film is an introduction to the world of Commedia dell'Arte. Learn about all of the stock characters in Commedia, the masked and the unmasked, their status, their physical shapes and their characters. This film was made from a two...

The seafaring criminals known as pirates have existed for thousands of years. But because of the portrayals found in literature - or seen in films, TV shows, or on stage - much of what the general public thinks about pirates is likely...

Jane Austen: What did she really look like? Facial Re-creations of the famous author of Pride and Prejudice & History Documentary.
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Dr. Scott Ellsworth, University of Michigan, teaches courses on African American history, Southern literature, race and sports, and crime and justice in contemporary U.S. society. Trained as a historian, he received his Ph.D from Duke...

Dr. Scott Ellsworth, University of Michigan, teaches courses on African American history, Southern literature, race and sports, and crime and justice in contemporary U.S. society. Trained as a historian, he received his Ph.D from Duke...

Dr. Scott Ellsworth, University of Michigan, teaches courses on African American history, Southern literature, race and sports, and crime and justice in contemporary U.S. society. Trained as a historian, he received his Ph.D from Duke...

Richard Deming is a poet, art critic, and theorist whose work explores the intersections of poetry, philosophy, and visual culture. His collection of poems, Let’s Not Call It Consequence (Shearsman, 2008), received the 2009 Norma Farber...

Just to mark a new moment in Irish History as the first country to vote in Same Sex Marriage by popular vote! American War of Independence video will be coming NEXT WEEK!!!

A samurai is found dead in a quiet bamboo grove. One by one, the crime's only known witnesses recount their version of the events. But as they each tell their tale, it becomes clear that every testimony is plausible yet different. And...