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This contribution is part of a series of posts on genre and the ‘global shuffle’.

Have you ever wondered where films like Blade Runner (1982) or Ghost in the Shell (1995), with their massive, towering skyscrapers and claustrophobic corridors, get the...


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This contribution is part of a series of posts on genre and the ‘global shuffle’.

Erik Skjoldbjærg’s Insomnia (1997) illustrates how cinematic genres migrate across borders, reworking familiar visual styles and ethical frameworks within new cultural a...


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This contribution is part of a series of posts on genre and the ‘global shuffle’.


In a 2014 car insurance ad, a group of terrified young people flee some horrific threat, parodying a stereotypical schlocky horror film.1 They...


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This contribution is part of a series of posts on genre and the ‘global shuffle’. This post contains sensitive language.

I've never seen the Ramones live. I’ve only heard the stories of four leather-clad nerds who played harder and faster than any band in recorded his...


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