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Scandalous Women on Horses in Literature and Pop Culture: A Conversation with Jennifer Golightly
It was Valentine’s Day a few days ago, so Danielle Sanchez, Co-Founder and Executive Editor of Historifans, thought it was the perfect opportunity to sit down with Dr. Jennifer Golightly, Digital Liberal Arts Specialist and British literature aficionado at Colorado College, to chat about gender, romance, and horses in popular culture and literature. Danielle Sanchez:…Read…
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Sword Pilgrims in Kyoto: Touken Ranbu Fan Travellers and the Exploration of Sword Lives
By Estelle Rust, Doctoral Candidate, Keio University Featured image by Sam Nystrom Costales For fans of Japan’s popular culture, visiting the country is a dream many hope to achieve. From images of Tokyo’s neon lights to the comparison of frames from anime to their real-world counterparts, Japan’s contemporary landscape is in part constructed in the…Read…
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ABRACA…TURNINTOAPRINCEGUY: Spells and Magical Objects in Harry Potter
By Jessy Randall, Curator of Special Collections, Colorado College Featured image by Sam Nystrom Costales Two decades ago, when there were only four Harry Potter books and almost everybody loved them unconditionally, I wrote about the possible origins of J.K. Rowling’s character names and other vocabulary in the books. This new article borrows somewhat from…Read…
