Film & Media

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Choosing Body Positivity in the Face of Fatphobia

Tufts University senior Athena Nair promotes self-acceptance and raises awareness of fatphobia on campus and in a Disney Plus TV show.

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Film & Media

How Serial Killers Captured Popular Culture

Celebrity, monster, antihero—the serial murderer has many faces in our movies, books, and shows, and we love them all

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Film & Media

Fall Watchlist and Playlist Recommendations 2022

Members of the Tufts community share their favorite movies, music, podcasts, and TV shows for your viewing and listening pleasure

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Arts & Humanities

A Kids’ Show Like No Other

Arthur set new standards for children’s media thanks to its humor, humanity, and life lessons—and a little help from Tufts experts

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Science & Technology

Exploring the Shape of Our Universe–and the Multiverse

A professor of mathematics considers popular culture’s current obsession with multiverse theory and explains how algebraic topology and differential geometry...

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Activism & Social Justice

How Asian Americans Have Influenced Popular Culture

Sriracha sauce and Fresh Off the Boat can tell us a surprising amount about our media and our country, says Tufts Film and Media Studies director and professor...