‘Pretty in Pink’ and the Death of the Left
Pretty in Pink‘s key moments show that John Hughes’ film is neither conservative nor leftist. Rather, it is an exploration of the death of the left.
Kevin Anzzolin
Kevin M. Anzzolin, Ph.D., Lecturer of Spanish, arrived at Christopher Newport University in 2021, where he teaches a wide range of classes. His book manuscript, Guardians of Discourse: Literature and Journalism in Porfirian Mexico will be published with the University of Nebraska Press in May 2024. His research focuses primarily on Mexican narrative from the 19th- to 21st centuries, and his work has been published in journals such as Letras Hispanas, Hispania, and REH. He also publishes on popular culture. His publications can be found here: https://cnu.academia.edu/KevinAnzzolin
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Gaming the O.J. Simpson Murder Trial
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