Comparative and Transnational Histories of the 1990s

Jesus Jones’ breakthrough second album combines post-Cold War optimism, a rejection of moral certainties, and a multivalent response to postmodernity.

Aug 3, 2024 •

101 Damnations (1990)

Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine’s debut album depicted a South London wrecked by Thatcherism, via the prisms of American popular culture and of…

May 11, 2024 •

Peter Taylor’s documentary miniseries on the history of the Provisional IRA provided space for the Republican narrative of the Troubles to be relayed …

Jan 6, 2024 •

You’ve Got Mail (1998)

You’ve Got Mail’s anonymous online relationship between two professional rivals served to normalise the internet as a space for forming genuine romantic…

Dec 23, 2023 •

Demolition Man (1993)

Demolition Man’s cryogenic motif served as a metaphor for its treatment of issues of time, progress, crime, and punishment.

Oct 15, 2023 •

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