Outputs (3)

Nia DaCosta, Candyman, Universal Pictures, 2021. (2024)
Journal Article
SMITH, D.S. 2024. Nia DaCosta, Candyman, Universal Pictures, 2021. Revenant [online], 11: supernatural cities: placing urban identities, memory and cultural crises, pages 335-338. Available from: https://www.revenantjournal.com/contents/nia-dacosta-candyman-universal-pictures-2021/

A review of the 2021 film Candyman that explores it in relation to location, memories and identities.

Tory flag policy: a "cheap tactic" to take people's minds off Brexit, Covid and Nicola Sturgeon? (2021)
Newspaper / Magazine
SMITH, D.S. 2021. Tory flag policy: a "cheap tactic" to take people's minds off Brexit, Covid and Nicola Sturgeon? Left foot forward [online], 26 March 2021. Available from: https://leftfootforward.org/2021/03/is-tory-flag-policy-cheap-tactic-to-take-peoples-minds-of-brexit-covid-and-nicola-sturgeon/

In this contribution to "Left Foot Forward", the author explores how flags form a long-standing aspect of human social and national histories, helping to form connections among "insiders" while making "outsiders" feel unwelcome.

The Colston conundrum: what's behind the right's respect for slaver statues? (2020)
Newspaper / Magazine
SMITH, D.S. 2020. The Colston conundrum: what's behind the right's respect for slaver statues? Left foot forward [online], 11 June 2020. Available from: https://leftfootforward.org/2020/06/the-colston-conundrum-whats-behind-the-rights-respect-for-slaver-statues/

In this contribution to "Left Foot Forward", the author explores how the way in which the UK reacted to the unceremonious toppling and harbourside-dumping of Edward Colston's statue in Bristol reflects a warped vision of nationhood and Britain's impe... Read More about The Colston conundrum: what's behind the right's respect for slaver statues?.