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What The Great Escape Tells Us About America in the 1960s
Mar 25 2022
By Dana Polan, author of Dreams of Flight: "The Great Escape" in American Film and CultureI had long wanted to revisit the 1963 classic The Great Escape, ever since seeing it as a kid at a drive-in re-release in the mid-60s. Like many young American boys of the time, I imagine, I went to the fil
What Caring for Our Children Teaches us About Fathering and Masculinity
Jun 20 2021
By Aaron Jackson, author of Worlds of Care: The Emotional Lives of Fathers Caring for Children with DisabilitiesWhy did he die?’ My youngest daughter, Winter, asks.I scoop her onto my knee; three years old and already trying to make meaning of her brother’s death. In the years following his
Author Spotlight: Interview with Salih Can Açiksöz, author of award-winning Sacrificial Limbs
Oct 12 2020
This post is part of our #MESA2020 blog series. Learn more at our MESA virtual exhibit.We're thrilled to announce Salih Can Açiksöz has won MESA's 2020 Fatima Mernissi Book Award for Sacrificial Limbs: Masculinity, Disability, and Political Violence in Turkey! This award is given to the