The most exciting event in contemporary Chinese cinema was the emergence of the Fifth Generation filmmakers in the early 1980s. These young filmmakers, who graduated from Beijing Film Academy when it reopened after the Cultural Revolution, were given the opportunity to make films at minor studios in...

"Women, through whom death, suffering and toil came into the world, were creatures' dominated by their sex. So taught the Bible and patristic tradition. To control and punish women, particularly their bodies and their dangerous, disruptive sexuality was theref...

Okonkwo, a wealthy, respected warrior, is a member of the Umuofia clan, a lower Nigerian tribe. In his youth, he brought honor to his village when he defeated Amalinze the Cat in a wrestling contest. The Cat was undefeated for seven years. Okonkwo's father, Unoka, feared the sight of blood, and ...