Social realism: Britain’s most definitive cinematic genre
British cinema is known for various genres, from bawdy sex comedies to folk horror, but social realism remains the country's ...
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The Art of Distortion: Polish Socialist Realist Cinema
Pitted against Poles’ bitter desires for freedom, socialist realism in cinema was doomed from the outset. Though for years, most wanted to forget its existence, it is being rediscovered today as one ...
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Poland’s Surprising Socialist Realist Architecture
70 years have passed since the ideology of socialist realism was introduced into Polish architecture. Despite the passage of time, there are still many prejudices and stereotypes associated with this ...
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Critical Realism in Social Sciences and Ethics
Critical realism is a philosophical approach that has gained traction in the social sciences, particularly as a response to the limitations of positivism and strong constructionism. It seeks to ...