
Are Movies Just Commercial Products Now?
Many of today’s films seem to be replicas designed for maximum market appeal, not meaning. Does the modern cinema reveal a crisis of imagination?
Professor of English
Dr. Josh Matthews serves as professor of English at Dordt University.
Outside of the classroom, Matthews has edited book reviews for Pro Rege, Dordt University's journal of reformed studies. He has also helped edit the Walt Whitman Quarterly Review and the Walt Whitman Archive. Additionally, Matthews co-leads a class on Dante and the Italian Renaissance, which includes a nine-day trip to Florence, Italy.
Matthews’ areas of interest span early American literature, science fiction, world literature, film as art, technical writing, and composition and literature. He has authored the following scholarly works:
In addition to his scholarly publications, Matthews shares his expertise in film through his YouTube channel, Learning About Movies, and his personal website, joshmatthews.org.
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