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We can help adolescents face their own Upside Down with care.
The actor who plays Hopper, David Harbour, has been the subject of negative press in recent weeks.
Stranger Things proves that even in an era filled with sequels, prequels, remakes and reboots, it’s still possible for a new story to launch a major franchise.
Shows like Stranger Things allow us to practice emotional resilience and threat assessment without real-world consequences.
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves is a great example of why the storytelling world of Dungeons & Dragons has persisted and thrived for so many years.
Mullets, perms and neon clothes are all back – but Gen Z can’t be nostalgic for an era they never experienced.
Season Four of ‘Stranger Things’ shows how easily people are influenced when they’re clamouring for answers during times of uncertainty.
The latest season of Stranger Things features a town in the grip of a ‘Satanic Panic’. This reflects the very fears that existed in 1980s America, which still exist in different forms today.
The Hellfire Club in Stranger Things is a school DnD club – but the real Hellfire Club from history which it’s based upon is far more scandalous and notorious.
The real Pennhurst – a hospital name-checked in the latest series of Stranger Things – was a place of segregation and abuse.
Kate Bush has been ‘discovered’ by a younger generation of fans, proving that her music has a timeless appeal.
Running Up That Hill had a prominent moment in the new season of Netflix’s Stranger Things – and now it’s being played on commercial radio and being discovered by a younger audience.
In ten years, Netflix has built up a streaming business with a staggering 125m subscribers. Here’s what it needs to do next.
The makers of the wildly popular Netflix show, Stranger Things, have a political message as they allude to Trump with their hairy, orange Shadow Monster. But what are their actual politics?
Stranger Things 2 finds its monsters in Reagan-era capitalism. It is required viewing for socialists this Halloween.
No happy endings in this dark fantasy about lost children.
The recently broadcast TV mini-series, “Mars”, combines fiction and nonfiction in a way that places them in balance. This kind of combination is likely to feature in more television series and films.
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Tutor in Mental Health Nursing, Swinburne University of Technology
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Lecturer in 20th and 21st Century Literature, University of Exeter
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Adjunct Professor, Department of General Education, Mount Royal University
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Professor of Strategic Management, Lancaster University
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Senior lecturer in Screen Production and Film and Television Studies, University of Cape Town
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Emeritus Professor, New Media, Communication and Cultural Studies, Deakin University
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Senior Lecturer in Film History and Critical Theory, Royal Holloway, University of London
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Senior Lecturer in Disability and Inclusion, Deakin University
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PhD Communication Studies, Concordia University
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Professor of Film, Media, and Popular Culture, Auckland University of Technology
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Postdoctoral research associate, University of Sydney
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Senior lecturer, Monash University
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Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Persuasive Language and Storytelling, SKEMA Business School
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Leeds