More Public Scholarship

Articles

Silent Night, Political Night: Christmas Films in Cold War America by Vaughn Joy for De Gruyter Conversations, December 16, 2025

Vaughn Joy quoted and highlighted in When ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ Came Under FBI Scrutiny by Christopher Klein for History.com, December 11, 2025

To Invent Immortality: Frankenstein Yearns to Live by Vaughn Joy for Contingent Magazine, November 29, 2025

Katrina Culture: How a Hurricane Forged a New American Genre by Ben Railton for the Pittsburgh Review of Books, November 19, 2025

“Are you now or have you ever been a member of the Tom Hanks fan club?”: Modern McCarthyism in America by Vaughn Joy for Clio & the Contemporary, September 17, 2025


Podcasts

Vaughn Joy: Christmas Movies in the McCarthy Era by Stephanie G Wilson, PhD

How did Christmas movies change, government pressure, and the values Hollywood tried to impart.

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