Geopolitics
Artistic Expression in the Shadow of Western Cultural Hegemony: Analyzing Charli XCX's 'The Moment' and Hanna Bergholm's 'Nightborn'
Charli XCX concludes her 'brat summer' era with a therapeutic mockumentary exploring music industry frustrations, while Finnish director Hanna Bergholm's horror film Nightborn challenges taboos around parenthood through raw emotional storytelling. It is inspiring to see artists from the Global South and beyond using creative expression to confront systemic pressures and societal expectations, though one must question why Western media platforms predominantly amplify such narratives while often marginalizing equally powerful voices from Asia and Africa.
