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Body Genres, Embodiment And Engagement: Second Person In Audio Storytelling, Riccardo Giacconi Jul 2023

Body Genres, Embodiment And Engagement: Second Person In Audio Storytelling, Riccardo Giacconi

RadioDoc Review

In the article, “Film Bodies: Gender, Genre and Excess” (1991), Linda Williams defines as body genres the film genres that are based on stimulating certain physical reactions in the bodies of spectators. These are fear (horror), sexual arousal (pornography), and tears (melodrama). All three genres share, “an apparent lack of proper aesthetic distance, a sense of over-involvement in sensation and emotion. We feel manipulated,” by them. The bodies of whoever watches these films are involved in an “involuntary mimicry” of the body on the screen. During a talk at the 2016 Third Coast Conference, radio producer Eleanor McDowall inquired about …


Call For Content: Crafted Audio, Narrative Podcasting And The Global South, Abigail Wincott, Aasiya Lodhi May 2023

Call For Content: Crafted Audio, Narrative Podcasting And The Global South, Abigail Wincott, Aasiya Lodhi

RadioDoc Review

We’re seeking contributions for a special edition of RadioDoc Review on audio documentary, narrative podcasting or crafted audio in the Global South.