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Articles 1 - 9 of 9
Full-Text Articles in Film and Media Studies
Maniobres De Resistència Personal, Antoni Pizà
Maniobres De Resistència Personal, Antoni Pizà
Publications and Research
Quan jo tenia nous anys, els meus pares em van enviar a estudiar a la capital. Havia de quedar en règim d'internat de dilluns a divendres, dia que mon pare venia del poble a recollir-me, normalment cap a les cinc del capvespre, si fa no fa.
“In The Beginning Was Body Language” Clowning And Krump As Spiritual Healing And Resistance, Sarah S. Ohmer
“In The Beginning Was Body Language” Clowning And Krump As Spiritual Healing And Resistance, Sarah S. Ohmer
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In the neighborhood of HollyWatts in Los Angeles, dance allows a shift from existing as bodies presented as sites of threat and extinction to sources of spiritual empowerment. Clowning and Krump dancers—their subjectivity and their dancing bodies—negotiate survival from trauma and socioeconomic marginalization. I argue that the dancers’ performances act as embodied narratives of “re-membering in the flesh.” The performance acts as a spiritual retrieval and re-integration of traumatic memories and afflictions into memory through the body. Choreography and quotes from dancers support the claim that Krump and Clowning is “re-membering in the flesh” that enacts self-worth, self-defined sexuality, and …
Building Brand Kurdistan: Helly Luv, The Gender Of Nationhood, And The War On Terror, Nicholas S. Glastonbury
Building Brand Kurdistan: Helly Luv, The Gender Of Nationhood, And The War On Terror, Nicholas S. Glastonbury
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In the early 2000s, the Kurdistan Regional Government hired a US-based firm to begin a public relations campaign called “The Other Iraq.” Since that time, it has worked with a number of PR and lobbying firms to build a cultural, political, and financial apparatus that I refer to as Brand Kurdistan. This apparatus aims to prove to Western audiencesthat the Kurds are a liberal exception in an illiberal Middle East, and to build prospects of KRG’s eventual national independence. This article explores the connections between Brand Kurdistan and the gendering of Kurdish nationalism, focusing particularly on Kurdish pop diva Helly …
Design Collaboration As A Tool For Developing Diversity In The Work Place, Rees E. E. Shad
Design Collaboration As A Tool For Developing Diversity In The Work Place, Rees E. E. Shad
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Without a doubt the modern workplace is one made up of numerous working professionals graced with an array of varied abilities who work in tandem to meet a common goal. In this article the author recounts his personal journey to embracing the collaborative process and how he has honed and developed the skill set into an important element of design curriculum in order to prepare students for this fundamental market paradigm.
Review Of The T.A.M.I. Show, Michael Adams
Review Of The T.A.M.I. Show, Michael Adams
Publications and Research
Review of concert film The T.A.M.I. Show: http://www.media-party.com/discland/2010/04/the-tami-show.html
Ken Russell: Musical Mythmaker, Michael Adams
Ken Russell: Musical Mythmaker, Michael Adams
Publications and Research
Iconoclastic English film director Ken Russell (1927-2011) made more films about music and musical figures than any other filmmaker. His theatrical films and BBC films from 1959 to 2002 are examined.
Review Of Help!, Michael Adams
Review Of Help!, Michael Adams
Publications and Research
Review of Richard Lester's Help!: http://www.media-party.com/discland/2008/01/help.html
Review Of Hail! Hail! Rock 'N' Roll, Michael Adams
Review Of Hail! Hail! Rock 'N' Roll, Michael Adams
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Review of Taylor Hackford's Chuck Berry documentary Hail! Hail! Rock 'n'Roll: http://www.media-party.com/discland/2006/08/chuck-berry-hail-hail-rock-n-roll.html
Review Of Elevator To The Gallows, Michael Adams
Review Of Elevator To The Gallows, Michael Adams
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Review of Louis Malle's Elevator to the Gallows: http://www.media-party.com/discland/2006/06/elevator-to-the-gallows.html