Escribiendo Memorias De La Dictadura: Las Asignaturas Pendientes Del Cine Argentino,
2010
University of San Francisco
Escribiendo Memorias De La Dictadura: Las Asignaturas Pendientes Del Cine Argentino, Susana Kaiser
Media Studies
No último quarto de século, o cinema argentino tem vindo a escrever as memórias da última ditadura (1976-1983). O artigo aborda quatro filmes produzidos e estreados no século XXI, analisando os seus diferentes modos de representação da ditadura e as respostas que a câmara convertida em historiadora dá ao problema da construção da memória.
Global Audiences, Local Images: The Question Of Exoticization In Slumdog Millionaire,
2010
University of San Francisco
Global Audiences, Local Images: The Question Of Exoticization In Slumdog Millionaire, Tika Lamsal
Rhetoric and Language Faculty Publications and Research
No abstract provided.
Memories Cloaked In Magic: Memory And Identity In Tin Man,
2010
Stephen F Austin State University
Memories Cloaked In Magic: Memory And Identity In Tin Man, Anne Collins Smith
Faculty Publications
In Replications: A Robotic History of the Science Fiction Film [Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1995], J. P. Telotte argues that "through its long history, one that dates back to the very origins of film, this genre [science fiction] has focused its attention on the problematic nature of human being and the difficult task of being human." [1-2] The thesis of the book, he states, is "relatively simple—that the image of human artifice ... is the single most important one in the genre. [...] Through this image of artifice, our films have sought to reframe the human image …
Hunger, History, And The Shape Of Awkward Questions: Reading Sarah Klassen’S Simone Weil As Mennonite Text,
2010
Wilfrid Laurier University
Hunger, History, And The Shape Of Awkward Questions: Reading Sarah Klassen’S Simone Weil As Mennonite Text, Tanis Macdonald
English and Film Studies Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Are They Ready For Their Close-Up? Civil Servants And Their Portrayal In Contemporary American Cinema,
2010
University of Dayton
Are They Ready For Their Close-Up? Civil Servants And Their Portrayal In Contemporary American Cinema, Michelle C. Pautz, Laura Roselle
Political Science Faculty Publications
Norma Desmond famously says in Billy Wilder’s Sunset Blvd. (1950), “All right, Mr. DeMille, I’m ready for my closeup.”1 Since then, this phrase has been uttered countless times to ensure the camera does not start rolling until everyone is ready. But all are not afforded the opportunity to get ready and civil servants fall squarely into this category. We know that government bureaucrats are among those individuals that Americans love to hate and attacks on the civil service come from a plethora of sources.2 And because of the ability of film (as well as other narrative forms) to influence perceptions …
"Your Own Imagination": Vidding And Vidwatching As Collaborative Interpretation,
2010
University of Minnesota Morris Digital Well
"Your Own Imagination": Vidding And Vidwatching As Collaborative Interpretation, Tisha Turk
English Publications
No abstract provided.
Twilight Follows Tradition: Analyzing "Biting" Critiques Of Vampire Narratives For Their Portrayals Of Gender & Sexuality,
2010
Eastern Illinois University
Twilight Follows Tradition: Analyzing "Biting" Critiques Of Vampire Narratives For Their Portrayals Of Gender & Sexuality, Melissa R. Ames
Faculty Research & Creative Activity
Vampires have dominated print literature since the 18th century, eventually becoming more visible as they crossed mediated boundaries and genre divides. Now flourishing in neo-gothic realms like science fiction and fantasy, in print genres like chick-lit and young adult, and in the visual realm (from Hollywood’s big screen to daytime television’s sudsy small screen), vampire narratives are finding increased popularity. Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series has shined a new spotlight on the all-encompassing umbrella genre that is “vamp lit,” and with it has come renewed attention to the so-called anti-feminist messages present in such narratives, such as the perceived negative characterization …
Acting His Age?: The Resurrection Of The 80s Action Heroes And Their Aging Stars,
2010
Wilfrid Laurier University
Acting His Age?: The Resurrection Of The 80s Action Heroes And Their Aging Stars, Philippa Gates
English and Film Studies Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
The Miseducation Of Simon Kraus A Record Of The Film's Production,
2010
University of Central Florida
The Miseducation Of Simon Kraus A Record Of The Film's Production, Michael J. Diaz
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
The Miseducation of Simon Kraus is a feature-length film produced, written, directed, and edited by Michael J. Diaz as part of the requirements for earning a Master of Fine Arts in Film & Digital Media from the University of Central Florida. The thematic aim of the film is to paint a portrait of the Millennial Generation on the microcosm, by following the story of an apathetic protagonist whose dreams and ambitions are threatened by his own character. The statements, documents, and images contained herein serve to record the experience and motivation behind the film.
Joanna Newsom Covers In The Blogosphere,
2010
Northeastern Illinois University
Joanna Newsom Covers In The Blogosphere, Shayne Pepper
Communication, Media and Theatre Faculty Publications
Joanna Newsom’s 2004 album, The Milk-Eyed Mender, was released at a time when music blogs were reaching new levels of popularity within certain sections of music and online communities. During this time, songs from nearly every high profile indie rock release seemed to find their way onto music blogs (often, to the chagrin of the music industry, far before slated release dates). Newsom’s songs were no exception – she was often something of a hot topic on blogs like Stereogum, My Old Kentucky Blog, Brooklyn Vegan, Gorilla vs. Bear, and numerous others. Over a relatively short time these music blogs …
Tune In, Turn On: The Novel, The Family, And The Plug-In Drug,
2010
Pomona College
Tune In, Turn On: The Novel, The Family, And The Plug-In Drug, Kathleen Fitzpatrick
Pomona Faculty Publications and Research
This article, forthcoming (January 2010) in an online casebook from Dalkey Archive Press on Curtis White’s Memories of My Father Watching TV, explores the peculiar relationship between the novel and its representations of television, arguing that this novel significantly complicates the anxious representations that I explored in The Anxiety of Obsolescence, by focusing on the subversive potential that television presents within the family.
Rescripting Stalinist Masculinity: Contesting The Male Ideal In Soviet Film And Society, 1953-1968,
2010
Western Kentucky University
Rescripting Stalinist Masculinity: Contesting The Male Ideal In Soviet Film And Society, 1953-1968, Marko Dumančić
History Faculty Publications
This dissertation traces the evolution of a new type of cinematic masculinity in the fifteen years following Joseph Stalin’s death and examines how controversial post-Stalinist movie heroes became a battleground for the country’s postwar values and ideals. During the 1950s and 1960s, postwar Soviet leadership faced the kinds of sociopolitical ruptures that were also evident on the other side of the Iron Curtain; the Communist Party leadership struggled to moderate the combined destabilizing effect of consumerism, a recalcitrant youth (sub)culture, and Cold War anxieties. Nowhere was the angst of the postwar period more obvious than in the way Soviet filmmakers …
A Political Economy Of Formatted Pleasures,
2010
Technological University Dublin
A Political Economy Of Formatted Pleasures, Edward Brennan
Books/Book chapters
No abstract provided.
Through The Lens Of A "Branded Criminal": The Politics Of Marginal Cinema In India,
2010
Technological University Dublin
Through The Lens Of A "Branded Criminal": The Politics Of Marginal Cinema In India, Rashmi Sawhney
Books/Book chapters
Images of Adivasis (Indian tribal communities) being displaced by the building of industries and dams have been regularly flashing across our television screens for the last twenty years or so, yet, media scholars have shown very little interest in this constituency either as producers or as audiences. This chapter argues that, contrary to the mass media’s favourite stereotype of the forest-inhabiting ‘native’, India’s tribal communities exist in a complex constellation of modernities, both urban and rural, and that many of these communities have at least a nominal contact with media cultures. One such group, the Chharas of Ahmedabad, popularly branded …
A Political Economy Of Formatted Pleasures,
2010
Technological University Dublin
A Political Economy Of Formatted Pleasures, Edward Brennan
Books/Book chapters
This chapter argues that, by promoting audience pleasures based in the pursuit of individual and materialistic goals, most television formats are consonant with a dominant orthodoxy which sees markets as the only way to organise society . This elective affinity between format pleasures and free market ideology, however, does not come about through deliberate design. Rather it is an unintended consequence of television production’s response to economic and practical necessity. In their form, content and production practices formats are pre-adapted to the demands of a globalised media market place. This commercial logic has given formats a peculiar signature in terms …
From Bruff To The Balkans: James David Bourchier,
2010
Technological University Dublin
From Bruff To The Balkans: James David Bourchier, Michael Foley
Books/Book chapters
James Bouchier was an Irish journalist who served as the London Times correspondent in the Balkans and especially Bulgaria. Because of his championing of the Bulgarian nationalist interest he became a hero who is still remembered nearly 90 years after his death
Germans, Jews And Turks (Spring 2010),
2010
Clark University
Germans, Jews And Turks (Spring 2010), Robert D. Tobin
Syllabi
This class studies the expression of cultural identity in central European literature. How have people come to think of themselves or others as “Germans,” “Jews,” “Turks,” or some combinations thereof? While the Holocaust is obviously central to the German-Jewish relationship, it is not the only focus of this course—we will read literary reflections of the emancipation of the Jews, of German-Jewish assimilation and symbiosis, of the rise of anti-Semitism and Zionism, as well as attempts to remember the past. And while the long history of the relationship between Jews and non-Jews in Germany will be a major component of our …
Correspondences And Complementarity In Visual Music,
2010
Harvey Mudd College
Correspondences And Complementarity In Visual Music, Bill Alves
All HMC Faculty Publications and Research
Visual music is an art form that implies intermodal connections between the senses but which has historically often failed to identify aesthetically satisfying correspondences. Artistic success does not automatically emerge in one medium when its elemental characteristics are mapped to those of an existing work from another medium. I offer examples from my own abstract animations with music, which draw upon John Whitney's concept of complementarity, a more intuitive correspondence at a higher level of aesthetic qualities, that of stasis and dynamism or tension and resolution.
Twilight Follows Tradition: Analyzing "Biting" Critiques Of Vampire Narratives For Their Portrayals Of Gender & Sexuality,
2010
Eastern Illinois University
Twilight Follows Tradition: Analyzing "Biting" Critiques Of Vampire Narratives For Their Portrayals Of Gender & Sexuality, Melissa R. Ames
Faculty Research & Creative Activity
Vampires have dominated print literature since the 18th century, eventually becoming more visible as they crossed mediated boundaries and genre divides. Now flourishing in neo-gothic realms like science fiction and fantasy, in print genres like chick-lit and young adult, and in the visual realm (from Hollywood’s big screen to daytime television’s sudsy small screen), vampire narratives are finding increased popularity. Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series has shined a new spotlight on the all-encompassing umbrella genre that is “vamp lit,” and with it has come renewed attention to the so-called anti-feminist messages present in such narratives, such as the perceived negative characterization …
Ua68/6 Much Ado About ... Quite A Lot: An English Department Newsletter,
2010
Western Kentucky University
Ua68/6 Much Ado About ... Quite A Lot: An English Department Newsletter, Department Of English
English Department Publications
In the areas of research, scholarship, creativity, and teaching excellence, the English faculty has enjoyed a rich and varied year. The quality of the faculty’s work is evident in the public recognition and honors they have received. We are pleased to share some of our achievements
