“To Dance Again!”: Affect, Genre, and the HARRY POTTER Franchise
This week I attended the annual Society for Cinema and Media Studies conference in Chicago. I decided to share the paper I presented there as part of the panel, “Affect […]
Category Archives: Film
The Most Objective “Best of 2012″ List Ever, Part I: Television
Around this time of year, every newspaper, magazine, and blog offers up some form of the ”Best Of” list, chronicling the best films, television series (or episodes), music, books, Broadway […]
Screening THE ROOM: 2012
Note: I have been given permission by the students of ENGL4980 to use their images in this post. Hey there, you. Yes, I’m talking to you, my dear reader. I […]
BRAVE: A Mother and her Daughter Weigh In
Movies and television shows for and about women usually find themselves subject to more scrutiny than other pop culture products. Last summer the critical and commercial success of Bridesmaids (2011, Paul Feig) had reviewers […]
Call for Papers: Multiplicities: Cycles, Sequels, Remakes and Reboots in Film & Television
I wanted to use this space to promote an anthology I will be putting together with R. Barton Palmer, a wonderful scholar and colleague who I met back in the Spring […]
My Mom’s 2012 Oscar Picks
My parents believed that children who got straight As and attended Ivy league schools had only two possible future professions: doctor or lawyer. That’s what they owed society. So when my […]
The Myth of the Ugly Duckling
Last year I wrote a blog post detailing my biggest television pet peeves because TV shows are filled with conventions that are used and reused until they drive their audiences […]
Performing Gender and Ethnicity on the JERSEY SHORE
This summer I had the good fortune of being accepted to the “Gender Politics and Reality TV” conference hosted by University College Dublin. I knew it would be difficult to […]
Revisiting THE MAGIC GARDEN, or How I Plan to Keep my Girl Off the Pole
One of the great joys of parenting young children is the chance to return to activities that you enjoyed as a child. Having a child gives you license to play […]
Making Peace with my Zombies: A Personal Narrative
My husband and I have really been enjoying HBO’s new fantasy series, Game of Thrones. In fact, it’s the perfect show in that it bridges two of our most divergent TV […]
