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‘The Art Guys Marry A Plant’ Removed From Menil Collection Under Mysterious Circumstances (LINK)
Fascinating example of the interaction of social biases, art, and politics. When the Art Guys married their sapling, “the whole thing was an environmentalist…
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The Role of Competition in American Movies (LINK)
This short essay on Sociological Images discusses a trope in American film. As a capitalistic society, one would expect themes of competition and conquest…
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Women in Hollywood: What the Awards Season Tells Us
The Oscar nominations have been announced, and the honeymoon period of a post-“Bridesmaids” and “The Help” Hollywood seems to be over. As a Women’s…
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Sexualized Advertising…of Kids’ Products?
Somewhat of a departure from the topics we’ve been discussing of late, but interesting: A Knox College study of young girls brings to light…
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Photography and Making Meanings
Currently at UF’s Harn Museum of Art is the wonderful “Modern Impulse” photography exhibition. It’s a stunning collection of beautiful, sometimes disturbing images from…
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Naming Through Name Brands
I have been so busy with papers that I haven’t had enough creative juices left to write a blog post. But the documentary on…
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Activist Filmmaking
The Amazon rainforest, the sweaty locale of many films, both entertainment and documentary, has many connotations: mystical, dangerous, exotic, native, prehistoric, medicinal, potent, endangered.…
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The Internet vs. the Studios in the Success and Marketability of Movies
In the golden age of Hollywood, movie producers were largely responsible for obtaining funding and personnel for productions; within the confines of the studio…
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Activist Filmmaking
The Amazon rainforest, the sweaty locale of many films, both entertainment and documentary, has many connotations: mystical, dangerous, exotic, native, prehistoric, medicinal, potent, endangered.…