In Memoriam Peter Wollen: A Tribute by JCMS

Monday, January 13, 2020 to Friday, January 17, 2020

David Gerstner and Matthew Solomon on Peter Wollen

By David Gerstner Matthew Solomon

Monday, January 13, 2020

John Ellis on Peter Wollen

Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Peter Bloom on Peter Wollen

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

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An Alphabet of Peter Wollen

By Corey K Creekmur

Thursday, January 16, 2020

Eclecticism as a Fine Art

By Wendy Russell

Friday, January 17, 2020

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Recent comments

Re: Peter Bloom on Peter Wollen

Wollen as Dissertation Committee Member

By Joshua Hirsch

Monday, January 20, 2020 - 18:39

Peter was on my dissertation committee at UCLA. When I announced I was writing on film and the Holocaust, it became clear that the Holocaust was one of the many subjects about which it turned out he had thought deeply and had a great deal of...
Re: Ain't No Passing Craze: Racialized Representations in Disney’s Animated Films

Thank you!

By Rebecca James

Tuesday, December 10, 2019 - 07:41

Thank you for your comment, I have never thought about those characters in that way. I have never thought to examine the use of varying working-class accents, nicknames, hobbies, in characterizations - which is such an interesting and unique take! I...
Re: Ain't No Passing Craze: Racialized Representations in Disney’s Animated Films

Yes and!

By Carolyn Elerding

Friday, December 6, 2019 - 15:11

Rebecca (if I may), I'm very glad to have read your analysis. It's not easy to pack such a comprehensive critique into such a small space! I would be interested in your thoughts on how Gillota's work on essentialism might figure into discussion of...
Re: An IMR Exclusive Interview with Disney Producer Brigham Taylor

No additional insight, but I

By Sky LaRell Anderson

Thursday, December 5, 2019 - 20:54

No additional insight, but I believe the response speaks to the aesthetic sensibilities of a producer (which I believe has a big influence over the production). For instance, simply look at the face animation on the animals in the Lion King remake...
Re: The Jungle Book: Evolving Representations of Masculinity

A close relationship between production and theory

By Carolyn Elerding

Thursday, December 5, 2019 - 17:15

Hannah (if I may), thank you for sharing your thought-provoking perspective. As you might imagine, if you've seen my post on the Dalmatians films, I am very supportive of your interest in comparative historicization of the original and remake. I...