Fantasy Cartography

Monday, December 18, 2017 to Friday, December 22, 2017

Image via Flickr Creative Commons license by Jeff

Sound Mapping Imaginary Worlds

Thursday, October 5, 2017

Adventures in 8.5x11

By Michael Iantorno

Friday, December 15, 2017

1 comment

Navigating Emotional Landscapes through DIY Cartography in Stranger Things Season 2

By Mihaela Mihailova

Friday, December 15, 2017

1 comment

Giving Fans Latitude

By Sierra Laddusaw

Thursday, December 14, 2017

1 comment

Mapping Kanto Region Over a Town Near You: Pokémon Go and Fantasy in the Everyday

By Jamie Henthorn

Friday, December 15, 2017

1 comment

Contributors

Andrew Kemp

PhD Student, Moving Image StudiesGeorgia State University

Tanya Zuk

Ph.D. candidate, School of Film, Media & TheaterGeorgia State University

Michael Iantorno

Student - Media Studies (MA)Concordia University

Mihaela Mihailova

Postdoctoral Fellow in Film StudiesMichigan State University

Sierra Laddusaw

Map LibrarianTexas A&M University Libraries

Jamie Henthorn

Catawba College

Recent comments

Re: Ali Wong - Female Standup Comedian

Comedy

By Craig Jr.

Saturday, March 21, 2020 - 19:09

I am glad that Ali has taken a new turn on this side of comedy aswell. I think that learning more about interacial acting could be a great alternative to sex.
Re: Reimagining Feminist Stand-up Post-Nanette

I agree

By Craig Jr.

Saturday, March 21, 2020 - 19:07

You are totally right. The act and comedy recently of females and lesbians in Netflix and the film industry is indeed revolutionary.
Re: Facing Fleabag: Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s “Punch in the Heart”

The gender politics of direct address

By Maria San Filippo

Saturday, March 14, 2020 - 13:46

Virginia, I find your reading of the evolution of direct address across two seasons of Fleabag and its ethical implications cogent and compelling. Having recently gotten turned on to the contemporaneous Chewing Gum (2015-2017), I’m curious to know...
Re: Already Out Queer Celebrity: Kate McKinnon’s Post-Closet Representational Politics

Gone gay all of a sudden

By Maria San Filippo

Saturday, March 14, 2020 - 04:27

I'm curious to see, CateB! The recent Frozen II skit on SNL seems quite self-reflexive in this regard, with its reference to the Twitterstorm around Elsa being queer (and Disney's refusal to explicitly name her as such), and Cecily Strong (as Anna)...
Re: Women and Stand-up Comedy in India: Performing Personal, Situated Comedy

Overcoming structural biases

By Madhavi Shivaprasad

Friday, March 13, 2020 - 18:58

CateB, I read through your post and thought you made a very good point about the homogenisation of female audiences as well. That's what is happening even with the female performers as well unfortunately. All of them are bracketed under "chick...