Kathleen Battles
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Sports context is key here
Like Jeff, I couldn't help thinking of Magic Johnson and Arthur Ashe. The discourse surrounding Johnson, in particular, was marked by a strong pedagogical air as basketball was considered a "contact" sport. What I think is interesting here ... -
Thanks!
Thanks for you comments, Melanie and Jeff. I was really struck by the way the scenes were framed and filmed. It was hard to say much in 400 words! Melanie and Jeff, as I read your posts earlier I was excited to see how much they echoed each other. Like Je ... -
Horror and Blood
Thanks for this post. I'm struck by the way that horror troops shaped the coverage of AIDS, in the same way that they seem to currently shape the coverage of Ebola- though very different diseases in terms of their transmission. Both are about horrifi ... -
Thanks for this first post
Melanie- I really enjoyed your piece, especially the interview with the writers. I actually saw this film when it first aired on TV and remembered it years later. I had a chance to rewatch it recently and was struck by some of the points you make about ho ... -
Thanks for the post, Jeff.
A scene very similar to this, as you indicate, plays out in The Normal Heart. I really appreciate your focus here on those forms that seem most likely to guarantee "truth." Its especially interesting in light of the fact that at least two of tho ...