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  We So Seldom Look on Love in Porn

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  Karly-Lynne Scott Northwestern University

  March 31, 2015

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  possibility of visibilizing and proving love. Watching Wylde and Noir make love, whispering things to one ...
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  Love, Care, and Comrades

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  Zach Campbell Northwestern University

  April 01, 2015

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  Love, Care, and Comrades radical politics politics love cats care Curator's Note In the conversational book In Praise of Love, Alain Badiou wonders, “what on earth is “fraternity”? No doubt it is related to the issue of differences, of their friendly ...
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  Heroes, Sidekicks, and Powerful Love

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  Lisa Perks Nazareth College

  December 17, 2014

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  Heroes, Sidekicks, and Powerful Love Star Wars sidekicks love Lord of the Rings Heroes harry potter Curator's Note The word sidekick connotes unequal power relations: sidekicks are a hero’s support staff, his or her assistants. A closer analysis of t ...
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  Love's Paradox

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  Kalling Heck University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

  March 30, 2015

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  Love's Paradox Western Once Upon a Time in the West Nancy love Hate Curator's Note For Jean-Luc Nancy, love’s meaning is to be found entirely in the act of its utterance. To define the term further, to elucidate the qualities that one loves or d ...
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  My Heart Only Loves Once: Only Lovers and the Long(est) Term Relationship

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  Veronica Fitzpatrick University of Pittsburgh

  April 02, 2015

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  My Heart Only Loves Once: Only Lovers and the Long(est) Term Relationship Vampires love duration Curator's Note What does it mean that the most excruciatingly romantic films of the last few years are about vampires? The association of vampires and ro ...