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  My Two (and Three) Dads: Full House, Fuller House, and 1980s Sitcom Families

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  Bridget Kies University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

  March 07, 2016

  9 comments

  My Two (and Three) Dads: Full House, Fuller House, and 1980s Sitcom Families Sitcoms queer My Two Dads Fuller House Full House 1980s Curator's Note On February 26, Netflix made available Fuller House, a thirteen-episode spinoff sequel of ABC’s 1987-1 ...
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  Why I Love the Lady-Lady, Mrs. J.B. Fletcher

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  Elizabeth Wuerffel Valparaiso University

  March 06, 2016

  5 comments

  Curator's Note I’ll admit. I’m biased. Our TV time was limited to one hour/day, and I spent my middle and ...
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  Re: When Shallowness Enables Depth: The Oscars as a Scenario for Socio-Political Protest

  Is awareness-raising effective enough?

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  Julie Nakama University of Pittsburgh

  Friday, March 4, 2016 — 3:47 pm

  are perhaps likely to receive television coverage, but the possibility of the protest getting out of ...
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  When Shallowness Enables Depth: The Oscars as a Scenario for Socio-Political Protest

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  Elizabeth Castaldo Lunden Stockholm University

  March 03, 2016

  3 comments

  When Shallowness Enables Depth: The Oscars as a Scenario for Socio-Political Protest protest Oscars Marlon Brando Academy Awards Curator's Note Originally created as an event to provide prestige and consolidate the hegemony of the American film indus ...
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  Re: Elephant: A Matter of Pace

  A MATTER OF POIGNANCY

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  Tiago de Luca University of Warwick

  Thursday, February 25, 2016 — 12:17 pm

  can also be seen as an attempt to 'extend the possibility of a different outcome' if only by ...
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  Re: Elephant: A Matter of Pace

  A Matter of Purpose and Intent

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  Lisa Purse Department of Film, Theatre & Television, University of Reading

  Thursday, February 25, 2016 — 8:50 am

  (which seems to extend the possibility of a different outcome). ...
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  Elephant: A Matter of Pace

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  Tiago de Luca University of Warwick

  February 24, 2016

  4 comments

  Elephant: A Matter of Pace speed slow cinema pace Curator's Note The slowness of slow cinema is often attributed to the long take, yet the technique can serve different ends when it comes to cinematic speed depending on how movement and sound are han ...
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  Suspending Suspense

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  Caetlin Benson-Allott Georgetown University

  February 23, 2016

  2 comments

  and—wait, I’m out of popcorn. As this clip demonstrates, pausing a movie for even six seconds abruptly ...
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  Re: Nyan Cat: Nothing Happens, Longer, Again

  Duration & Networked Media

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  Tina Kendall Anglia Ruskin University

  Monday, February 22, 2016 — 6:25 pm

  1 minute and 1 second long). It is the possibility of these gestures--switching off, speeding up, remixing, ...
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  Nyan Cat: Nothing Happens, Longer, Again

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  Tina Kendall Anglia Ruskin University

  February 22, 2016

  7 comments

  Nyan Cat: Nothing Happens, Longer, Again speed slow cinema Nyan Cat animal memes acceleration Curator's Note The aim of the recent “In Focus” dossier on speed is to consider the value of “speed theory” for cinema and media scholars. As its contributo ...

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