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• In Media Res
  Re: Karolina Sobecka's WILDLIFE

  Virtual Spectacle

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  Kaitlin Sweetman NYU

  Thursday, March 31, 2011 — 4:34 am

  The cobra which recently escaped from the Bronx Zoo has become a virtual spectacle with an anonymous source personifying the animal through Twitter:  @BronxZoosCobra. The cobra's virtuality is afforded by the actual cobra's current invisibility. ...
• In Media Res
  Re: Primetime Portrait: The Depiction of Asperger’s on "Parenthood"

  Formal Implications?

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  Kaitlin Sweetman NYU

  Tuesday, April 5, 2011 — 2:28 pm

  Samir, I appreciate your comment, as it leads to the next logical step in this argument, that is, how would the producers of Parenthood accurately or sympathetically portray Max's perspective, or if this portrayal would be effective for a neurotypica ...
• In Media Res
  Re: Primetime Portrait: The Depiction of Asperger’s on "Parenthood"

  Comprehensive Filmic Representations

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  Kaitlin Sweetman NYU

  Tuesday, April 5, 2011 — 5:28 pm

   In an excellent coincidence, The Guardian's Film Blog has a post about cinematic representations of autism, which could be a good resource for anyone considering looking into the questions raised here further (link here).   ...