Kim A. Knight
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Productive Collaboration
Thanks for the link to the Digital Cultures and Technology program! We do quite a bit of collaborative work with our students in EMAC, as it is part of our three core skill sets: critical, creative, and collaborative. It's important to include degree ... -
Great Assignment Idea
I like the idea of having all students do an "In Media Res" style piece. I do something similar with a lot of "case study" type assignments but I think the connection to a recognized publication would add an interesting element in term ... -
*Like*
I have really enjoyed learning about the ways people are using IMR in so many different assignments. Perhaps it's laziness, but a "like" button would come in handy for all of the posts this week! The connection to local events in this assig ... -
Discussing and Archiving Our Now
I love the idea of drawing attention to the temporality of our "now." I can imagine an entire course centered on this concept. The video reviews seem like a great way to engage students in multiple modes of scholarship. I generally use a Twitter ... -
Hooray for Pedagogy
I am excited to read all of the contributions this week as well. In addition to the value of short forms and discussion, I appreciate IMR's diversity in those voices and in the subjects of inquiry. Taylor Swift alongside Documentary and Affect alongs ... -
The uneven challenge of humor
Thanks, Rachel and Kirsten for your comments! I thought many of the posts threaded together quite well this week. These are humorous transgressions so my intention was to also suggest something about how comedy operates. As Kirsten points out, that can be ... -
Off-limits topics?
Charlotte, I am looking forward to Karyl's thoughts on this as well. In reading your comment I was reminded of a Tumblr post titled "a useful rape analogy" that I think uses satire quite well to expose the absurdities of the dominant discou ... -
Space for Humor
I really enjoyed Rebecca Traister's opinion piece for The Washington Post in which she argues that the recent spate of legislation has opened up space to challenge stereotypes of feminists as humorless. From satire in proposed prostate exam legislati ... -
Re: Laughing at or with?
Kirsten, Thanks for the great post. For you or others who are familiar with the show: I'd love to hear more about your take on the intersection of class and gender here. Thinking in terms of other recent comedic representations of lower class feminin ... -
I’m so glad you used the
I'm so glad you used the carnivalesque to frame your analysis. I have only seen this last season of ANTM, but this was a concept that surfaced again and again as I watched. What did you make of Tyra's role in the "viral" video episode ...