Cael Keegan
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Intriguing points! This
Intriguing points! This (above) is a distinction I try to point to when I distinguish trans as an identity politics from "trans" as an aesthetic. My use of "trans" above is similar to the use of "queer" in studies of textuali ... -
In other words, I think we
In other words, I think we can agree on "trans" as a critical reading practice for both gender AND the human! ... -
Frankensteinian Assemblage
Great piece! I'm glad to see others thinking and writing about Orphan Black's rootedness in Shelly's Frankenstein. I've often thought it odd that the show so heavily references The Island of Dr. Moreau instead of Frankenstein, which se ... -
Teaching Television in a Time-Restricted Classroom
What a great conversation! I, too, have struggled to incorporate television into my courses, largely because the older model of 22-episode broadcast seasons proved far too ponderous. With the advent of streaming television and the new model of 10ish-episo ... -
The "Extra" as Extra Body
I love this call to attention on the body and embodiment, which I think has become particularly pressing for television as we have moved into digital and hi-def televisual technologies that permit us to think less about just the face, and literally see &q ... -
That’s an interesting point,
That's an interesting point, and one I've been considering. It strikes me that Sarah's reproductive capacity is "queered" in that it is unexpected--a mutation. I think the corporate, scientific, and religious obsession with her re ...