Kate Fortmueller

Associate ProfessorGeorgia State University

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The Birds

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Kate Fortmueller Georgia State University

Miranda Banks Loyola Marymount University

October 02, 2023
The Birds WGA strike SAG-AFTRA Strike Corporate Greed Bob Iger labor Curator's Note On May 2nd and July 14th of 2023, the WGA and SAG-AFTRA walked out of negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). The 2023 stri ...
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Time's Up and Industry Feminism

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Kate Fortmueller Georgia State University

March 16, 2018
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Time's Up and Industry Feminism Production Cultures media industry #TimesUp and #MeToo Curator's Note On January 1, 2018 women in Hollywood responded to a letter from Alianza Nacional de Campesinas and announced Time’s up on the male-dominated w ...
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Searching for the Cast of Thousands: Excavating Labor from Media Industry Histories

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Kate Fortmueller Georgia State University

November 15, 2013
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Searching for the Cast of Thousands: Excavating Labor from Media Industry Histories Labor in the Media Industries labor extras background actors Curator's Note The obstacles of studying background actors in media texts are mirrored by the challenges ...

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WGA/SAG-AFTRA Strikes
October 02, 2023 to October 08, 2023

Kate Fortmueller Georgia State University

Miranda Banks Emerson College

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Re: The Politics of Fan Magazine Research

The importance of the downloadable PDF

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Kate Fortmueller Georgia State University

Thursday, November 14, 2013 — 5:28 pm
As Eric points out, you make some great points about the hegemony of Photoplay and fan magazine audiences. As my subject line suggests, I actually want to add to your point about the accessibility and downloadability of documents on MHDL and share an anec ...