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Thanks so much for your take on the fragmentation of narrative, truth, and history on Roanoke. In calling up history, I'm reminded of Laura's post about reenactment in gothic narrative, and I wonder if you might categorize this fragmentation as ...
Thanks so much, Laura, for this meaty morsel on Murder House. You've made me want to rewatch the season in the context of the show's series-long obsession with re-enactment. Your essay begs the question about subverting reenactment, though: is t ...
I'm really excited for you to see how this tread is picked up in Nick's piece on Roanoke for tomorrow which, of course, uses documentary reenactment as its primary storytelling mode for the first half of the season! ...
A thing I so appreciate about your writing, Evan, is its own camp sensibilities. Thanks for this thoughtful-- and funny-- look at AHS as one of the queerest shows on TV. And in thinking more about AHS's queerness, your piece really generates some que ...
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Thanks so much for your take
Other Reenactments
To Be Continued
Subverting Queer Deaths?