Virginia Bonner

Professor of Film StudiesClayton State University

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Facing Fleabag: Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s “Punch in the Heart”

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Virginia Bonner Clayton State University

March 13, 2020
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Facing Fleabag: Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s “Punch in the Heart” Phoebe Waller-Bridge Fleabag Direct Address Curator's Note Fleabag is renowned for Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s ribald humor, bold sexuality, and striking use of direct address. Yet her direct add ...
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Stranger Things: Channeling Nostalgia/Challenging Nostalgia

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Virginia Bonner Clayton State University

September 14, 2016
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Stranger Things: Channeling Nostalgia/Challenging Nostalgia Stranger Things nostalgia GenX Curator's Note Stranger Things--an 8-hour trove of 80s-90s-00s quotations--has proven great fodder for nostalgia fans, particularly GenXers gleefully posting i ...
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Steers and Queers: The Southern Gothic in Jonathan Caouette’s "Tarnation" (2003)

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Virginia Bonner Clayton State University

August 09, 2011
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Steers and Queers: The Southern Gothic in Jonathan Caouette’s "Tarnation" (2003) Tarnation Southern Gothic Queer Americana mental illness documentary Caouette Curator's Note Jonathan Caouette’s self-portrait is a queer take on the mental il ...

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Re: Stranger Things: Channeling Nostalgia/Challenging Nostalgia

Form and Structure

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Virginia Bonner Clayton State University

Tuesday, September 20, 2016 — 1:32 pm
Thanks for your thoughtful comments, Wolfgang and Padraic. I completely agree that the series hits a perfect stride for binge watching, and that pacing appeals greatly to Millennials and GenXers both (though Millennials are arguably more formatively pract ...
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Re: Stranger Things: Channeling Nostalgia/Challenging Nostalgia

Citations

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Virginia Bonner Clayton State University

Tuesday, September 20, 2016 — 5:13 pm
Thanks, Garret. I worked from the Variety interview with the Duffer Brothers in particular here, but also pieces in Slate and the WSJ. Links below: http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/stranger-things-finale-duffer-brothers-i... http://www.slate.com/articles/a ...
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Re: Steers and Queers: The Southern Gothic in Jonathan Caouette’s "Tarnation" (2003)

Tongson; Garland Thomson; and "moi-cumentary"

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Virginia Bonner Clayton State University

Wednesday, August 10, 2011 — 6:58 pm
Nice reference to Tongson, Christina! I saw her speak last month in London at NECS and her work really resonated with me as I wrote this piece. I spoke with her after her very interesting presentation and asked her if she had any thoughts about Tarnation; ...