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• In Media Res
  Re: Mommie Dearest Remixed: Child Abuse as Camp

  When is Abuse Funny?

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  Z. Hall, PhD Independent Scholar, U.S.A

  Sunday, April 12, 2015 — 7:19 am

  Thanks for your post, Roberto. I have turned the idea that "abuse in fiction films are only performances" in every direction to view the thought from as many perspectives and I can imagine and still arrive at no. I have two reasons for this. One ...
• In Media Res
  Re: Private Violence

  "Why didn't you leave?"

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  Z. Hall, PhD Independent Scholar, U.S.A

  Monday, April 6, 2015 — 2:28 pm

  I agree with you "a lot of women stay with or return to their abusive partners out of fear—fear for themselves, their children, or simply of being alone with no financial or social resources." All of these are serious barriers to women getting t ...
• In Media Res
  Re: Drunk in Love & The Shrew

  Paternalistic or Subversive?

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  Z. Hall, PhD Independent Scholar, U.S.A

  Tuesday, April 7, 2015 — 12:56 pm

  For centuries women have struggled for equality in every culture. And violence against women remains a serious global problem. Historically, art is used as a vehicle to confront or perpetuate the social ill. Twenty-first century audiences have less tolera ...
• In Media Res
  Re: Hitting the Nerve: Family Guy Confronts Domestic Violence

  Satire and Domestic Violence

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  Z. Hall, PhD Independent Scholar, U.S.A

  Thursday, April 9, 2015 — 9:47 pm

  Satirizing events and acts associated with some issues proves to be problematic, often alienating audiences. Closely held values and violence seem to be two areas where the use of satire is risky. ...