Film & Cultural Studies

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The Verdict of the Antigone

The Verdict of the Antigone

From: Antigone v. Creon

Discussion of the verdict, not as a jurisprudential conclusion about justice in the abstract sense, but rather as an ambiguous observation about what has transpired. 17 $1.70 Add
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The Yes, But/Yes, And Game

The Yes, But/Yes, And Game

Sign Reading, Deconstruction

From: The Power Manual

The Yes, But/Yes, And game comes from the field of theater. The goal for the actor is to keep the story going, even in tricky interactions. Therefore, blocking and accepting are key acting … 4 $0.40 Add
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Theater as Interaction and Identity Creation

Theater as Interaction and Identity Creation

High Status and Low Status Characters

From: The Power Manual

Theater as Interaction and Identity Creation, explores the first of two social spaces that at their core are about the exchange of power — theater and games. Fundamentally, to act is to … 11 $1.10 Add
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Theories in Motion
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Theories in Motion

Mapping the Roots and Routes of a Rebel Generation

From: Thinking While Black

In this chapter the author introduced the work of Paul Gilroy, a British scholar of global African American Studies and Armond White, an American music and film critic. 18 $1.80 Add
Thinking While Black
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Thinking While Black

Translating the Politics and Popular Culture of a Rebel Generation

This uniquely interdisciplinary study of Black cultural critics Armond White and Paul Gilroy spans continents and decades of rebellion and revolution. Drawing on an eclectic mix of archival … 222 View
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Topsy-Turvy Dolls and Shirley Temple

Topsy-Turvy Dolls and Shirley Temple

From: Uncle

In this chapter, Thompson examines another character from Uncle Tom’s Cabin who became a stock figure, Topsy. 12 $1.20 Add
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Trade Agreements and Canadian Cultural Policymaking

Trade Agreements and Canadian Cultural Policymaking

From: Canadian Culture in a Globalized World

Explores how Canada can protect its culture in upcoming trade negotiations (as of 2019) and offers suggestions to how policymaking can better protect Canadian culture. 15 $1.50 Add
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Trials, Law Courts, and Theatres

Trials, Law Courts, and Theatres

From: Antigone v. Creon

Discussion of the overlap between the theatre and the courtroom in ancient Athens. 8 $0.80 Add
Uncle

Uncle

Race, Nostalgia, and the Politics of Loyalty

Jackie Robinson, President Barack Obama, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, O. J. Simpson and Christopher Darden have all been accused of being an Uncle Tom during their careers. How, why, … 272 View
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Uncle Ben and Aunt Jemima 2.0

Uncle Ben and Aunt Jemima 2.0

From: Uncle

This chapter examines the recent re-branding of commercial caricatures such as Uncle Ben and Aunt Jemima. Now silent trademark characters, they no longer speak in advertisements and are reduced … 13 $1.30 Add
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Uncle Tom and Black Capitalism

Uncle Tom and Black Capitalism

From: Uncle

This chapter concerns the rise of Black conservatism in the 1980s and early 90s, as exemplified by figures such as Clarence Thomas. 23 $2.30 Add
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Uncle Tom and Eva

Uncle Tom and Eva

From: Uncle

In this chapter, Thompson examines the illustrations that gave Uncle Tom’s Cabin much of its lasting appeal. 6 $0.60 Add
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Uncle Tom on the Big Screen

Uncle Tom on the Big Screen

From: Uncle

This chapter explores the first on-screen depiction of Uncle Tom. He was portrayed by a white actor in blackface in a film made by Thomas Edison. 7 $0.70 Add
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Uncle Tom's 1960s Transformation

Uncle Tom’s 1960s Transformation

From: Uncle

This chapter focuses on the 1950s and 60s, a time of events that would forever define both the civil rights protests and the state-sanctioned violance that followed. During this era, Uncle Tom … 11 $1.10 Add
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Uncle Tom's Cabin

Uncle Tom’s Cabin

From: Uncle

This chapter explores Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel, which was an explosive success in antebellum America. It also examines Uncle Tom himself, who in the novel was a devout and pious … 8 $0.80 Add
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Using Production Studies to Analyze Canada:

Using Production Studies to Analyze Canada:

A People’s History

From: Cultural Industries.ca

Olivier Côté draws attention to English–French tensions in cultural production in Canada and demonstrates the insights provided by using a “production studies” approach. 19 $1.90 Add