Film & Cultural Studies

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Aunt Jemima in Chicago

Aunt Jemima in Chicago

From: Uncle

In this chapter, Thompson explores the meaning of Uncle Tom within the context of the World’s Columbian Exposition in 1893. Here, Thompson suggests, Americans became increasingly obsessed … 6 $0.60 Add
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Back to the Senses

Back to the Senses

From: At Home

Chapter 13 features interviews with Annie Martin, Emiliano Sepulveda, and Michael Fernandes. This chapter focuses on artists who use their senses to make connections and find belonging anywhere, … 15 $1.50 Add
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Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever : “The Worst Movie Ever Made”
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Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever : “The Worst Movie Ever Made”

From: Shot in Vancouver

In this chapter, Wiebe examines the 2002 action film Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever, directed by Wych Kaosayananda and starring Antonio Banderas and Lucy Liu. 6 $0.60 Add
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Barack Obama and the Paradox of Black Political Power

Barack Obama and the Paradox of Black Political Power

From: Uncle

This chapter examines the career of Barack Obama, whose presidential campaign was marked by accusations of disloyalty to the Black community. 16 $1.60 Add
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Battlestar Galactica: Naturalistic Sci-Fi
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Battlestar Galactica: Naturalistic Sci-Fi

From: Shot in Vancouver

In this chapter, Wiebe discusses Battlestar Galactica (2004–09), Ronald D. Moore’s reimagining of the 1978 space opera. 6 $0.60 Add
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Beauty as Liberation, as Splendid Crip Future

Beauty as Liberation, as Splendid Crip Future

From: Crip Kinship

Topics discussed include crip-centric reclaiming of beauty, desire and eroticism, decolonizing beauty, and beauty as liberation. 12 $1.20 Add
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Best in Show: God Loves a Terrier
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Best in Show: God Loves a Terrier

From: Shot in Vancouver

In this chapter, Wiebe delves into the 2000 mockumentary Best in Show, directed by Christopher Guest and filmed in Vancouver during the winter of 1999. 4 $0.40 Add
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Beyond Policy Analysis:

Beyond Policy Analysis:

Methods for Qualitative Investigation

From: Cultural Industries.ca

Jeremy Shtern argues that in Canada many people practise “policy analysis,” but few have ever thought of this form of analysis as a methodological approach, one driven by certain … 17 $1.70 Add
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Beyond the Black Rainbow and Longlegs: Atmospheric Dread
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Beyond the Black Rainbow and Longlegs: Atmospheric Dread

From: Shot in Vancouver

In this chapter, Wiebe explores how second-generation directors Panos Cosmatos and Osgood Perkins use Vancouver’s landscapes and textures to craft horror settings. 4 $0.40 Add
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Big Meat Eater : Vancouver’s Own Midnight Movie
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Big Meat Eater : Vancouver’s Own Midnight Movie

From: Shot in Vancouver

In this chapter, Wiebe discusses the 1982 film Big Meat Eater, which satirized 1970s Canadian conservatism. 4 $0.40 Add
Bigotry on Broadway

Bigotry on Broadway

An Anthology

In this hard-hitting anthology, Ishmael Reed and Carla Blank have invited a diverse group of informed and accomplished writers, both women and men, who are rarely heard to comment on the … ; 216 View
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Black and British
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Black and British

A Lived Contradiction

From: Thinking While Black

This chapter detailed Paul Gilroy’s life after 1968 and his interest in the rebel spirit of black American and Caribbean musicians. Topics include British immigration policy, political … 32 $3.20 Add
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Bloody Retreads: Sequels and Remakes
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Bloody Retreads: Sequels and Remakes

From: Shot in Vancouver

In this chapter, Wiebe examines how in the mid-1970s through the 2010s, British Columbia became a hub for horror and science-fiction sequels, remakes, and prequels. 7 $0.70 Add
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Book Publishing:

Book Publishing:

Dying One Chapter(s) at a Time?

From: Cultural Industries.ca

In Jeff Boggs’s article on book publishing the changing nature of the audience and technologies serves as the focus 16 $1.60 Add
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Buller Men and Batty Bwoys:

Buller Men and Batty Bwoys:

Hidden Men in Toronto and Halifax Black Communities

From: In a Queer Country

In this essay, Wesley Crichlow considers the various dynamics of closeting for black gay men from two cities and from a number of ethnicities. It is an example of contemporary developments in … 21 $0.42 Add
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By Design and Better Than Chocolate: Women in Love
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By Design and Better Than Chocolate: Women in Love

From: Shot in Vancouver

In this chapter, Wiebe examines two Canadian comedies that placed lesbian relationships at the centre of their narratives. 6 $0.60 Add