Alicia Kozma
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Exploitation as Mode and Reception
I think your concept of exploitation as mode is quite generative, especially considering the limitation of genre and the frequency to which the concept of the "exploitation genre" is often linked uncritically back to Schaefer's classical pe ... -
As someone who teaches this
As someone who teaches this film to students in a "flyover" college town, I share your experiences with students reading this film as "straight" over satire. In fact, they often react to it with hostility because they are offended by h ... -
Thanks for your comment! Glad
Thanks for your comment! Glad to hear you this is a comic that interests you; I think it has a lot to offer even within its first 5 issues. I think your point about Rothman is in interesting one, especially since I think her films and Bitch Planet are doi ... -
Glad to hear this is a text
Glad to hear this is a text that interests you. I knew that creating my initial post around something so new would be a risk in that it would be unfamiliar to most, but if that drives some interest in to investigating the comic, all the better. You are ab ... -
Thanks for you thoughts
Thanks for you thoughts Gordon. I think your comment brings us to a core question in studying exploitation: is it politically more effective to create radical work on the margins or to “smuggle” radical thought into mainstream texts. Based on both the fan ...