I'm interested in the role that genre plays here. Why are most of the female antiheroines in drama (Revenge, Damages, Weeds, Nurse Jackie) and not comedy? What can drama do for its heroines that comedy can't? What can comedy do for its heroines ...
Great formal reading of both texts! You're right, we often throw around generic classifications without fully fleshing out or exploring how specific texts use those generic codes. It would be fruitful to look to the specific ways that television (and ...
I enjoyed your post Molly- great insights! I think it's also worth considering how the differences between the mediums (tv versus movie) changes her ability to effectively navigate these liminal spaces. The seriality of television storytelling allows ...
Great post, Victoria! Something else that always bothered me about the series' portrayal of the rape is how quickly it got pushed to the side when she discovered that it was Duncan. Her original desire to find out who raped her was fueled by her ange ...
Thanks for your comment, Victoria! I think your comment relates nicely to the point made by Molly in her post with respect to Veronica's occupation of multiple liminal spaces. I think her complexity works well as a strategic move on the producer' ...
Nice post Lori and thoughtful response, Adam. What's interesting in both of these ads is the way a certain type of "Midwestern" masculinity (be it urban OR rural) is called upon in order to define Midwestern imagery. This is true more so in ...
I want to pick up on your comment on the feminization of the urban coasts and note that, in my viewing experience, that has definitely been the case in comedies and sitcoms set in the Midwest. Coach (89-97, Minnesota) gets most of its comedic mileage from ...
Fantastic post, Adam! You make a lot of great points and I look forward to watching this episode in its entirety. Going back to the discussion thread on Dr. Harkins' post at the beginning of the week, I'm interested in the ways that different ge ...
I enjoyed your post Simone- Middle America's place as a simultaneously visible yet invisible and unnamed remains fascinating and worth interrogating. As such, it seems to stand in as a holder for all of rural America and, in some ways, outdated value ...
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