An analysis of the intricacies of how alternative text is used to communicate fundamentally visual information in a linguistic mode. Continue reading
September 15, 2022
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Category Archives: Film and Television
September 8, 2022
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What Should We Do About Problematic Characters and Their Bad Fans?
Bad fans think morally condemnable characters are good and admirable. Are they wrong? Continue reading
August 11, 2022
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Roundtable: Voyeur Gaming
Watching people play video games is officially a thing. A bunch of scholars explain why and what we should appreciate about it. Continue reading
May 12, 2022
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The Podcast Where Movies Meet Philosophy
Discussions at the intersection of philosophy, art history, and film Continue reading
April 14, 2022
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“So Bad It’s Good”: How to Love Bad Movies
Why is it OK to love bad movies? Convention, irony, Tokyo Drift, and Hallmark movies are all part of the answer. Continue reading
March 10, 2022
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Evan Malone on Critical Role
Philosopher Evan Malone discusses the aesthetic import of a tabletop RPG Continue reading
January 19, 2022
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Survival Is Insufficient: Coming to Grips with Trauma Through Art and Play in Station Eleven and Yellowjackets
How two shows teach us important lessons in navigating trauma and apocalyptic events Continue reading
December 14, 2021
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Sergio Tenenbaum on Abbas Kiarostami
Philosopher Sergio Tenenbaum reflects on Abbas Kiarostami’s film “Close-Up” Continue reading
October 22, 2021
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The Challenge Of Canceling: Comedy, Chappelle, And The Closer
If Chappelle’s art dines on controversy, cancellation serves it dessert. Continue reading
October 1, 2021
by Alex King
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The Performative Wokeness of Netflix’s The Chair
Netflix’s new comedy/drama gets some key things wrong about higher education, including its “sendup” of woke culture. Continue reading
