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February 2014
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Language and Masculinity in the Films of Nicolas Winding Refn. Over the weekend, I created my first ever video essay for an assignment in Dr. Paul Booth’s class on Communication and Technology (CMNS 545) at DePaul University. Continue reading “Language and Masculinity in the Films of Nicolas Winding Refn”. February 10, 2014. February 10, 2014. 1 Comment on Language and Masculinity in the Films of Nicolas Winding Refn. Masculinity under the gaze. It has come to my attention that Nicolas Winding Refn.
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June 2015
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The Pop Culture Lens: Episode 11 – Captain Midnight. The Pop Culture Lens is a podcast that offers fresh perspectives on past media. This episode looks at classic pulp hero Captain Midnight through the lenses of transmedia storytelling and adaptation. The Pop Culture Lens. Is a scholarly podcast hosted by myself and Dr. CarrieLynn Reinhard. Continue reading “The Pop Culture Lens: Episode 11 – Captain Midnight”. June 28, 2015. June 28, 2015. Pop Culture Lens Podcast. My first journal article. Confessions ...
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Conferences and papers
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Presentations of Refereed Papers. Reinhard, C. D. and Olson, C. J. (2016, June). The Convergent Nature of Professional Wrestling: The Convergent Identities, Practices and Experiences of Sports Entertainment. The Wrestling Symposium, Aberystwyth, Wales. Reinhard, C. D. and Olson, C. J. (2013, March). Answering the Whats, Hows and Whys of Film Spectatorship: An empirical investigation and comparison of film reception. Society of Cinema and Media Studies, Chicago, Illinois. Olson, C. J. (2016, April...As a ...
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April 2014
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Cinematic Soulmates: The Mist and War of the Worlds. This is the introduction to an article originally published at Clearance Bin Review. It is part of my Cinematic Soulmates series, in which I would write about two films that compliment one another or lend themselves to a good double feature. In this piece, originally published May 20, 2011, I discussed the thematic and subtextual similarities between two post-9/11 horror films,. War of the Worlds. War of the Worlds. April 7, 2014. April 17, 2014. A col...
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The Pop Culture Lens: Episode 11 – Captain Midnight
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The Pop Culture Lens: Episode 11 – Captain Midnight. The Pop Culture Lens is a podcast that offers fresh perspectives on past media. This episode looks at classic pulp hero Captain Midnight through the lenses of transmedia storytelling and adaptation. The Pop Culture Lens. Is a scholarly podcast hosted by myself and Dr. CarrieLynn Reinhard. In this episode, we welcome prominent scholar and friend of the podcast Blair Davis of DePaul University. To discuss a pulp hero from the radio era, Captain Midnight.
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The Pop Culture Lens: Episode 6 – The X-Files (1993-2002)
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The Pop Culture Lens: Episode 6 – The X-Files (1993-2002). The Pop Culture Lens. Is a scholarly podcast hosted by myself and Dr. CarrieLynn Reinhard. In each episode, we seek to offer fresh perspectives on past media as we attempt to determine whether or not it holds any relevance to the contemporary sociocultural experience. We structure the podcast so the format loosely resembles an academic paper, but we present the information in a way that everyone can understand. To climate change deniers. We’re al...
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March 2015
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The Pop Culture Lens: Episode 7 Godzilla (1954). The Pop Culture Lens. Is a scholarly podcast hosted by myself and Dr. CarrieLynn Reinhard. In each episode, we seek to offer fresh perspectives on past media as we attempt to determine whether or not it holds any relevance to the contemporary sociocultural experience. We structure the podcast so the format loosely resembles an academic paper, but we present the information in a way that everyone can understand. March 16, 2015. Pop Culture Lens Podcast.
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October 2014
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I successfully defended my thesis! On Friday, September 26, 2014, I successfully defended my thesis titled “ Gangstas, Thugs, Vikings, and Drivers: Cinematic Masculine Archetypes and the Demythologization of Violence in the films of Nicolas Winding Refn. Both links will take you directly to the page housing my thesis. Thank you, and I hope you not only enjoy reading my ramblings, but also find the information contained within useful. October 1, 2014. September 30, 2014. My first journal article. Genderin...
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March 2014
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Mobile Media Technologies at the Intersection of the Virtual and the Real. This post is based on a paper I wrote for Dr. Paul Booth. 8216;s New Media and Culture class, which took place during the Fall 2013 quarter at DePaul University. In Chicago, IL. The purpose of this paper was to synthesize three articles on mobile media technologies, and the impact they have on the physical world. Please feel free to join the conversation on mobility by leaving a comment in the comments section. March 20, 2014.