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287 - Regular Session. Cultural Studies
Sun, August 21, 2:30 to 4:10pm, TBASession Submission Type: Paper Session 100min
Description
In the post #oscarsowhite moment, papers in this session will interrogate how race, class, and gender are represented in filmic and televisual media. Through an interrogation of masculinity and femininity in romance films, "racial" comedy, and the popular HBO franchise True Blood, this panel will consider repetition, inscription, and challenges to socio-cultural norms in media.
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Drinking the Other? The Unifying Metaphor of Addiction in HBO's True Blood - Teresa Gowan, University of Minnesota; Yagmur Karakaya, University of Minnesota
Popular Romance and Its Theoretical Consequences - Arialle Kaye Crabtree, University of Georgia; Bryan Christopher Cannon, University of Georgia; James J. Dowd, University of Georgia
Race, Gender, and Comedy Awards: From Civil Rights to Color-blindness - Raúl Pérez, University of Denver