For this special episode of The Pop Culture Lens, Christopher J. Olson (Seems Obvious to Me) and I address a question: are representations of mental health issues in…… Read more “The Pop Culture Lens on Mental Health”
Category: Film Studies
Updating Exorcism Cinema List
A year ago, Christopher Olson and I published a book on the representation of exorcisms in cinema. Possessed Women, Haunted States: Cultural Tensions in Exorcism Cinema (November…… Read more “Updating Exorcism Cinema List”
V for Vendetta and Resisting Fascism
In the thirty-ninth episode of The Pop Culture Lens podcast, Christopher Olson and I present a special episode as they compare and contrast the graphic novel V…… Read more “V for Vendetta and Resisting Fascism”
Carpenter’s The Thing and Politics of Paranoia
In the thirty-fifth episode of The Pop Culture Lens podcast, Christopher Olson and I welcome friend of the podcast, and unofficial third host, Joe Belfeuil to discuss…… Read more “Carpenter’s The Thing and Politics of Paranoia”
Pop Culture Lens: It’s a Wonderful Life
In the thirty-second episode of The Pop Culture Lens podcast, Christopher Olson and CarrieLynn Reinhard welcome friend of the podcast Kadee Whaley to discuss the classic Christmas…… Read more “Pop Culture Lens: It’s a Wonderful Life”
Gendering Robots: A Class Discussion
The next research project I hope to work on looks at how people make sense of robots. I am particularly interested in how people apply gendered assumptions…… Read more “Gendering Robots: A Class Discussion”
Exorcism Cinema Book Published
Here it is! The Tensions in Exorcism Cinema project began in 2013, when my partner Christopher J. Olson (Seems Obvious to Me) and I watched the film…… Read more “Exorcism Cinema Book Published”
The Pop Culture Lens: Being John Malkovich
In the thirtieth episode of The Pop Culture Lens podcast, Christopher Olson (Seems Obvious to Me) and I conclude the Halloween season by welcoming friend of the…… Read more “The Pop Culture Lens: Being John Malkovich”
The Pop Culture Lens Discusses Videodrome
In the twenty-ninth episode of The Pop Culture Lens podcast, Christopher Olson (Seems Obvious to Me) and myself welcome the Halloween season and friend of the podcast…… Read more “The Pop Culture Lens Discusses Videodrome”
