This blog post expands on the ideas of the co-construction of kayfabe, an idea I presented at the Popular Culture Association 2016 conference in Seattle. For this post, I reflect on a live wrestling event I attended in an attempt to define what my partner, Christopher Olson, and I mean by “convergent wrestling.” The entire presentationContinue reading “Experiencing the Co-Construction of Kayfabe: AAW Take No Prisoners”
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Variations on Theme: Boudu, Toni, and Mother Nature
[Film analysis paper from 1999] In ancient times, many cultures conceived of the world as a snake devouring itself, creating a continuous circle. In modern times, film critic Andre Bazin had a similar conception. He believed everything in reality was connected to everything else. The world, reality, is continuous, circular. Before the rules of chaosContinue reading “Variations on Theme: Boudu, Toni, and Mother Nature”
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