[UWcinema] May 23 (PM Session): CMS Works in Progress Presentation by Stephen Groening

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Hi All,

Please find below the details for the upcoming Works in Progress Talk:

Title: DIY Justice

Friday, May 23rd, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM, Allen Auditorium, Allen Library
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Abstract: What can we learn from the Hollywood’s portrayal of the nail-gun as weapon? Is it simply a gimmick? A novel way to enact on-screen violence? Or is it emblematic of an emergent paranoid “regime of truth” regarding the intersection of domesticity and violent crime? In this presentation I will briefly explore how the nail-gun suggests ways of thinking about neoliberal vigilantism by looking at some recent U.S. film and television productions.
NB: This presentation will feature clips from films that include violence, gore, and coarse language.
Bio: Stephen Groening is an Associate Professor of Cinema and Media Studies at the University of Washington Seattle. His most recent publications include “Virtuous Viewing” (Film Criticism) and “An Anti-War Film in the Subjunctive Mood” (Mechademia, forthcoming).

Further details about the AM session will be shared later this week; stay tuned! Feel free to forward it to interested parties, thank you. Hope to see you there!

Cheers,
Mavis Siu
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