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History, Biography, and Bullies

A look at the ways in which film both constructs and reflects the culture of the “real” world through an examination of images of historical (1970s) New York City, the construction of celebrity biography, and the cinematic role of bullies and bullying.

Presentations

People Hear What They See: Reading Kevin Spacey’s Beyond the Sea and the Postmodern Musical Biopic.

Presenters

Thomas Grochowski

Ain’t No Love In The Heart Of The City: New York City In Films of the 1970s

Presenters

Douglas Sherry

Reel Big Bullies

Presenters

Brian C Johnson

Subverting Gender Conformism in Julie Taymor’s Frida

Presenters

Asmaa Alshehri

Session chairs

Brian C Johnson