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Severing and Suturing the Fairy Tale: Angelina Jolie in Maleficent

Presenter: 
Jason Davids Scott (Arizona State University, Arizona State University)
Presentation type: 
Paper
Abstract: 

Presentation about the celebrity persona of Angelina Jolie as an operating metaphor in the film “Maleficent.”

Scheduled on: 
Saturday, November 7, 9:00 am to 10:15 am

About the presenter

Jason Davids Scott

Jason Davids Scott graduated from NYU with a BFA in Cinema Studies, worked for over a decade in feature film publicity and development, and eventually earned and MA and Ph.D. in Theatre from UC Santa Barbara. Dr. Scott’s first textbook, Everything But the Script: Professional Writing in the Entertainment Industry, was published in 2019 by Cognella. Dr. Scott is a past president of MAPACA and helped launch the online journal Response.

Session information

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Saturday, November 7, 9:00 am to 10:15 am (Hopper)

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