Guest: Amber Billey of Bard College.
First broadcast July 27 2018.
“You make a choice, and you make a change.”
Lost in the Stacks, Episode 392: Uncataloging Neutrality
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Monthly Archives: July 2018
Supercontext: Absolute Planetary, Volume 1
This comic about archaeologists uncovering the secret history of pop culture took Warren Ellis and John Cassaday 10 years to complete. We discuss its interrogation of genre, intellectual property and history, in light of the cyclical nature of the comics industry some 20 years after the project started.
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- Planetary
- League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Nemo Trilogy
- StormWatch
- Black Summer
- All-Star Superman
- New X-Men
- RED
- Transmetropolitan
- Castlevania
Additional Resources:
- WHY PLANETARY RULES THE WORLD
- The cynical superheroics (and hopeful humanity) of Warren Ellis’ Planetary
- Beautiful and Unique Snowflakes: Warren Ellis’ ‘Planetary’
- ‘PLANETARY’: DIGGING UP THE BONES OF THE GENRE COMIC
- Telling Stories About Storytelling: The Metacomics of Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman, and Warren Ellis
Lost in the Stacks, Episode 391: How to Read a Book
First broadcast July 20 2018.
“What’s up, McLuhan?”
Supercontext: One Mississippi, Season One
This Amazon television show is about comedian Tig Notaro dealing with tragedy in her Mississippi hometown. But we discuss how its theme of demystifying the South was partially derailed by the corporate pivoting of its distributor and the sexual misconduct of some of its producers.
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- One Mississippi
- Nanette
- My Dead Parents
- The Electric Woman
- Fun Home
- Are You My Mother?
- Bleachy-Haired Honky Bitch: Tales from a Bad Neighborhood
Additional Resources:
- Review: Have You Heard the One About the Grieving Daughter?
- The Heartbreak Comedy of “One Mississippi”
- Why Tig Notaro Took on Sexual Assault in Her Amazon Series
- Is One Mississippi Tig Notaro’s Love Letter to Her Hometown?
- Tig Notaro: Louis C.K.’s Forced Departure from ‘One Mississippi’ Was ‘A Huge Relief’
- tig notaro and stephanie allynne’s ‘one mississippi’ showed me the love i was feeling
- Why Did Amazon, Netflix, and Hulu Kill a Bunch of Alternative Comedies?
Lost in the Stacks, Episode 390: The Common Good
Guests: Dr. Sarah Higinbotham and Bill Taft of The Common Good, and Karen Viars of Georgia Tech.
First broadcast July 13 2018.
“Why a librarian? Why prison?”
Supercontext: The Final Programme by Michael Moorcock
This first part in the Jerry Cornelius saga is literary science-fiction that challenges the politics of its time through transgression. But we find eerie parallels to our current zeitgeist and wonder if Cornelius is the perfect device to question our thoughts about subversion and morality.
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- The Final Programme
- Casanova
- The Adventures of Luther Arkwright & Heart of The Empire
- The Prisoner
- The Invisibles
- Sebastian O.
- The Time Traveler’s Wife
- Money
Additional Resources:
- Harrison, A. (2015). “I think Tolkien was a crypto-fascist”. New Statesman, 144(5272), 40-43.
- Moorcock’s Achievement and Promise in the Jerry Cornelius Books
- Interview with SFWA Grand Master Michael Moorcock
- The Final Programme by Michael Moorcock
- How we met: 43. Michael Moorcock and Andrea Dworkin
Encore of Lost in the Stacks, Episode 260: Archives Die Unless We Talk About Them”
“I have a really good shoebox.”
Guest: Todd Wemmer of Endicott College.
First broadcast June 5 2015.
Playlist at http://www.wrek.org/?p=12173
Supercontext: Nightcrawler
This psychological thriller about an unethical photojournalist has us asking all kinds of questions. Are we complicit in the horrible narratives of the news? Do supportive families enable creative storytelling? And if the qualities of a villain are synonymous with “success” now, how do we tell the difference between a good guy and a bad guy?
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Additional Resources:
- Nightcrawler: a moral dilemma of our own making
- ‘Nightcrawler’ Reminds Us That Capitalism and the Media Have Gotten Worse
- Dan and Tony Gilroy of ‘Nightcrawler’ Talk Media Ugliness In The Digital Age: Q&A
- ‘Nightcrawler’ and the new face of entitlement
- Rembrandt Lighting
- Through the Lens Glass: ‘Nightcrawler’ Filmmaker Dan Gilroy on Car Chases, Screenwriting, and the Internet’s Latchkey Kids
- Oscars: Dan Gilroy Taking Creepy ‘Nightcrawler’ Deep Into Race With Sterling Directorial Debut
- “This Is a Cautionary Tale”: An Interview With Dan Gilroy of ‘Nightcrawler’
- Nightcrawler: How Dan Gilroy Made The Most Original Film Of The Year
- Interview: Dan Gilroy
- Interview: ‘Nightcrawler’ Director Dan Gilroy Talks Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Elswit & Sociopaths
- “I Did Not Want a Character With an Arc”: ‘Nightcrawler’ Filmmaker Dan Gilroy on His Oscar Nomination, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Crime Scene Photography
- Riz Ahmed winning rave reviews for new film role
- Jake Gyllenhaal’s ‘Nightcrawler’ Gets California Incentive
- Cannes: Jake Gyllenhaal’s ‘Nightcrawler’ Sparks Bidding War
- Rene Russo on Nightcrawler, Career Regrets, and Not Having a Sex Scene With Jake Gyllenhaal