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Bait (2019)

How Mark Jenkin’s Bait elevates British social realism using Surrealist influences

Sep 10, 2019

Bait (2019)

Sep 10, 2019

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Transit (2018)

Christian Petzold’s Transit (2018) and the hell of waiting

Aug 20, 2019

Transit (2018)

Aug 20, 2019

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assessed essay: representing trauma in magical realist cinema

To what extent is magical realism in contemporary American cinema successful at representing the trauma of the experience of black people?

May 30, 2019

assessed essay: representing trauma in magical realist cinema

May 30, 2019

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assessed essay: Rancière, critique, and irony

Discuss Rancière’s critique of ‘left-wing melancholy’ and his suggestions for a more viable future for cultural critique.

Mar 1, 2019

assessed essay: Rancière, critique, and irony

Mar 1, 2019

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And the Academy Award for Best Picture goes to…

Reflecting on Best Picture nominated films 2019 focusing on my experience of them and how they impact my thoughts on the Academy Awards.

Feb 4, 2019

And the Academy Award for Best Picture goes to…

Feb 4, 2019

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the misattribution of David Lynch and the categorisation of the weird

This piece discusses the misattribution of Sony PlayStation commercials to David Lynch and our cultural acceptance of unconventional art.

Jan 18, 2019

the misattribution of David Lynch and the categorisation of the weird

Jan 18, 2019

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critical bibliography: media, technology, dispersion

This is a critical bibliography of five texts on the subject of media and technology. It was produced as coursework for my MA in Cultural…

Dec 10, 2018

Dec 10, 2018

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Sara Ahmed, ‘Against Students’, The New Inquiry

Ahmed, Sara, ‘Against Students’, The New Inquiry, 29 June 2015 <https://thenewinquiry.com/against-students/> [accessed 20 November 2018].

Nov 21, 2018

Nov 21, 2018

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Suspiria (2018)

CW: contains references to strong violence. Also contains spoilers for the film Suspiria (2018) and, for all I know, Suspiria (1977).

Nov 18, 2018

Suspiria (2018)

Nov 18, 2018

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Bowsette: memes and fandom culture under late capitalism

A brief examination of internet memes and their position under late capitalism using one example of a particularly virulent meme.

Oct 15, 2018

Bowsette: memes and fandom culture under late capitalism

Oct 15, 2018

SimonXIX

SimonXIX

culture writer, open-source systems developer, critical librarianship advocate, and podcaster. cinema; video games; librarianship; digital culture.

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