In the 1980s, there were only 63 Black films by, for, or about Black Americans. But in the 1990s, that number quadrupled, with 220 Black films making their way to cinema screens nationwide. What sparked this “Black New Wave?” Who blazed this path for contemporaries like Ava DuVernay, Kasi Lemmons and Jordan Peele? And how did these films transform American culture as a whole? Presenting The Class of 1989, a new limited-run series from pop culture critics Len Webb and Vincent Williams, hosts ...
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Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh
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Media-eval tackles another book this week! Join Sarah and guest Ben Paul as we discuss Lapvona, a 2022 novel by Ottessa Moshfegh. This intense and wide-ranging novel allows us to explore medieval disability studies, miraculous lactation, and why everyone is so insistent on making medieval people eat potatoes. CW: the novel includes depictions of sexual assault, child abuse, and cannibalism, which we discuss on the episode. To learn more about medieval disability studies: Wendy Turner’s remarks: https://massmedieval.com/2016/02/29/past-present-and-future-of-medieval-disability-studies-wendy-j-turner/ Open Access Medieval Disability Sourcebook: https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/22299 Ephraim Shoham-Steiner, On the Margins of a Minority: https://www.wsupress.wayne.edu/books/detail/margins-minority Steven Bednarski, A Poisoned Past: https://utorontopress.com/9781442604773/a-poisoned-past/ Social Media:Twitter: twitter.com/mediaevalpod E-mail: media.evalpod@gmail.com Rate, review, and subscribe!
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Media-eval tackles another book this week! Join Sarah and guest Ben Paul as we discuss Lapvona, a 2022 novel by Ottessa Moshfegh. This intense and wide-ranging novel allows us to explore medieval disability studies, miraculous lactation, and why everyone is so insistent on making medieval people eat potatoes. CW: the novel includes depictions of sexual assault, child abuse, and cannibalism, which we discuss on the episode. To learn more about medieval disability studies: Wendy Turner’s remarks: https://massmedieval.com/2016/02/29/past-present-and-future-of-medieval-disability-studies-wendy-j-turner/ Open Access Medieval Disability Sourcebook: https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/22299 Ephraim Shoham-Steiner, On the Margins of a Minority: https://www.wsupress.wayne.edu/books/detail/margins-minority Steven Bednarski, A Poisoned Past: https://utorontopress.com/9781442604773/a-poisoned-past/ Social Media:Twitter: twitter.com/mediaevalpod E-mail: media.evalpod@gmail.com Rate, review, and subscribe!
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