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Kevin Burke joined the group Critical Writers 6 years, 1 month ago
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Kevin Burke edited the blog post Epidemic, Microbes, and Consent in Clay’s Ark in the group American Studies: 6 years, 4 months ago
In class on Friday, we primarily spoke about consent; its legal definition, the often obvious, but just-as-often tricky examples of how consent can be overlooked. From the most seemingly-innocuous examples (petting a student’s head in class) to the most intolerably sinister ones, the violation of consent is extremely dangerous. So far in B…[Read more]
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Kevin Burke wrote a new blog post The Non-Consent in Gender in the group American Studies: 6 years, 4 months ago
At class on Monday, we got started on our class-wide project, a difficult task to organize with close to 30 participants. One of the most helpful parts of the endeavor came when Sean volunteered to stand at the […]
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Kevin Burke wrote a new blog post The Contagious Human Act of Gendering in the group American Studies: 6 years, 4 months ago
I started writing this as my one-page reflection for the “Trans? Fine by me.” panel, though once I got into it, I discovered it might work better as a blog post in conversation with Linda’s post about the Oankal […]
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Kevin Burke edited the blog post Otherworldly Passengers in Stranger Things and Clay’s Ark in the group American Studies: 6 years, 4 months ago
The Duffer Brothers, the creative duo behind the hit Netflix Series, Stranger Things, have spoken openly about their major influences, the many movies of the 1980s, namely Stephen Spielberg and John Carpenter titles, as well as Stephen King’s fiction. These influences come through clearly with the synth-heavy soundtrack reminding viewers of C…[Read more]
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Kevin Burke edited the blog post The Ethics of Self-Destruction in Clay’s Ark in the group American Studies: 6 years, 5 months ago
This is somewhat tangential, and focuses mainly on Clay’s Ark, but it’s something I had been thinking of as we spoke in class about Clay’s Ark, and something that Brendan’s post makes me question even more. It seems that the class largely came to the decision that Blake’s goal to get to a hospital and find a cure to the infection is misguided…[Read more]
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Kevin Burke joined the group American Studies 6 years, 6 months ago
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Kevin Burke replied to the topic The Unpopular Opinion of "Georgia" in the forum Film Talk 6 years, 10 months ago
Your point about Sadie’s honesty on stage really resonates with me. Although I can’t say I enthusiastically admired the “Take me Back” scene, I really enjoyed most of the scenes in which Sadie performs on stage. My favorite moment in the entire movie comes one of the first times we see Sadie actually take the stage, when she preforms “Almost…[Read more]
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Kevin Burke replied to the topic Film Adaptation of Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors in the forum Film Talk 7 years ago
Arden, I think you do a really good job drawing attention to the role religion plays in the film adaptation, as well as the book. We discussed in class, prior to watching the film, how much of the religious element we would choose to put in the film if we were to direct it. My personal opinion, based on how the book presents the situation, is that…[Read more]
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Kevin Burke started the topic "On the Waterfront": A Story of a Hero Who Names Names in the forum Film Talk 7 years, 1 month ago
Elia Kazan’s On the Waterfront is a film that looks at how and when naming names might be the heroic thing to do. From the early line about the murdered informant Joey Doyle, “He could sing but he couldn’t fly,” naming names to the police is expressed as central conflict in the film. Taken in the historical context the film was released in, 195…[Read more]
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Kevin Burke replied to the topic The Sentimentalist Hero of Casablanca in the forum Film Talk 7 years, 1 month ago
Emily and Mike,
I totally agree with what you two are saying. It seemed to me that RIck started by wanting to view Victor as his adversary, but as he grew – as you say – as a sentimentalist, Rick began to understand Ilsa’s point of view, Victor’s good nature, and his potential for political change as well. Overall, Victor is just like Rick, loving…[Read more] -
Kevin Burke replied to the topic Casablanca as Monomyth in the forum Film Talk 7 years, 1 month ago
I really enjoyed your concept of looking at Casablanca as a Campbellian monomyth. The evidence you provided is all very convincing and compelling, especially the idea that the journey of the hero is necessarily inward, making the physical or geographic journey that is often paired with it only incidental. This is a great piece of evidence for…[Read more]
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Kevin Burke joined the group Film Talk 7 years, 1 month ago
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Kevin Burke became a registered member 7 years, 1 month ago