The Critical Lede

095: Hyperembodiment and Physically Disabled Bodies

Thu, 17 May 2012 14:06:33 -0400

In this episode we talk through Julie-Ann Scott’s “Stories of Hyperembodiment: An Analysis of Personal Narrative of and through Physically Disabled Bodies” in Text and Performance Quarterly.

As always, let us know what you think!

Download: 095- Hyperembodiment and Physically Disabled Bodies.m4a

094: Interview with Drs. Foust and Lair

Wed, 2 May 2012 20:03:47 -0400

Anyone invested in higher education should tune in for this episode. Here we talk with the authors of the new Review of Communication piece -The Political, Cultural, and Economic Assault on Higher Education. We chat with the authors about the various types of critiques of higher education and what we can do to answer those critiques.

Download: 094-Interview with Foust and Lair.m4a

093: Interview with Dr. Ian Bogost

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:01:24 -0400

In this episode we check in with Dr. Ian Bogost, author of How to Do Things with Videogames. Bogost’s book is an interesting take on the cultural impact of videogames - it’s short chapters (we’re talking 2-4 pages) are tiny vignettes that encourage deeper reflection on the place the these games hold in our own cultural landscape.

Take a listen: 093-Interview with Ian Bogost.m4a

092: Interview with Dr. Amy Farrell

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:40:50 -0400

And we’re back! Since we last spoke, lots has happened, including a baby and this awesome interview with Amy Farrell. Her new book, Fat Shame: Stigma and the Fat Body in American Culture makes connections between the historical construction of fatness and our current understanding of the “obesity epidemic.” Let us know what you think of our discussion!

Download: 092-Interview with Amy Farrell.m4a

091: Disaster Narrative Emergent/cies

Thu, 1 Mar 2012 12:37:02 -0500

We look to the most recent issue of Text and Performance Quarterly to check out Carlin and Park-Fuller’s Disaster Narrative Emergent/cies: Performing Loss, Identity and Resistance.

Also included is a book review Blood Money: A History of the First Teen Flasher Film Cycle of by Kyle Christensen.

Download: 091-Disaster Narratives 2.m4a