SPECIAL EVENTS
Struggles in Steel:
A Story of African American Steelworkers
Produced by Tony Buba and Ray Henderson
Friday, 1:00-5:30 p.m.
Fragments:
Poor White People, Motherworked, Some Father Parts
Performed by Robbie McCauley
Friday, 3:30-5:30 p.m.
Supported by a generous contribution from the Five College Lecture Fund
Video Screening Series:
Television Economies
Curated by Walid Raad
Throughout the conference
This series features works by independent media producers who explore the social, political, cultural and ideological implications and assumptions of television. The videos presented explore issues of television news, television audiences, television and elections, and are all invested in an examination of the representation of politics and the politics of representation.
Titles include:
Joan Sees Stars (Braderman, 1993)
This tape in two parts focuses on celebrity culture, identity and the body.
Joan Does Dynasty (Braderman, 1986)
In Joan Does Dynasty, a hilarious classic in feminist media deconstruction, critic Braderman projects herself onto the set of favorite series of one hundred million people in 78 countries.
War on Lesbians (Cottis, 1992)
Reporting on the increasing visibility of lesbians, Cottis merges talk-show excerpts with staged scenes in which characters confront their own stereotypes.
The Third Wave/Miss Menu's Family Values/Poison Ivy (Cowie, 1995)
This three tape series combines off-air footage, infomercials, and interviews in agitational/reflective collages.
Born Yesterday (Dibble, 1992)
As with his predecessor Ernie Kovaks, everything is fair game for ridicule in Dibble's eccentric and gentle humor.
OUT Takes (Goss, 1989)
Goss outlines gay sensibility, homophobia, and gender roles on broadcast TV in a montage of scenes from a popular Japanese TV show.
Stoney Does Houston (Hercules, 1992)
Stoney Burke leads us in a subversive tour of the 1992 Republican National Convention in HoustonUs Astrodome.
Sign on a Truck (Holzer, 1984)
Holzer's project utilized a truck equipped with a sound system and an 18 foot Diamond Vision electronic board that displayed images, statements, and man on the streets interviews about the 1984 elections.
Political Advertisements 1956-1988 (Muntadas, 1988)
This video presents meticulously edited compilation of actual televised political commercials from 1956 to 1988.
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