This essay on Episode 7.3 of Mad Men originally appeared over at Kritik, the blog of the Unit for Criticism and Intepretive Theory at the University of Illinois. I discuss New Wave cinema, HAL from 2001: A Space Odyssey, the Oedipus complex, and lots more! "Mr. Draper Goes to Town"Monday, April 28, 2014Deanna K. Kreisel (U of … Continue reading Mr. Draper Goes to Town
This essay on Season 3 of The Killing originally appeared over at Kritik, the blog of the Unit for Criticism and Intepretive Theory at the University of Illinois. It’s about sovereignty, Native land rights, Vancouver, dead bodies, and so much more! "'This Land is Our Land': Season Three of The Killing"Monday, April 28, 2014Deanna K. Kreisel (U of … Continue reading “This Land Is Our Land”: Season Three of The Killing
The difference between these two strips fascinates me. I think we all know what it feels like to completely lose ourselves in absorbing work or play, to the point where time has no meaning and the need to eat, drink, and pee starts to seem like the greatest possible nuisance. (This is where the Skittles-and-Diet-Coke … Continue reading Flow, Baby, Flow
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