diff --git a/cba_questions.md b/cba_questions.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..55bb137 --- /dev/null +++ b/cba_questions.md @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +# Questions for Caetlin Benson-Allott + +2024-03-20 + +### General Questions +Styles of questions: +* This thing reminds me of that thing. What do you think about this connection? (e.g., Dark Knight -> Joker) +* Process & development: how does an abstract concept gets shaped into theory? +* Where do you see potentiality and limitations of a theoretical figure? +* Talk more about x: I want to hear more about a thing (e.g., Covid & material culture) +* The writing and diction of theory? +* How do you _do_ the theory you're arguing for? +* In _Oxford Handbook_, applying film theory to DV; vs. Kyle's intro re: the importance of film theory (last 2 sentences). + - What pitfalls do you see in bringing film theory to bear on social media? Digital, networked video? +* Limits of emptahy in _Oxford Handbook_: p. 455, Facebook, feedback loops: facile empathy. + +Scott wants to add to these: +* What and who are you responding to? +* What's the dissatisfaction this is supposed to repair? +* What do you want people to get over? +* What's the historical (political, aesthetic) situation you're writing into? (Why this now? [then]) \ No newline at end of file