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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])