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MTV Reality TV shows and their audiences – Book tour interview with Amanda Klein

Amanda Ann Klein is Associate Professor of Film Studies at East Carolina University, and the author and coeditor of numerous books on film and tv history. She recently released a book on MTV reality tv shows and we spoke about the subject and the book. Millennials Killed the Video Star: MTV’s Transition to Reality Programming (Duke University Press, 2021)

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Love affairs and lost dreams in silent era Hollywood – Interview with Dr. Cooper and Dr. Irmscher

Cooper Graham, retired film curator at the Library of Congress, is widely known for his work on Leni Riefenstahl and D. W. Griffith. Christoph Irmscher is a Professor of English. He is the author of numerous books, including, most recently, Max Eastman: A Life and Stephen Spender: Poems Written Abroad. We spoke about their latest book on Florence Deshon, Max Eastman, and Charlie Chaplin. Love and Loss in Hollywood: Florence Deshon, Max Eastman, and Charlie Chaplin (Indiana University Press, 2021)

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Today in Literary and Art History: May 11

May 11 1864 – Irish author Ethel Voynich born https://amzn.to/3biY80U

May 11 1896 – American author Mari Sandoz born https://amzn.to/3y3vPNG
May 11 1901 – Austrian poet Rose Ausländer born https://amzn.to/3himCuN
May 11 1902 – American screenwriter Gordon Kahn born https://amzn.to/2Q7TTxI
May 11 1912 – Indian writer Saadat Hasan Manto born https://amzn.to/3fcbfSy
May 11 1916 – Spanish writer Camilo José Cela born https://amzn.to/3tMmhU5
May 11 1927 – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is created https://amzn.to/3tBUHZp
May 11 1930 – American author Stanley Elkin born https://amzn.to/3uEfEnU
May 11 1967 – Hungarian poet Géza Röhrig born https://amzn.to/3fedWTN

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