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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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How nerds protect the earth despite being marginalized – Interview with Anthony Lioi

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How nerds protect the earth despite being marginalized – Interview with Anthony Lioi

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Interview Timeline

Anthony Lioi studies and teaches popular culture. He wrote a work on the ecology of nerds and their marginalization and we spoke about the topic. Nerd Ecology: Defending the Earth with Unpopular Culture (Bloomsbury, 2018)

0:51 – Anthony explains why he started studying nerds and environmentalism.

3:01 – Anthony talks about what a nerd is.

12:07 – Anthony talks about the Silmarrilion and the Lord of the Rings.

15:18 – Anthony talks about the nerd community and its diversity.

19:16 – Anthony talks about the many properties he discusses in the book.

22:27 – Anthony talks about when being a nerd became mainstream.

29:57 – Anthony talks about how much the global nerd community is focused on the US.

36:30 – Anthony talks about how the book is broken down.

41:34 – Anthony talks about how societies treat groups the majority thinks is inferior.

44:32 – Anthony talks about superheroes as uber-characters such as in The Boys.

52:41 – Picard spoiler – 53:58

54:31 – Anthony talks about some motivations for nerds to embrace the culture.

1:01:00 – Anthony talks about a new project focused on nerd environmentality.

1:06:46 – Anthony can be found at academia.edu

Links of interest

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https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/nerd-ecology-defending-the-earth-with-unpopular-culture-9781472567642/

Contact Information

For more “Full Contact Nerd” please follow me at crisalvarez.com, on Facebook at CrisAlvarezFCN, on youtube at Cris Alvarez on twitter @CrisAlvarezFCN, on Instagram @crisalvarezscifi, and on Apple Podcasts / Google Podcasts / Stitcher / Spotify for the podcast. Please see historyrabbithole.com for a list of my dozen or so blogs and podcasts. You’re sure to find something you like.

Guests: Anthony Lioi

Host: Cris Alvarez

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How video game modders are changing the art scene – Interview with Eddie Lohmeyer

How video game modders are changing the art scene – Interview with Eddie Lohmeyer

Eddie Lohmeyer is Assistant Professor of Digital Media in the Department of Games and Interactive Media at the University of Central Florida, USA. He studies aesthetic and technical developments within histories of digital media, with an emphasis on video games and their relationship to the avant-garde. Additionally, his art considers embodied experience through processes of play and defamiliarization. We spoke about artists who mod games and his research and art. {Unstable Aesthetics: Game Engines and the Strangeness of Modding (Bloomsbury, 2021)

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