Monthly Archives: April 2007

Article Submission: Nudity Unbound

By Steen | April 30, 2007

Philament has a call for papers on the subject of “Bound” and I have submitted an article on suicidegirls.com. My argument is to show that while the representation of nude women typically bind the sexuality of these same women to a male-dominated sexuality, it is possible to subvert this practice. In the case of suicidegirls.com, [...]

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Sergio Martino, Torso

By Steen | April 29, 2007

Martino’s Torso is really a perfect example of the giallo genre. Plenty of naked girls, an insane killer, suspense and slashings. The only real weakness it has is its insistence on showing poorly executed gore sequences. As a low-budget film, it works extremely well, but in these gore sequences it is difficult not to lose [...]

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Essay: Today Repeats the Future

By Steen | April 18, 2007

Stefanie Jenssen from Oslo University contacted my about submitting a piece for the conference Negotiating the Future at Oslo University. I sent her my piece entitled “Today Repeats the Future”, so we’ll see how it goes. I might post it here soon, as well.

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Article Submission: Pornstream

By Steen | April 11, 2007

A new magazine In Theory has been looking for submissions on popular culture, so I’ve submitted an article titled “Pornstream: XXX Celebrity Culture” which deals with how pornography has invaded mainstream culture, especially in the case of celebrity culture. I do a symptomatic reading of Timothy Greenfield-Sanders‘ book XXX: 30 Porn-Star Portraits. We’ll see if [...]

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Article Submission: The Patchwork Human

By Steen | April 9, 2007

I have just submitted an article for a Call for Papers over at InterCulture about Framing the Human. It is titled “The Patchwork Human” and discusses how identity and the human is framed in Shelley Jackson’s Patchwork Girl. We’ll see if it is accepted, otherwise I’ll post the text here.

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