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Shaun Huston
Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA
I am an associate professor in geography and film studies at Western Oregon University. I use TypePad for my class blogs and other professional projects.
Interests: film, television, comics, geography, academia, politics, culture
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New excerpts in advance of the ICAF
Ahead of next week's screening at the International Comic Arts Forum, I have posted new excerpts, my interviews with artist-writers David Hahn and Paul Guinan. Watch below or on Vimeo. Continue reading
Posted yesterday at Comic Book City, Portland, Oregon USA
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Term Essay: Drafts
For next T 5/21(see the Calendar) you should have a draft of your Term Essay prepared for peer review. Essays should be typed or wordprocessed, while still being "in progress". Ideas can be rough and parts of the paper can be in outline form. Formatting should be what you would... Continue reading
Posted 3 days ago at Geographic Thought & Practice
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Open thread
Post on other matters from the week here. Continue reading
Posted 4 days ago at Geog/Film
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On further thought ...
Following last week's question about film theory and the subsequent review in class, do you have new or additional questions about academic film study and what we are doing in this course in terms of theory and criticism? Continue reading
Posted 4 days ago at Geog/Film
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General Discussion of ASHES OF TIME REDUX
Share your general thoughts and reactions to Ashes of Time Redux here. I reviewed Ashes of Time Redux on DVD for PopMatters. You can read that review here. Continue reading
Posted 4 days ago at Geog/Film
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Open thread
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Posted 4 days ago at Place & Culture
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Visual style and fight choreography in ASHES OF TIME REDUX
Brunette makes note of the particular way in which the fights in Ashes of Time Redux are shot and choreographed (see pages 36-38). What did you think of how the fights were staged and fought? Did you find these scenes: Exciting? Frustrating? Visually interesting? Narratively effective? Narratively ineffective? Hard to... Continue reading
Posted 4 days ago at Geog/Film
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Seventh Field Exercise check-ins
How is the current Field Exercise progressing for you? What location did go (back) to? What did you choose to investigate? Which methods are you modeling? Continue reading
Posted 4 days ago at Place & Culture
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Cultural geographic research methods
The research methods we discussed this week also came up in the Learning Assessments as topics for further discussion. I addressed these in my late posts last week. So, start here and then go here for that recap. Feel free to leave comments and questions on those posts, too. One... Continue reading
Posted 4 days ago at Place & Culture
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From the review: transgression and resistance
Based on the Learning Assessemts this week, it seems as if transgression and resistance are topics about which a number of students are still confused or have questions. One way to clarify these concepts is to go back to the text. In particular review the sections on, "Disobedience and transgression"... Continue reading
Posted 4 days ago at Place & Culture
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Film Analysis: ASHES OF TIME REDUX
Posted 4 days ago at Geog/Film
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Following up: cultural geographic research methods (part 2)
Non-representational cultural geography addresses what people do to experience and embody the world. These are the things we do that are not about communicating meaning, but are about how we feel and the physical actions we take. These are the things we do that we tend not to think about... Continue reading
Posted 5 days ago at Place & Culture
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Following up: cultural geographic research methods (part 1)
After reading the Freewrites, and thinking ahead to the in-class review we will do on tomorrow, as well as the newest Field Exercise, I thought it would be helpful for me to recap the main points from Monday's discussion. Representational cultural geography is concered with what people do to communicate... Continue reading
Posted 5 days ago at Place & Culture
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Field Exercise: DIY
Exercise: Return to the location you chose for the first, or other related prior, exercise, and review your notes and Write-Ups from the earlier assignments.* Think about what you find interesting about this place and what you would like to investigate further about the culture - about what people do... Continue reading
Posted 6 days ago at Place & Culture
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Assessment & Scoring: Ethnicity or Scale
Overview: The average score is 6.2 out of 7. Two Write-Ups earned the high score of 7 out of 7. There are no scores below 4.5. The better Write-Ups: Demonstrate an understanding of the complexities of the key concepts for the exercise. Rely on observations of place in the application... Continue reading
Posted 6 days ago at Place & Culture
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Screening details: International Comic Arts Forum 2013
Comic Book City will be screening at the International Comic Arts Forum at the University of Oregon's Portland Center at 4:30 on Friday, May 24. ICAF events are free and open to the public. Learn more about the ICAF. See... Continue reading
Posted May 11, 2013 at Comic Book City, Portland, Oregon USA
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Capstones & Major Projects: IRB applications
As mentioned in class some students will need to apply to the campus IRB for approval of their project before starting fieldwork. Here are guidelines and advice for making that application. You will need to include a draft informed consent form or statement with your proposal. You can see models... Continue reading
Posted May 9, 2013 at Geographic Thought & Practice
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(And just for fun, Captain Marvel carrying Captain America)
Posted May 9, 2013 at Place & Culture
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More information on week 7
Next T (5/14) is designated for work time on your Capstone Proposals and Major Projects. I will be available in my office (HSS 217) for consultations during this period. Even if you do not want to see me for substantive help on your assignment, you will still need to check... Continue reading
Posted May 9, 2013 at Geographic Thought & Practice
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What would you most like to review or discuss in film theory?
Following our review and practice the past two weeks, what are you left wanting to discuss more in terms of mise-en-scene and film theory? Continue reading
Posted May 8, 2013 at Geog/Film
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Graffiti documentaries
In the Learning Assessments a number of individuals indicated that the graffiti and street art documentaries we watched in part this week, Bomb It and Inside Outside, were particularly interesting or helpful. What did you learn from the excerpts we watched? Has anyone watched the entirety of one or the... Continue reading
Posted May 8, 2013 at Place & Culture
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Open thread
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Posted May 8, 2013 at Place & Culture
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Sixth field exercise check-ins
How are your diaries going? What are you learning about your own gender performances? Continue reading
Posted May 8, 2013 at Place & Culture
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Posted May 8, 2013 at Geog/Film
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Supplemental material: more on youth cultures and the body
I've added new items to the class page on Storify. You can view videos on parkour and urban exploration and read articles on gender and the marketing of products and see some more redesigns of female superheroes. Go to the page. Continue reading
Posted May 8, 2013 at Place & Culture
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