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Myth and Ideology, Spring 2013

by Ted Friedman — Georgia State University
January 21, 2013 – 23:24

Myth and Ideology COMM 6160/8980, Spring 2013 Tuesdays, 4:30-7:00 PM 422 Sparks Hall Ted Friedman 25 Park Place South #1017 tedf@gsu.edu; (404) 463-9522 http://www.tedfriedman.com Course Description This course brings together two frameworks for understanding culture: myth criticism and ideological analysis. Influenced by anthropologists and folklorists, myth critics trace the connections between contemporary cultural narratives and […]

Fantasy and Science Fiction Media, Spring 2013

by Ted Friedman — Georgia State University
January 21, 2013 – 23:22

Fantasy and Science Fiction Media FILM 4280/6280, Spring 2013 Tuesdays & Thursdays 1:00-2:15 PM, 331 General Classroom Building Screenings Tuesdays, 11:00 AM-12:50 PM, 406 Arts & Humanities Ted Friedman 25 Park Place #1017 tedf@gsu.edu http://twitter.com/tedfriedman http://tedfriedman.com Course Description How do we dream our visions of the future? How do we explore our fantasies of the […]

Ted’s Top Books for 2012

by Ted Friedman — Georgia State University
January 04, 2013 – 16:17

Here are the 2012 book releases I read and enjoyed this year. I’ve posted my 2012 comics list separately. Katherine Boo, Behind the Beautiful Forevers Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl Karen Thompson Walker, The Age of Miracles T. M. Luhrmann, When God Talks Back: Understanding the Evangelical Reltionship with God Fred Stoller, My Seinfeld Year (Kindle single) Nick Hornby, More Baths Less Talking […]

Ted’s Top Comics for 2012

by Ted Friedman — Georgia State University
January 04, 2013 – 16:13

Guy Delisle, Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City Anthony Bourdain et al, Get Jiro! Jeff Lemire, Sweet Tooth, Lost Dogs & The Underwater Welder Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples, Saga Ellen Forney, Marbles Alison Bechdel, Are You My Mother? Harvey Pekar & JT Waldman, Not the Israel My Parents Promised Me Brian Michael Bendis et al, Powers, Avengers, New Avengers, Ultimate Spiderman, Takio & Scarlet […]

Ted’s Movie List for 2012

by Ted Friedman — Georgia State University
January 03, 2013 – 18:55

Since the early 1990s, I’ve been rating every movie I see according to the DTMTBD system: how it compares to Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead. DTMTBD is my movie equivalent of what sports statheads call a “replacement-level player” – what you could expect to pick up off the waiver wire if your starter went down. Best […]

Ted’s Top TV of 2012

by Ted Friedman — Georgia State University
January 01, 2013 – 22:48

1. Breaking Bad 2. Louie 3. Mad Men 4. 30 Rock 5. Girls 6. Childrens Hospital 7. Game of Thrones 8. Parks and Recreation 9. The Mindy Project 10. Community 11. New Girl 12. Justified 13. The Amazing Race 14. The Colbert Report 15. The Daily Show 16. Top Chef 17. Pardon the Interruption 18. […]

Ted’s Top Music of 2012

by Ted Friedman — Georgia State University
January 01, 2013 – 21:41

Albums 1. Spiritualized, Sweet Heart Sweet Light 2. Taylor Swift, Red 3. Frank Ocean, channel ORANGE 4. Ellie Goulding, Halcyon 5. Burial, Kindred 6. Mount Eerie, Clear Moon 7. Lana Del Rey, Born to Die: Paradise Edition 8. Metric, Synthetica 9. Various Artists, Country Funk 1969-1975 10. The Men, Open Your Heart 11. Brian Eno, Lux 12. Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Psychedelic Pill 13. Kendrick Lamar, good […]

For a Jungian Turn in Comics Studies

by Ted Friedman — Georgia State University
October 17, 2012 – 22:27

Here’s a short “position paper” I wrote for a panel on comics at the Flow media studies conference in Austin: For a Jungian Turn in Comics Studies The rise of the new field of comics studies offers the opportunity to reconsider theoretical choices made by earlier forms of media studies. When, in an earlier generation, […]

GSU FILM 4910: Senior Seminar Fall 2012: Convergence Culture

by Ted Friedman — Georgia State University
August 29, 2012 – 22:04

Senior Seminar: Convergence CultureFilm 4910, Fall 2012Section 4910-005: Tuesdays & Thursdays 11:00-12:15, Sparks 305Section 4910-010: Tuesdays & Thursdays 2:30-3:45, Sparks 329 Ted FriedmanOffice: 738 One Park Place SouthEmail: ted@tedfriedman.comTwitter: http://twitter.com/tedfriedmanWebsite: http://tedfriedman.com/teaching Course DescriptionMedia today are converging, as the boundaries that divide movies, TV, games, phones and the web blur. ... read more »

Chris Christie wants a beer with Bruce (

by Ted Friedman — Georgia State University
August 07, 2012 – 18:27

Chris Christie wants a beer with Bruce (http://ht.ly/cOk0q). I want a PBR with Colt Ford & Eric Church. http://youtu.be/cSlArizRI-E Filed under: Cultural Studies, Music, Myth