Framing Ferrante - Adaptation and Intermediality

Dear FMSAC members: I being to your attention this cfp for a collection on Elena Ferrante and adaptation that I am co-editing with Roberta Cauchi-Santoro. Regards, Russ Kilbourn Framing Ferrante: Adaptation and Intermediality from Troubling Love to The Lying Life of Adults The proposed CFP for an upcoming volume with Società Editrice Fiorentina invites analyses of the cinematic and televisual adaptations of Elena Ferrante’s literary works, from Mario Martone’s L’amore molesto (19...

'This World Is Not My Own' Review: Self-Taught Artist's Story Breaks ... - Global Village space

Nellie Mae Rowe: The Self-Taught Artist Who Designed Her Own Life Nellie Mae Rowe was born on July 4, 1900, according to her own claim. Although there are no definitive records to prove this, the symbolism of Independence Day and the dawn of the century was significant for Black Americans born into poverty in the Jim Crow South, just like Rowe. After years of farm work and many more years as a domestic servant, the twice-widowed Georgian decided to "design my life the way that I want it...

Moral Threat of Profound Loneliness

The Moral Threat of Profound Loneliness (Presidential Address) Paul Carron Baylor University Forthcoming in the Southwest Philosophy Review 39:1 I. Introduction Ours is a wonderful but strange new world. We live in a truly global community, where we can instantly connect with anyone, anywhere on the planet. We are constantly connected to others, yet our students suffer from anxiety, depression, and related mental health problems at unprecedented and alarming rates (Twenge et al., 2019). W...

Biggest Turkey in Game Show History

By Adam Nedeff, Researcher for the National Archives of Game Show History You bring the stuffing, the cranberry sauce, and the pumpkin pie. For Thanksgiving, we’ll bring you the biggest turkey in the history of game shows: You’re in the Picture By 1961, Jackie Gleason was already a bona fide show business legend. His Cavalcade of Stars had made him one of the first superstars in the young medium of television. The classic 39-episode season of The Honeymooners had been icing on the cake....

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