We discuss the question of who determines meaning in art/entertainment: author, audience or both?
Then we conclude with a review of Godzilla vs Kong (2021), with guest kaiju superfan Jase Short.
Hosted by Derek Johnson and Ani White, edited by Lidia Grigorut and Ani White.
Timecodes:
- Recs: 2.45
- Main segment: 8.00
- Godzilla vs Kong review: 53.15
Recs:
- Snyder Cut takes: Jessie Gender, Maggie Mae Fish, RedLetterMedia, Steve Shives
- Iron Man and Post-9/11 America, Renegade Cut video essay
- Bad Gays podcast (particularly Roy Cohn and Morrissey episodes)
- Queer hip-hop: Montero by Lil Nas X, Goodie Goodies by Cakes da Killa, Ima Read by Zebra Katz (ft. Njena Reddd Foxxx), Join My Militia by Mykki Blanco
- JK Rowling video essays: Lindsay Ellis, Natalie Wynn / ContraPoints
- Jim Sterling (non-binary gaming commentator)
References:
- The Death of the Author, essay by Roland Barthes (1967)
- Encoding/Decoding, essay by Stuart Hall (1973)
- The Nationwide Project, wikipedia summary of a research project by David Morley and Charlotte Brunsdon (originally conducted over late 1970s and early 1980s)
- Scream Queen: My Nightmare on Elm St, documentary (2020)
- Death Star PR: Is all corporate media propaganda? previous Where’s My Jetpack episode
- Fight Club and Fincher, video essay by Maggie Mae Fish (also Zack Snyder Parts 1, 2 & 3)
- Fight Club, video essay by Renegade Cut
Music:
- Where’s My Jetpack, by Hotel Free Babylon
- Theremin tracks: samples from It Came From Outer Space (1953) via jarichards99, Nightingale by Konstantin Kovalski via Theremin Today – Терменвокс, Leon Theremin playing his own instrument via slonikyouth, 18 – theremin by rap2h, Jovian synth 4 (synth imitating theremin) by thatjeffcarter
- Darksynth tracks: Interdimensional Horror + Infection + Journey Into The Black all by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
Samples from Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959), Fight Club (1999), Community (2009-2015), Ant Man and the Wasp (2018), Godzilla vs Kong (2021), Björk talking about her TV
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