Mythmaking in America: Reflections on the Western (1)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on May 4, 2012
I have always loved Westerns. I started watching
them when I was very young, and I’ve never lost my taste for them, even if
Hollywood and the general public got tired of them years ago. It might seem
odd, even heretical, for a liberal feminist scholar to admit to a yen for horse
opera, but to read more
Mythmaking in America: Reflections on the Western (3)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on May 4, 2012
I have always loved Westerns. I started watching
them when I was very young, and I’ve never lost my taste for them, even if
Hollywood and the general public got tired of them years ago. It might seem
odd, even heretical, for a liberal feminist scholar to admit to a yen for horse
opera, but to read more
National Park Week 2012: A Passion for National Parks (4)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Apr 24, 2012
Pearl Harbor
This week, April 21-29, 2012, is National Park Week,
which means it’s a perfect time to reflect on the value of “America’s Best Idea.”
My own love affair with the national parks is of fairly recent date, but I have
gotten so much out of my visits that I’m read more
National Park Week 2012: A Passion for National Parks (1)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Apr 24, 2012
Pearl Harbor
This week, April 21-29, 2012, is National Park Week,
which means it’s a perfect time to reflect on the value of “America’s Best Idea.”
My own love affair with the national parks is of fairly recent date, but I have
gotten so much out of my visits that I’m read more
National Park Week 2012: A Passion for National Parks (3)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Apr 24, 2012
Pearl Harbor
This week, April 21-29, 2012, is National Park Week,
which means it’s a perfect time to reflect on the value of “America’s Best Idea.”
My own love affair with the national parks is of fairly recent date, but I have
gotten so much out of my visits that I’m read more
Standing Back from Horror: Distancing the Reader in Randall Jarrell’s “Death of the Ball Turret Gunner” (4)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Apr 21, 2012
Of all Randall Jarrell’s poems,
“The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner” is by far the best known and most frequently
anthologized. This short poem has come to represent the atrocities of war for
generations of post-World War II h read more
From Hannibal to Hollywood: Mark Twain on Film (4)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Apr 21, 2012
By
the time Samuel Langhorne Clemens died in 1910, the world was already
witnessing the rise of film as a major medium. The first permanent movie
theater in the United States had been built in Los Angeles in 1902; the French
science-fiction film, A Trip to the Moon,
had also debuted in 1902, and the read more
Standing Back from Horror: Distancing the Reader in Randall Jarrell’s “Death of the Ball Turret Gunner” (1)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Apr 21, 2012
Of all Randall Jarrell’s poems,
“The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner” is by far the best known and most frequently
anthologized. This short poem has come to represent the atrocities of war for
generations of post-World War II h read more
From Hannibal to Hollywood: Mark Twain on Film (1)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Apr 21, 2012
By
the time Samuel Langhorne Clemens died in 1910, the world was already
witnessing the rise of film as a major medium. The first permanent movie
theater in the United States had been built in Los Angeles in 1902; the French
science-fiction film, A Trip to the Moon,
had also debuted in 1902, a read more
Standing Back from Horror: Distancing the Reader in Randall Jarrell’s “Death of the Ball Turret Gunner” (3)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Apr 21, 2012
Of all Randall Jarrell’s poems,
“The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner” is by far the best known and most frequently
anthologized. This short poem has come to represent the atrocities of war for
generations of post-World War II h read more
From Hannibal to Hollywood: Mark Twain on Film (3)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Apr 21, 2012
By
the time Samuel Langhorne Clemens died in 1910, the world was already
witnessing the rise of film as a major medium. The first permanent movie
theater in the United States had been built in Los Angeles in 1902; the French
science-fiction film, A Trip to the Moon,
had also debuted in 1902, and the read more
Gothic Angels: The Dead, Good Girl in Robert Browning’s “Porphyria’s Lover” and Alice Cooper’s “Cold Ethyl” (4)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Apr 20, 2012
With so many representations of the femme fatale in art, music and literature, a man might consider himself duly warned against the seductive charms of the destructive woman, but being forewarned is no assurance that a man will entirely escape the shame and suffering of betrayal from the one he love read more
Gothic Angels: The Dead, Good Girl in Robert Browning’s “Porphyria’s Lover” and Alice Cooper’s “Cold Ethyl” (1)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Apr 20, 2012
With so many representations of the femme fatale in art, music and literature, a man might consider himself duly warned against the seductive charms of the destructive woman, but being forewarned is no assurance that a man will entirely escape the shame and suffering of betrayal from the one he love read more
Gothic Angels: The Dead, Good Girl in Robert Browning’s “Porphyria’s Lover” and Alice Cooper’s “Cold Ethyl” (3)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Apr 20, 2012
With so many representations of the femme fatale in art, music and literature, a man might consider himself duly warned against the seductive charms of the destructive woman, but being forewarned is no assurance that a man will entirely escape the shame and suffering of betrayal from the one he love read more
Music, Sex, and Sweetness in THE GIRL CAN'T HELP IT (1955) (4)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Apr 5, 2012
Jayne Mansfield's legacy has been a doubtful one, most often noted for its tragic ending and Mansfield's failure to eclipse the fame of fellow blonde bombshell, Marilyn Monroe. That's a shame, too, because she really shines in the 1956 musical comedy, The Girl Can't Help It. Far from being a mere de read more
Music, Sex, and Sweetness in THE GIRL CAN'T HELP IT (1955) (1)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Apr 5, 2012
Jayne Mansfield's legacy has been a doubtful one, most often noted for its tragic ending and Mansfield's failure to eclipse the fame of fellow blonde bombshell, Marilyn Monroe. That's a shame, too, because she really shines in the 1956 musical comedy, The Girl Can't Help It. Far from being a mere de read more
Music, Sex, and Sweetness in THE GIRL CAN'T HELP IT (1955) (3)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Apr 5, 2012
Jayne Mansfield's legacy has been a doubtful one, most often noted for its tragic ending and Mansfield's failure to eclipse the fame of fellow blonde bombshell, Marilyn Monroe. That's a shame, too, because she really shines in the 1956 musical comedy, The Girl Can't Help It. Far from being a mere de read more
How to Write Reviews (4)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Mar 29, 2012
People often assume that writing a review of something is a very simple process. You watch/read/attend the subject in question, and then you give your opinion about it, right? There's a lot more to it, though, if you want to do it right. The steps aren't particularly hard to follow, but they do requ read more
How to Write Reviews (1)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Mar 29, 2012
People often assume that writing a review of something is a very simple process. You watch/read/attend the subject in question, and then you give your opinion about it, right? There's a lot more to it, though, if you want to do it right. The steps aren't particularly hard to follow, but they do requ read more
How to Write Reviews (3)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Mar 29, 2012
People often assume that writing a review of something is a very simple process. You watch/read/attend the subject in question, and then you give your opinion about it, right? There's a lot more to it, though, if you want to do it right. The steps aren't particularly hard to follow, but they do requ read more