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Caetlin Benson-Allott @caetlin.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Just a quick reminder that the world is on fire and escapism is a powerful tool to fuel your resistance. Unconvinced? Please come to my talk at Cornell tomorrow (9/25)!

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Caetlin Benson-Allott @caetlin.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Will you be in the Finger Lakes on September 25? Please join me (and Cornell's Department of Literatures in English) as I talk about escapism, TikTok, and I Saw the TV Glow, one of the best movies made this century: events.cornell.edu/event/escapi...

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Escapism, Hope, and Human Difference: "I Saw the TV Glow"

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Caetlin Benson-Allott @caetlin.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

I am done paying for Ari Aster's childhood therapy. When he can make a movie that doesn't demonize mothers/matriachs, please, let me know. Until then, I've had enough.

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Caetlin Benson-Allott @caetlin.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Let's try this again without the adult content block! Come for the cheeks, stay for the theory!

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Caetlin Benson-Allott @caetlin.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Reading philosophies of shame for an upcoming essay on Below Deck and discovering that I already thoughtfully, thoroughly highlighted all the passages I need now. But... when? why? Did I write something about shame that I have since repressed?

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Vinzenz Hediger @vinzenzhediger.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Nobody fucks with the Society of Jesus.

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Phillip Maciak @pjmaciak.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Remember when we let JD Vance masquerade as some sort of modern dad pro-family aisle-crosser? These people don't want to help working families; they want to do social engineering. prospect.org/health/2025-...

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Trump Attacks Child Care for the Most Vulnerable

It turns out that you can’t just turn the government off and then back on again.

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Caetlin Benson-Allott @caetlin.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

If a person only had time to watch one or two Jean-Claude Van Damme movies for their theory of the butt shot, which ones would you recommend?

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Caetlin Benson-Allott @caetlin.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

1: pls know that there's no way to search "butt shot" in a way that brings up useful histories or outstanding instances of this cinematic trope. 2: any recommendations for criticism of butt shots, either specific instances or as a trope? 3: anyone willing to share favorite filmic butt shots?

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Caetlin Benson-Allott @caetlin.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Anora was a comedy?! The Golden Globes are such trash.

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Tanya Goldman @tanyagoldman.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

There are way too many necessary causes that need our support right now but as co-chair of @scmstudies.bsky.social's Precarious Labor SIG I hope some of you might consider donating to SCMS' fund if able. We had 120+ applicants (!!) request membership fee waivers. Our lottery could only cover 43. 😑

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Caetlin Benson-Allott @caetlin.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Updated my MSWord and Excel with GU-licensed software and now both are ReadOnly. Because it seems that's all GU paid for (unless I work only online, which no). I had to set up a private acct to restore access to Word and Excel. In short: I can write as a private person but not as Georgetown faculty.

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Cael M Keegan @caelkeegan.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Did you know that this exist? A tool to pre-populate syllabi with days and dates! Useful for many people I know at this point in the year. Thanks to @alexisshotwell.bsky.social for alerting me to it.

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Generic Syllabus Maker

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Caetlin Benson-Allott @caetlin.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

So, so happy to report that my article on I Saw the TV Glow and Jane Schoenbrun's horror trilogy is out now in Film Quarterly. If you haven't seen this fantastic film, please do! If you're interested in my take, you can find the essay at doi.org/10.1525/fq.2... or DM me for a PDF.

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Life-Affirming Horror and the Films of Jane Schoenbrun

Filmmaker Jane Schoenbrun’s trilogy of films are not horror movies but movies about horror media that collectively proclaim horror’s value for its trans, queer, and otherwise vulnerable fans. A Self-I...

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Caetlin Benson-Allott @caetlin.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Narrative complexity aside, if seriality was the guiding principle of Peak TV, what would you call the opposite of that--i.e., TV series that impose a full narrative reset at the end of each episode? It's not the same as a floating timeline... narrative stasis? episodism? Taking all suggestions!

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Caetlin Benson-Allott @caetlin.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Gut check, folks (esp film folks): the line "Come on, legs" from "Ease on Down the Road" in The Wiz, that's a reference to the "Come on, legs" verse from "Come on Feet" in Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, right? Or am I just hearing that because I'm writing about both of them?

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Caetlin Benson-Allott @caetlin.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

After fifteen years, our senior shih tzu has discovered that the toilet paper holder is also a perfectly serviceable doggy buffet. The books are starting to look a little nervous...

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