Prof. Isabel Pinedo’s podcast “Talking Television in a Time of Crisis,” episode 12 on Aesthetics is now available. The panelists are all TV scholars (Jason Mittell, Elana Levine, Yael Levy, and Josie Torres Barth). The episode is a conversation about: What is the relationship between art and commerce, aesthetics and politics, in television? How is television transforming aesthetically, and what new developments in TV form and style have emerged in this time of crisis? How have new forms of television changed our relationship to TV during these challenging times? 

THE FILM
Rituals of Resistance (2018, English, Tibetan, 63min)
Directed by Tenzin Phuntsog & Joy Dietrich

Film Streaming: April 24th (12AM) – April 28th (11:59PM)
Discussion: April 26th | 7:30PM
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A Tibetan-American filmmaker explores modes of resistance to Chinese occupation by speaking with three-generations of exiled activists from disparate areas of the world. Personal testimonies of resilience reveal a portrait of transgenerational trauma in the face of oppression.

IMA alum David Pavlosky is featured on CUNY TV. The show is about comedy, comedians,  and the making of David’s documentary Stand Up, Stand Out. Check out the interview here: https://tv.cuny.edu/show/ShadesofUS