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Such was the title of an enjoyable talk by Martin Barker, illustrated by Powerpoint because these cultural studies chaps do newfangled stuff like that. His study of the way audiences watched the Jackson films tells so much about the audience, and I'm glad that my laptop ended up being used as I now have a copy of the presentation on it, which I will mull when I am more awake. The ideas came quickly and my late nights were catching up with me, not that my typing this at the moment is doing much good.
"The Lord of the Rings and ‘Identification’: A Critical Encounter" in European Journal of Communication, 2005; 20: 353-378 was Barker's recommended article for those wanting to know more, but it turns out that Oxford, never particularly open to cultural studies, isn't presently subscribed to the online version (though it seems to have been once if the tag 'online' on the telnet OPAC is anything to go by) and the print version of the 2005 volume hasn't been barcoded yet. I've requested the volume anyway and will see if it actually gets to the Upper Reading Room.
"The Lord of the Rings and ‘Identification’: A Critical Encounter" in European Journal of Communication, 2005; 20: 353-378 was Barker's recommended article for those wanting to know more, but it turns out that Oxford, never particularly open to cultural studies, isn't presently subscribed to the online version (though it seems to have been once if the tag 'online' on the telnet OPAC is anything to go by) and the print version of the 2005 volume hasn't been barcoded yet. I've requested the volume anyway and will see if it actually gets to the Upper Reading Room.