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− | + | [[Image:JGBjubilation180.jpg|thumb|right|Jeremy Butler in the studios of Alabama Public radio.]] | |
+ | I've taught [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_studies film] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_studies television studies] in the Telecommunication and Film Department at the [[University of Alabama]] since 1980 and been a visiting professor at the [http://www.arizona.edu/ University of Arizona]. I originally studied film at Brown University and then Northwestern University, where my Ph.D. was granted. | ||
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+ | I've been involved in college, alternative and National Public Radio since 1972--currently hosting a show on [http://www.apr.org Alabama Public Radio] called All Things Acoustic. Listen to it [http://www.allthingsacoustic.org online] or at 91.5 FM, Friday nights 8:00-10:00 pm. | ||
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+ | ==Favorite American films== | ||
+ | #''[http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0015324/ Sherlock, Jr.]'' (1924) | ||
+ | #*Buster Keaton is sublimely funny in this silent comedy. His canny use of film techniques to generate humor proves that he was the most "cinematic" of the early comedians. | ||
+ | #''[http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0037382/ To Have and Have Not]'' (1944) | ||
+ | #*A perfect mix of humor, romance and adventure. Howard Hawks molded the 19-year-old Lauren Bacall into an archetypal tough woman. And Humphrey Bogart was never more cynical. Plus, Walter Brennan has a great catch phrase: "Was you ever stung by a dead bee?" | ||
+ | #''[http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0335266/ Lost in Translation]'' (2003) | ||
+ | #*Sofia Coppola's direction and Scarlett Johansson's performance are amazingly assured considering how young and relatively inexperienced they were. Bill Murray's mostly subdued take on a has-been actor is pitch perfect. (Runner-up Scarlett Johansson film: ''Ghost World''.) | ||
+ | #''[http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0047811/ All That Heaven Allows]'' (1955) and ''[http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0297884/combined Far from Heaven]'' (2002) | ||
+ | #*Although separated by 47 years, they're virtually the same film; and I mean that in a good way. Both films capture the essence of a repressive society where romance must fit within narrow boundaries. Director Douglas Sirk does it for the '50s while Todd Haynes does it for the '00s. | ||
+ | #[http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0110912/ Pulp Fiction] (1994) | ||
+ | #*Quentin Tarantino renewed my faith in the cinema at a time (the mid-90s) when it was flagging. Its style is audacious and Uma Thurman in an Anna Karina wig is stupefying. | ||
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+ | == Major publications == | ||
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+ | #''Television Style'' (New York: Routledge, 2010). | ||
+ | #''Television: Critical Methods and Applications'' (New York: Routledge).[http://tvcrit.com/] | ||
+ | #Editor, ''Star Texts: Image and Performance in Film and Television'' (Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1991). | ||
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+ | ==Internet projects== | ||
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+ | *[http://www.screenlex.org/ ScreenLex] — an pronunciation guide for film/TV studies. | ||
+ | *[http://www.screenpedia.org/ Screenpedia] — an encyclopedia for film/TV students and teachers; modeled on Wikipedia. As of 30 July 2016, I've made 2,099 edits on Screenpedia. [http://www.screenpedia.org/api.php?action=query&list=users&ususers=Jeremy_Butler&usprop=editcount Click here] for the current total. | ||
+ | **Featured at the Society for Cinema and Media Studies Conference 2006. | ||
+ | *[http://www.screensite.org/ ScreenSite] — a resource for film/TV students and teachers | ||
+ | *[http://www.tvcrit.com/ TVCrit.com] — the companion Website for the book, ''Television: Critical Methods and Applications'' | ||
+ | *[http://www.tcf.ua.edu/jbutler/ My official homepage] | ||
+ | *[http://www.tcf.ua.edu/ The TCF Department] | ||
+ | *I've been participating in Wikipedia since 17:36, 23 March 2005 — starting out as JButler and switching to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jeremy_Butler Jeremy Butler] on 27 August 2005. I'm mostly interested in articles dealing with [[folk music]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_studies film] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_studies television studies]. | ||
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+ | == Things to remember when wikiing == | ||
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+ | [[User:Jeremy Butler/Things to Remember When Wikiing|Stuff I constantly have to look up]]. |
Revision as of 18:00, 14 August 2019
I've taught film and television studies in the Telecommunication and Film Department at the University of Alabama since 1980 and been a visiting professor at the University of Arizona. I originally studied film at Brown University and then Northwestern University, where my Ph.D. was granted.
I've been involved in college, alternative and National Public Radio since 1972--currently hosting a show on Alabama Public Radio called All Things Acoustic. Listen to it online or at 91.5 FM, Friday nights 8:00-10:00 pm.
Favorite American films
- Sherlock, Jr. (1924)
- Buster Keaton is sublimely funny in this silent comedy. His canny use of film techniques to generate humor proves that he was the most "cinematic" of the early comedians.
- To Have and Have Not (1944)
- A perfect mix of humor, romance and adventure. Howard Hawks molded the 19-year-old Lauren Bacall into an archetypal tough woman. And Humphrey Bogart was never more cynical. Plus, Walter Brennan has a great catch phrase: "Was you ever stung by a dead bee?"
- Lost in Translation (2003)
- Sofia Coppola's direction and Scarlett Johansson's performance are amazingly assured considering how young and relatively inexperienced they were. Bill Murray's mostly subdued take on a has-been actor is pitch perfect. (Runner-up Scarlett Johansson film: Ghost World.)
- All That Heaven Allows (1955) and Far from Heaven (2002)
- Although separated by 47 years, they're virtually the same film; and I mean that in a good way. Both films capture the essence of a repressive society where romance must fit within narrow boundaries. Director Douglas Sirk does it for the '50s while Todd Haynes does it for the '00s.
- Pulp Fiction (1994)
- Quentin Tarantino renewed my faith in the cinema at a time (the mid-90s) when it was flagging. Its style is audacious and Uma Thurman in an Anna Karina wig is stupefying.
Major publications
- Television Style (New York: Routledge, 2010).
- Television: Critical Methods and Applications (New York: Routledge).[1]
- Editor, Star Texts: Image and Performance in Film and Television (Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1991).
Internet projects
- ScreenLex — an pronunciation guide for film/TV studies.
- Screenpedia — an encyclopedia for film/TV students and teachers; modeled on Wikipedia. As of 30 July 2016, I've made 2,099 edits on Screenpedia. Click here for the current total.
- Featured at the Society for Cinema and Media Studies Conference 2006.
- ScreenSite — a resource for film/TV students and teachers
- TVCrit.com — the companion Website for the book, Television: Critical Methods and Applications
- My official homepage
- The TCF Department
- I've been participating in Wikipedia since 17:36, 23 March 2005 — starting out as JButler and switching to Jeremy Butler on 27 August 2005. I'm mostly interested in articles dealing with folk music and film and television studies.