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 ===Paul Willemen, "Distanciation and Douglas Sirk"===
-Replaced by [https://vimeo.com/80130945 ''Imitation of Life Video Essay''], by Darren Elliott-Smith on Vimeo ([http://tcf.ua.edu/EO/DV/Imitation%20of%20Life%20Video%20Essay-SD_Elliott-Smith_Darren_.php local copy]).
+Replaced by [https://vimeo.com/80130945 ''Imitation of Life Video Essay''], by Darren Elliott-Smith on Vimeo ([https://tvcrit.org/EO/DV/Imitation%20of%20Life%20Video%20Essay-SD_Elliott-Smith_Darren_.php local copy]).
 #How does Sirk "intensify" elements of the melodrama genre?

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 #'''All Groups:''' There are many differences between the two versions of ''Imitation of Life''. One subtle change is the endings. How does each film end? (Refer to [http://www.tcf.ua.edu/jbutler/Diss/AppC/index.htm frame grabs here].) How do the endings signify different resolutions of the black daughter plotline and the white mother-boyfriend-daughter plotline?
-<gallery mode="packed" heights=400px caption="''Imitation of Life'': 1934 and 1959." perrow="2" style="text-align:left">
+<gallery mode="packed" caption="''Imitation of Life'': 1934 and 1959." perrow="2" style="text-align:left">
 File:ImitationOfLife1934qq01 47 59qq.jpg|alt=Final scene, 1934 version.|Final scene, 1934 version.
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 #'''All Groups:''' There are many differences between the two versions of ''Imitation of Life''. One subtle change is the endings. How does each film end? (Refer to [http://www.tcf.ua.edu/jbutler/Diss/AppC/index.htm frame grabs here].) How do the endings signify different resolutions of the black daughter plotline and the white mother-boyfriend-daughter plotline?
-{{Gallery
+<gallery mode="packed" heights=400px caption="''Imitation of Life'': 1934 and 1959." perrow="2" style="text-align:left">
-|title=''Imitation of Life'': 1934 and 1959.
+File:ImitationOfLife1934qq01 47 59qq.jpg|alt=Final scene, 1934 version.|Final scene, 1934 version.
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+File:ImitationOfLife1934qq01 49 48qq.jpg|alt=Final shot, 1934 version.|Final shot, 1934 version.
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+File:ImitationOfLife1959qq02 02 53qq.jpg|alt=Final scene, 1959 version.|Final scene, 1959 version.
-|align=center
+File:ImitationOfLife1959qq02 03 35qq.jpg|alt=Final shot, 1959 version.|Final shot, 1959 version.
-|File:ImitationOfLife1934qq01 47 59qq.jpg|alt1=Final scene, 1934 version.|Final scene, 1934 version.
+</gallery>
 ===Paul Willemen, "Distanciation and Douglas Sirk"===

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 Discuss these "concerns":
-#'''Groups 4 and 5:''' According to Fischer, what "cliché" is there about women's employment in the decade 1948-58? Why is it untrue? Often, films place women in the position of choosing between work outside the home and staying at home and nurturing children. How does ''Imitation of Life'' deal with this conflict—both in terms of Lora ''and'' Annie? Does Annie fit a "mammy" stereotype? According to Fischer what factors present domestic labor in a negative manner?
+#'''Groups 4, 5, and 6:''' According to Fischer, what "cliché" is there about women's employment in the decade 1948-58? Why is it untrue? Often, films place women in the position of choosing between work outside the home and staying at home and nurturing children. How does ''Imitation of Life'' deal with this conflict—both in terms of Lora ''and'' Annie? Does Annie fit a "mammy" stereotype? According to Fischer what factors present domestic labor in a negative manner?
 #*And how does the presentation of work vs. motherhood differ in the 1934 and 1959 versions?
 #'''Groups 1, 2 and 3:''' It's not just work and motherhood that are inflected with issues surrounding race. Fischer also sees a connection between race and "performance," between race and imitations (plural) of life. What different forms of performance, of playing a role, are evident in ''Imitation of Life''? Who performs and why? (See [http://tcf.ua.edu/EO/DV/ImitationOfLife_StopActing.php Lora's "sacrifice"] and [http://www.tcf.ua.edu/EO/DV/ImitationOfLife_SaraJaneGoodBye.php the final scene between Sarah Jane and Annie.])
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 ==''Imitation of Life Video Essay'', by Darren Elliott-Smith==
 [[File:Elliott-Smith ImitationOfLifeqq00 08 55qq4558-02-15-14h36m00s285.jpg|400px|thumb|left|Elliott-Smith commentary on ''Imitation of Life''.]]
-#'''Groups 4 and 5:''' Elliott-Smith contends, "This excessively ironic shot [Sarah Jane attacked by her boyfriend; see screen shot] draws attention to itself. Using reflection, framing and self-reflexivity – this physically distant shot demonstrates: ironic distanciation." What do you think he means by that? Does "ironic distanciation" align with your own experience of that scene?
+#'''Groups 5 and 1:''' Elliott-Smith contends, "This excessively ironic shot [Sarah Jane attacked by her boyfriend; see screen shot] draws attention to itself. Using reflection, framing and self-reflexivity – this physically distant shot demonstrates: ironic distanciation." What do you think he means by that? Does "ironic distanciation" align with your own experience of that scene?
-#'''Groups 1 and 2:''' How does Elliott-Smith contrast the performances of Lana Turner as Lora and Susan Kohner as Sarah Jane?
+#'''Groups 6 and 2:''' How does Elliott-Smith contrast the performances of Lana Turner as Lora and Susan Kohner as Sarah Jane?
-#'''Groups 3:''' According to Elliott-Smith, what aspects of ''Imitation of Life'' have been appropriated by queer culture?
+#'''Groups 3 and 4:''' According to Elliott-Smith, what aspects of ''Imitation of Life'' have been appropriated by queer culture?
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 Discuss these "concerns":
-#'''Groups 3, 4 and 5:''' According to Fischer, what "cliché" is there about women's employment in the decade 1948-58? Why is it untrue? Often, films place women in the position of choosing between work outside the home and staying at home and nurturing children. How does ''Imitation of Life'' deal with this conflict—both in terms of Lora ''and'' Annie? Does Annie fit a "mammy" stereotype? According to Fischer what factors present domestic labor in a negative manner?
+#'''Groups 4 and 1:''' According to Fischer, what "cliché" is there about women's employment in the decade 1948-58? Why is it untrue? Often, films place women in the position of choosing between work outside the home and staying at home and nurturing children. How does ''Imitation of Life'' deal with this conflict—both in terms of Lora ''and'' Annie? Does Annie fit a "mammy" stereotype? According to Fischer what factors present domestic labor in a negative manner?
 #*And how does the presentation of work vs. motherhood differ in the 1934 and 1959 versions?
-#'''Groups 6, 1, and 2:''' It's not just work and motherhood that are inflected with issues surrounding race. Fischer also sees a connection between race and "performance," between race and imitations (plural) of life. What different forms of performance, of playing a role, are evident in ''Imitation of Life''? Who performs and why? (See [http://tcf.ua.edu/EO/DV/ImitationOfLife_StopActing.php Lora's "sacrifice"] and [http://www.tcf.ua.edu/EO/DV/ImitationOfLife_SaraJaneGoodBye.php the final scene between Sarah Jane and Annie.])
+#'''Groups 2 and 3:''' It's not just work and motherhood that are inflected with issues surrounding race. Fischer also sees a connection between race and "performance," between race and imitations (plural) of life. What different forms of performance, of playing a role, are evident in ''Imitation of Life''? Who performs and why? (See [http://tcf.ua.edu/EO/DV/ImitationOfLife_StopActing.php Lora's "sacrifice"] and [http://www.tcf.ua.edu/EO/DV/ImitationOfLife_SaraJaneGoodBye.php the final scene between Sarah Jane and Annie.])
 #*How does changing the white mother from the "Pancake Queen" to a performer change the story's meaning?
 #'''All Groups:''' We'll discuss Turner as a star more fully next week, but what themes (or polysemy) does Fischer say were associated both with Turner (embodied in the Johnny Stompanato scandal) and Turner's ''character'' in ''Imitation of Life''?
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 ==''Imitation of Life Video Essay'', by Darren Elliott-Smith==
 [[File:Elliott-Smith ImitationOfLifeqq00 08 55qq4558-02-15-14h36m00s285.jpg|400px|thumb|left|Elliott-Smith commentary on ''Imitation of Life''.]]
-#'''Groups 3 and 4:''' Elliott-Smith contends, "This excessively ironic shot [Sarah Jane attacked by her boyfriend; see screen shot] draws attention to itself. Using reflection, framing and self-reflexivity – this physically distant shot demonstrates: ironic distanciation." What do you think he means by that? Does "ironic distanciation" align with your own experience of that scene?
+#'''Groups 4 and 1:''' Elliott-Smith contends, "This excessively ironic shot [Sarah Jane attacked by her boyfriend; see screen shot] draws attention to itself. Using reflection, framing and self-reflexivity – this physically distant shot demonstrates: ironic distanciation." What do you think he means by that? Does "ironic distanciation" align with your own experience of that scene?
-#'''Groups 5 and 6:''' How does Elliott-Smith contrast the performances of Lana Turner as Lora and Susan Kohner as Sarah Jane?
+#'''Groups 2:''' How does Elliott-Smith contrast the performances of Lana Turner as Lora and Susan Kohner as Sarah Jane?
-#'''Groups 1 and 2:''' According to Elliott-Smith, what aspects of ''Imitation of Life'' have been appropriated by queer culture?
+#'''Groups 3:''' According to Elliott-Smith, what aspects of ''Imitation of Life'' have been appropriated by queer culture?
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