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  • Short Film Corner with Rani: Wasp

    August 30, 2018 by Jacket Copy Creative

    One of my favorite short films is the Oscar winning 2003 short, Wasp, by British director, Andrea Arnold. Grounded in the style of British Social Realism, Wasp shows a young struggling mother with four young kids. With every bad decision she makes, she is trying to be a good mom. Andrea Arnold started her directing […]

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  • What four moms talk about when they talk about “the talk”

    April 26, 2018 by Jacket Copy Creative

    Prof. Rani Crowe’s new film looks at what happens to a non-traditional family, comprised of four lesbian moms and a 15-year-old daughter, when it comes time to talk about sex. BSU student Tynan Drake reports on the film and Prof. Crowe’s vision of honest, helpful talk for young people on the verge of exploring their sexuality. […]

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  • Short Film Corner with Rani: Gowanus 83

    April 3, 2018 by Jacket Copy Creative

    I really love this 2011 short film, Gowanus 83. At eleven minutes, it is a great example of using genre in short film. It uses the tropes and genre conventions of a gangster film while making them fresh through comedy and specificity of character, plot, and world. I admire the dialogue in this film. Reminiscent […]

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  • Prof. Scalzo Publishes Book (And other March Good News)!

    April 5, 2017 by Jacket Copy Creative

    We’ve got a lot of good news this month, so we’re dividing it into faculty and student/alum accomplishments. Check out all the amazing things your friends and colleagues have done! Faculty Good News Prof. Emily Scalzo’s new book The Politics of Division was published on Mar. 27! The Indiana Writing Project was awarded a $15,000 grant titled […]

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  • Writing Project Grant (and more February Good News)

    March 15, 2017 by Jacket Copy Creative

    The Indiana Writing Project directed by Professor Susanna Benko was recently awarded a $20,000 grant for the College Ready Writers Program, sponsored by the National Writing Project. This program focuses on teaching argument writing in middle and secondary classrooms. The grant money will be used to invest in 12-16 experienced middle and high school Writing Project […]

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  • Meet Professor Rani Crowe!

    October 14, 2016 by nedarnell

    Assistant Professor Rani Crowe has been making and performing her own work for over twenty years, from stand-up comedy and solo performance art, to multimedia installations and filmmaking. This semester, she is teaching one section of ENG 310: Screenwriting and two sections of ENG 425: Film Studies. How would you describe your perspective on teaching? […]

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