Diane Carson
Biographic Data
| ID | 3789176 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Diane Carson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Diane |
| FAMILY NAME | Carson |
| SIGNATURE | CARSON D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Wyoming |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Forum of Essays on Buster Keaton
Buster Keaton was fascinated by machines of all kinds, and mechanical props often play a central role in his films of the 1920s. In taking comic advantage of these props, he developed the mechanical irony gag structure: a situation involving a mechanical object that Keaton normally would expect to benefit him but that, ironically and comically, does exactly the opposite. Memorable examples to be discussed in this essay include the wild motorcycle…
Changing Perceptions of Buster Keaton's 1926 The General
buster keaton needs no introduction to film enthusiasts, and Joseph Frank Keaton, a.k.a. Buster, certainly deserves the enduring praise his technical and aesthetic achievements have earned over the years. He is immediately recognizable for his porkpie hat, his legendary stone-faced reaction to bewildering situations, and his gymnastic ability to perform dangerous, mind-boggling, acrobatic stunts, as illustrated in the video “Amazing Stunts of Bus…
Beyond Method
John Sayles, independent filmmaker
Dietary fat reduction behaviors in college students
Teaching for Learning
ten themselves as they talk to a film during a screening. I would like them become aware of and trust their own responses moments in films and then reflect upon them--consider patterns that may emerge. In the future, I see ACE Plus collaborating with the juvenile justice system help prevent young people from experiencing the degradation of the penal system: Media studies as therapy! I also see great possibilities for expanding media education bey…
Chinese Film
With the ever-increasing economic and academic access to the People's Republic of China (PRC) has come a heightened awareness and appreciation of its past and present cinematic wealth. Popularized through the artistic triumphs of the fifth-generation filmmakers, the mainland Chinese film industry boasts a tradition of solid, provocative works that can productively inform any film history or theory course. Dramatic political changes in Hong Kong a…
Helpful Teaching Tools for Film and Video Production Courses
static conceptions of color by noting that a hot color and a cool color are being put together in the figure of Marnie, not only reflecting her psychic conflict but reiterating her change from brunette to blonde. When Marnie and Mark Rutland are in the honeymoon cabin, we see the same colors being thrown out into the space, and we can ask the students what possible meaning we can ascribe to this. Finally, I'd like to end with a request for additi…
Modern Language Association Conference December 1984
Modern Language Association Conference December 1984
Chinese Film
With the ever-increasing economic and academic access to the People's Republic of China (PRC) has come a heightened awareness and appreciation of its past and present cinematic wealth. Popularized through the artistic triumphs of the fifth-generation filmmakers, the mainland Chinese film industry boasts a tradition of solid, provocative works that can productively inform any film history or theory course. Dramatic political changes in Hong Kong a…
Helpful Teaching Tools for Film and Video Production Courses
static conceptions of color by noting that a hot color and a cool color are being put together in the figure of Marnie, not only reflecting her psychic conflict but reiterating her change from brunette to blonde. When Marnie and Mark Rutland are in the honeymoon cabin, we see the same colors being thrown out into the space, and we can ask the students what possible meaning we can ascribe to this. Finally, I'd like to end with a request for additi…
Teaching for Learning
ten themselves as they talk to a film during a screening. I would like them become aware of and trust their own responses moments in films and then reflect upon them--consider patterns that may emerge. In the future, I see ACE Plus collaborating with the juvenile justice system help prevent young people from experiencing the degradation of the penal system: Media studies as therapy! I also see great possibilities for expanding media education bey…
Dietary fat reduction behaviors in college students
John Sayles, independent filmmaker
Beyond Method
Changing Perceptions of Buster Keaton's 1926 The General
buster keaton needs no introduction to film enthusiasts, and Joseph Frank Keaton, a.k.a. Buster, certainly deserves the enduring praise his technical and aesthetic achievements have earned over the years. He is immediately recognizable for his porkpie hat, his legendary stone-faced reaction to bewildering situations, and his gymnastic ability to perform dangerous, mind-boggling, acrobatic stunts, as illustrated in the video “Amazing Stunts of Bus…
Forum of Essays on Buster Keaton
Buster Keaton was fascinated by machines of all kinds, and mechanical props often play a central role in his films of the 1920s. In taking comic advantage of these props, he developed the mechanical irony gag structure: a situation involving a mechanical object that Keaton normally would expect to benefit him but that, ironically and comically, does exactly the opposite. Memorable examples to be discussed in this essay include the wild motorcycle…
Art (6 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Cinema and Media Studies (4 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Art history (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Film director (2 works) · Humanities (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Mathematics education (2 works)