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Brunella Tedesco-Barlocco

Brunella Tedesco-Barlocco
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Ph. D. in Communication

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Introduction
I'm a Ph.D. Student at Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), specializing in film studies and developing a thesis centered on reboots, revivals and requels. I currently hold a Master's Degree in Film Studies and work at the Communication Department of the UPF.
Education
October 2018 - October 2022
University Pompeu Fabra
Field of study
  • Communication
October 2016 - August 2017
University Pompeu Fabra
Field of study
  • Film Studies
March 2008 - November 2012
Universidad ORT Uruguay
Field of study
  • Journalism

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Publications (8)
Research
"Double Exposures: ‘Visual returns’ in the Deadwood and Breaking Bad sequel films" was developed as part of a mentorship program at the "Videography: Art and Academia" conference (Hannover 2022), under the guidance of Jason Mittell. The video essay is part of the NECSUS issue "Audiovisual Essays: Desktop Documentary", coordinated and curated by Ke...
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What does it entail to be a Star Trek film, to be a Star Wars film? What are the spaces available for variation and difference, and where does repetition prevail? As a “reboot” and a “requel,” respectively, Star Trek (2009) and Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) are, in the words of Frank Kelleter and Kathleen Loock, manifestations of “cinematic r...
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In the last few years, affect has entered the field of politics through both the media and political actors themselves. This article is based on the hypothesis that the images of affect that illustrate contemporary political narratives in the media reflect different visual motifs which are linked to an iconographic tradition that began in the art w...
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How is power represented in politics? From the cinematographic fictions of Abraham Lincoln to photographs of politicians such as Barack Obama, Angela Merkel, or Vladimir Putin that have adorned the covers of national and international newspapers, the image of the walking leader has established itself as one of the most recurrent iconographies in th...
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Constantly faced with the lives they cannot lead, Saul Goodman’s alter-egos in Better Call Saul, Jimmy and Gene, are defined by a longing, a nostalgic desire for past identities displayed as recursive through the different periods of his life. Nonetheless, character construction is not the only locus of nostalgia within the universe of Better Call...
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How is power represented in politics? From the cinematographic fictions of Abraham Lincoln to photographs of politicians such as Barack Obama, Angela Merkel, or Vladimir Putin that have adorned the covers of national and international newspapers, the image of the walking leader has established itself as one of the most recurrent iconographies in th...

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