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More Scholarly Study of MST3K

The Southwest Popular American Cultural Association will hold its annual conference Feb 11-14 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and one of the tracks is “Mystery Science Theater and the Culture of Riffing.”
(Sorry about the bad link. Now fixed.)

Topics include:

* Mystery Science Theater and the Culture of Riffing 1

* Mystery Science Theater: Screening: The Films of Joe Don Baker – “Final Justice”

* “Keep Your Stupid Comments in Your Pocket!”: Riffing as Collective Composition and the Cult of ‘The Room’

* Next Sunday, A.D.: The Sociocultural Value of Riffing and Its Future With Fans Of “Mystery Science Theater 3000”

* Sting, Debbie Reynolds, and God: “Mystery Science Theater 3000” as Cultural Palimpsest

* Robotic, All Too Robotic: Kierkegaard and Nietzsche On Board the Satellite of Love

Thanks to “M” for the heads up.

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  1. DyloniusFunk says:

    Albuquerque isn’t that far from Oklahoma City. I may have to look I into taking a drive out, at least for the days these panels are being held.

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  2. Edge10 says:

    Link points right back here, probably not what you were after…

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  3. Edge10 says:

    Edge10:
    Link points right back here, probably not what you were after…

    Main Page:
    http://southwestpca.org/conference/conference-programs/

    Conference Program (looks like the MST3K stuff starts on Friday):
    http://conference2015.southwestpca.org/schedule/all?page=4

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  4. ck says:

    Albequerque? I know I should have taken a left turn at Albequerque.
    This doesn’t look like Pismo Beach.

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  5. JCC says:

    * “The Southwest Lifestyle: Life After The Bronx”

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  6. Black Doug says:

    “Where, Oh Wurwilf?”: MST3K Takes On Schlock Movie Directors’ Appropriation of Mythology.

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  7. Goshzilla says:

    In case anyone else was wondering:

    Several historians are beginning to use the term palimpsest as a description of the way people experience times, that is, as a layering of present experiences over faded pasts.

    Well, I learned something new today.

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  8. pondoscp says:

    “I hate that episode!” How Sampo’s Theorem works for you – One man’s MST trash is another’s gold.

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  9. La residencia de ancianos más bonita de Toledo.

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