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Angela Ndalianis
Angela Ndalianis is Head of the Cinema Studies Program at the University
of Melbourne, Australia. Her research areas focus is on contemporary
cinema and the history of entertainment media, past and present. In
particular, she is interested in the intersection that exists between
various media forms including films, computer games, comic books and
theme park attractions and spaces. She has published articles in a number
of journals and has contributed to the anthologies On a Silver Platter:
CD-Roms and the Promises of a New Technology (ed. Greg Smith, NYU Press
1999), MetaMorphing: Visual Transformation and the Culture of Quick
Change (ed. Vivian Sobchack, Minnesota University Press 2000), and Hop
on Pop: the Politics and Pleasures of Popular Cultures (ed.s Henry Jenkins,
Tara McPherson, Jane Shattuc, Duke University Press 2003) . Her book,
Neo Baroque and Contemporary Entertainment will be published by The
MIT Press and is due for release in the latter part of 2003. She is
currently working on a project that explores the history of the theme
park, looking both at its historical origins and its impact on current
social spaces..
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