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Alex Kupfer

Alex Kupfer

Alex Kupfer (PhD, New York University) teaches in the Film Department at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY. His current book project examines the distribution and exhibition of non-theatrical motion pictures within higher education and collegiate athletics starting in the 1910s. He can be reached at akupfer@vassar.edu

no. 1, Roundtables, vol. 3March 8, 2018<March 8, 2018

The Florida Project, Labor Strife, and Life on the Margins of Disney World

Alex Kupfer reflects on Disney's history of expropriation in connection to economic inequality and labor disputes as the Roundtable wraps up.
no. 1, Roundtables, vol. 3February 23, 2018<February 23, 2018

Golden Oak, Fan Engagement, and Disney’s Community Development

Alex Kupfer explores how the promotional films for Disney's Golden Oak community blur distinctions between resident and fan, employee and family member

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  • About Us
    • Mission Statement
    • Editors
      • Lawrence Webb
      • Elizabeth Patton
      • Noelle Griffis
      • Scott Rodgers
    • Editorial Board
    • Advisory Board
    • Our Partners
  • Current Issue
  • Archive
    • Volume 1 – 2015/2016
      • № 1 – December 2015
      • № 2 – March 2016
      • № 3 – June 2016
      • № 4 – August 2016
      • № 5 – November 2016
    • Volume 2 – 2017
      • № 1 – January/February 2017
      • № 2 – June 2017
      • № 3 – September 2017
      • № 4 – October/November 2017
      • № 5 – December 2017
    • Volume 3 – 2018
      • № 1 – January/February 2018
      • № 2 – June 2018
      • № 3 – August/September 2018
      • № 4 – October/November 2018
    • Volume 4 – 2019
      • № 1 – January/February 2019
      • № 2 – June 2019
      • № 3 – October/November 2019
    • Volume 5 – 2020
      • Vol. 5 № 1
      • Vol. 5 № 2
      • Vol. 5 № 3
      • Vol. 5 № 4
    • Volume 6 – 2021
      • Vol. 6 № 1
      • Vol. 6 № 2
      • Vol. 6 № 3
      • Vol. 6 № 4
    • Volume 7 – 2022
      • Vol. 7 № 1
      • Vol. 7, № 2
      • Vol. 7, № 3
  • Resources
    • SIG Institutional History
      • Workshops
      • 2016 Workshop Proposal
      • Sponsored Events
    • Conference Presentations
      • 2008 – Philadelphia
      • 2009 – Tokyo
    • Course Syllabi
  • Sections
    • Dossiers
    • Roundtables
    • Q & A
    • Deep Dives
    • From the Archive
    • Opening the Canon
    • Student Voices
    • Mediapolis on Coronavirus
    • Podcast: Mediapolis Now
  • Contribute
    • Submission guidelines