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