EPISODE · Oct 14, 2024 · 21 MIN
Episode 278- Imagining The Method with Justin Owen Rawlins
from Forgotten Hollywood · host JLJ Media
In this episode, I spoke with Justin Owen Rawlins about his book "imagining The Method". Only one performance style has dominated the lexicon of the casual moviegoer: “Method acting.” The first reception-based analysis of film acting, Imagining the Method investigates how popular understandings of the so-called Method—what its author Justin Rawlins calls "methodness"—created an exclusive brand for white, male actors while associating such actors with rebellion and marginalization. Drawing on extensive archival research, the book maps the forces giving shape to methodness and policing its boundaries.
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In this episode, I spoke with Justin Owen Rawlins about his book "imagining The Method". Only one performance style has dominated the lexicon of the casual moviegoer: “Method acting.” The first reception-based analysis of film acting, Imagining the Method investigates how popular understandings of the so-called Method—what its author Justin Rawlins calls "methodness"—created an exclusive brand for white, male actors while associating such actors with rebellion and marginalization. Drawing on extensive archival research, the book maps the forces giving shape to methodness and policing its boundaries.
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