Documentaries Odom, C. (2023). Justice for George Floyd: The Tipping Point. Filmmaker. University of Central Florida. <https://vimeo.com/861504481> Odom, C. (2018). Homeless Youth Handbook. Camera Operator. 90 Seconds Inc. <https://youtu.be/TaoWsag6OuY> Odom, C. (2013). A Will To Win. Director of Photography and Editor. One Way or Another Productions. <https://youtu.be/26zDk6yXWLE> Publications Odom, C. (2023). “Justice for George Floyd: The Tipping Point?” Electronic Theses…
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Awards & Honors: Juried
Feature Films 2013. Official Selection. 23rd Psalm: Redemption. Cannes Pan African Film Festival. Written, Directed and Produced by Christopher C. Odom and Cornelius Booker III. 2013. Official Selection. 23rd Psalm: Redemption. Berlin Black Cinema International Film Festival. Written, Directed and Produced by Christopher C. Odom and Cornelius Booker III. 2013. 2nd Place. 23rd Psalm: Redemption. North Carolina Black Film Festival.…
Is Jenkins Metaphor of Poaching Valid?
In Henry Jenkins book, “Textual Poachers: Television Fans & Participatory Culture,” Jenkins presents the interesting metaphor of TV fans as textual poachers. In short, textual poaching is the action whereby aficionados become so versed and immersed in a text, that they proclaim themselves legitimate experts of the text and thereby create their own contextual meanings which supercede the meanings of…