After a long absence spent recovering from Episode 9, in which MOOC spores wiped the brains of film and media scholars everywhere, we're back up and running. This month we feature an interview with Mary Beltrán about Latinization and the Fast & Furious franchise, based on her two Cinema Journal articles on the topic (note: this segment was recorded before the death of Paul Walker). Then Jennifer Proctor reports on the 2013 University Film and Video Association conference. Finally, Chris and Michael reveal what might be the only way to enjoy 2 Broke Girls.

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News & Notes

Amanda Lotz's page at the University of Michigan
Jason Mittell's page at Middlebury College and his blog, Just TV
Henry Jenkins' website
Kevin Heffernan's page at Southern Methodist University
Bronies

Cinema Journal Presents: Mary Beltrán on Fast & Furious

Mary Beltran's CJ article "Fast and Bilingual: Fast & Furious and the Latinization of Racelessness" (PDF Preview)
Mary Beltran's page at UT
Center for Mexican-American Studies (CMAS)
Center for Women's and Gender Studies
Latina/o Stars in U.S. Eyes: The Making and Meanings of Film and TV Stardom
Mixed-Race Hollywood
Mary Beltran's 2005 Cinema Journal article "The New Hollywood Racelessness: Only the Fast, Furious, (And Multiracial) Will Survive" (Preview)
Fast & Furious
Justin Lin at IMDB
Vin Diesel at Wikipedia