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Alumni Happenings, cont.
writes “tackles bullying among boys at its core:
the culture of toughness and silence boys live by.
Rather than vilify bullies, The Boy Game looks to
unpack the complex dynamics that lead some boys
to bully and the vast majority to stand watching in
silent conflict.” Michael Kimmel, Pulitzer Prizenominated
author of Manhood In America says, “if
the conversation about bullying is going to advance
this is the project that will help us advance it.” The
video is available through New Day Films. The
interactive website is being developed by Dierdre’s
Mind’s Eye Productions (mindseyeprods.com) in
partnership with Men Can Stop Rape, Boys To
Men, and A Call To Men. Dierdre is on the faculty
of the Department of Media Studies and Film at
The New School.
Jim Lobley (Semiotics ‘85)
Jim Lobley (Semiotics ‘85), along with his partner
Kirsten Oxboel, designed what they consider to
be “the first modern pre-fab outdoor shower,” and
have launched a new business called Oborain.
They were featured in the September 21st, 2012
Home & Garden section (online) of The New York
Times. Their shower was also mentioned in a piece
in Custom Home, and was debuted this past June at
Dwell magazine’s Dwell on Design Trade show in
Los Angeles.
Bridget Stokes (Art Semiotics ‘04)
Bridget Stokes’ (Art
Semiotics ‘04) first
feature film, Herman &
Shelly is now available
digitally. She is currently
in post-production on
a feature she produced
titled The Volunteer
starring Aunjanue Ellis,
Scott Wolf, Hill Harper,
Mary-Beth Hurt, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Eisa Davis,
and Noah Gray-Cabey.
Of his Semiotics concentration, Jim writes: “While
I’ve had to explain semiotics many, many times
over the years, I’ve come to appreciate the diversity
of its applications. For a long time, I felt like I
didn’t really fit the Brown mold, or that I’d failed
to live up to the brand. What I’ve come to realize,
though, is that what Brown seems to do is instill in
us creatives the confidence, and the ability to take
some hair brain, outside the fold idea and make a
go of it. I appreciate that now in a way that I haven’t
for years.”
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