Brian R. Jacobson, assistant professor of cinema studies and history at the University of Toronto, is author of Studios Before the System (Columbia University Press, 2015) and is currently writing a book about energy’s visual culture.
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The LARB Ball NBA Roundtable
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The LARB Ball NFL Roundtable
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Workers of the World Cup: On Qatar 2022 and the Future of FIFA
To kick off our new sports and culture column, LARB Ball, Brian Jacobson thinks about the labors of the World Cup....
Big Oil’s High-Risk Love Affair with Film
Big oil and Hollywood came of age together....
