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Biographical note
Alex Svensson is Affiliated Faculty at Emerson College in their Visual & Media Arts department, as well as a Lecturer of film and media studies in MIT’s Literature Section. His research primarily focuses on horror media, media controversies, and promotional culture. Alex's work can be found in the recent book Jordan Peele’s Get Out: Political Horror (ed. Dawn Keetley), as well as Horror Homeroom, Participations: Journal of Audience & Reception Studies, and in media res.
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