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[email protected] THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES INTO THE SCREENSCAPE: SCREENS, BODIES, AND THE BIOPOLITICS OF THE POPULATION By KATHERYN WRIGHT A Dissertation submitted to the Program in Interdisciplinary Humanities in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Degree Awarded: Spring Semester, 2010 Copyright © 2010 Katheryn Wright All Rights Reserved The members of the committee approve the dissertation of Katheryn Wright defended on March 26, 2010. ________________________________ Amit Rai Professor Directing Dissertation ________________________________ Andy Opel University Representative ________________________________ Leigh Edwards Committee Member ________________________________ Kathleen Yancey Committee Member Approved: ___________________________________ John Kelsay, Director, Interdisciplinary Humanities The Graduate School has verified and approved the above-named committee members. ii For my sponsors: Clinton Bryant James and Barbara Wright iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Many people have helped me in the completion of this dissertation. First and foremost I want to thank my major professor and good friend, Amit Rai. He encouraged me to be daring and creative in my work, and to think big in the hope that something exciting might happen. Amit gave me confidence when I needed it, and for that I owe him my gratitude. I want to thank the members of my committee for their encouragement and generosity over the past three years: Andy Opel, Leigh Edwards, and Kathleen Yancey.