Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Academic film teacher Dan Leberg, unlike others in his field, had a major problem with his own film class students watching Rob Ager's studies on movies like 2001: A Space Odyssey. Leberg proceeded to publish an attempted attack on Ager's credibility, titled "Fanboys in the Ivory Tower", which you can read in full, here https://gnovisjournal.georgetown.edu/journal/fanboys-in-the-ivory-tower-an-attempted-reconciliation-of-science-fiction-film-academia-and-fan-culture/
In this interview clip Rob Ager addresses Leberg's academic elitism, reveals the original pre-publication correspondence, and contrasts Leberg's attitude with far more positive academic peers who have embraced Ager's work.
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Academic film teacher Dan Leberg, unlike others in his field, had a major problem with his own film class students watching Rob Ager's studies on movies like 2001: A Space Odyssey. Leberg proceeded to publish an attempted attack on Ager's credibility, titled "Fanboys in the Ivory Tower", which you can read in full, here https://gnovisjournal.georgetown.edu/journal/fanboys-in-the-ivory-tower-an-attempted-reconciliation-of-science-fiction-film-academia-and-fan-culture/
In this interview clip Rob Ager addresses Leberg's academic elitism, reveals the original pre-publication correspondence, and contrasts Leberg's attitude with far more positive academic peers who have embraced Ager's work.
WEBSITE: collativelearning.com
PATREON (free sign up) patreon.com/RobAger
FACEBOOK: en-gb.facebook.com/RobAgerpublic
TWITTER: twitter.com/RobAger?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
