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Campus Review
January 31, 2014
Lawbreaker Picture. It is also broken into
four different components: Film Studies,
Cinema Studies & Popular Cinema, Film
Genre and Media Studies.
From beach party movies to biker films
and kung fu movies, Clark provides a sub-
stantial amount of research and informa-
tion on each genre mentioned in this theo-
retic study. He even discusses the moon-
shine movies that were popular in the
South in the wake of Thunder Road; a
drama–crime film about running moon-
shine in the mountains of Kentucky and
Tennessee in the late 1950s.
Clark originally wrote the book as his dis-
sertation in 1989 and decided to refurbish
it for publication in 1995. Although it has
been out of print for quite some time and
there seems to be an abundance of popu-
lar books on exploitation films, this book
in particular is still one of the few aca-
demic works which ultimately contributes
to the value of this exceedingly attention-
grabbing book.
The two factors mentioned above may
appear to have an effect on the exposure
of its re-publication, but to the contrary,
the pricing as well as the popularity of the
book has risen since the book made its
debut 18 years ago.
“There's been an odd demand for it and
even used copies are expensive,” says
Clark. He notes that Amazon is currently
selling the book for $350, but it is being sold
for more than $1000 in other places.
her vision and key points that were vital to
her career development in different stages
of her life,” he says. “All of the subject
matter she talked about is relevant to
today’s successful business person, but
the two topics that stood out the most to
me were creating a vision for yourself and
to craft a strategy with an organization
that aligns with your passion.”
A non-traditional student, Spear decided
to attend Clayton State at the age of 33,
with a vision to offer himself, “an oppor-
tunity to love what I do and to be an asset
to an organization.
“It was nice to hear the vision I set for
myself be validated as a key to success by
Ann Cramer,” he adds. “This lets me
know that I am on the right track for suc-
cess. With the collaborative efforts of
Professor (John) Mascaritolo and the
resources at Clayton State, I will develop
a strategy for myself to reach my full
potential as I move forward in my career.”
Spear wasn’t the only non-traditional stu-
dent to be impressed with Cramer’s
enthusiasm and vision of the future.
“Ann Cramer was a very enthusiastic and
interesting speaker. It was evident that she
was knowledgeable about the subject, and
she gave many helpful steps to being suc-
cessful,” says dual-enrolled sophomore
Maggie Shiffert. “One notable topic she
discussed was the characteristics that one
needs to possess in order to work well
with others in the business world. The
four characteristics are; humility and
openness, patience and long-term views,
directness, and pragmatism. I liked this
topic because it can apply both inside and
outside the business world.”
A native of Jacksonville, Fla., and a resi-
dent of Inman Park, Cramer graduated
from Salem College in Winston-Salem,
N.C., with a degree in mathematics. She is
currently serving as a senior consultant
with Coxe Curry & Associates after retir-
ing from a long and successful career at
the IBM Corp., where she started as a sys-
tems engineer in Jacksonville and retired
as director for IBM Corporate Citizenship
and Corporate Affairs for the Americas.
The next Jim Wood Speaker Series pres-
entation will feature Tara Dennis, portfo-
lio manager for Operation HOPE. Dennis
will be speaking on Tuesday, Feb. 18, in
room 101 of the Harry S. Downs Center,
starting at 6:30 p.m.
(L to R): College of Business Dean Mike Deis,
Ann Cramer, and President Tim Hynes
Cramer, cont’d. from p. 4
Library Renovation Progress
Clark, cont’d. from p. 6