{"id":8,"date":"2023-08-24T16:51:53","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T22:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/action-cinema.com\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2025-04-29T14:16:31","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T20:16:31","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/action-cinema.com\/?page_id=8","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/action-cinema.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Twitter-Profile-Small-300x300.gif\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/action-cinema.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Twitter-Profile-Small-300x300.gif 300w, https:\/\/action-cinema.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Twitter-Profile-Small-150x150.gif 150w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I am an assistant Lecturer at the Department of English and Film Studies at the University of Alberta. 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