”Real EMO”: Mythologizing and Marketing EMO Music
Francesca Sobande / Cardiff University
Francesca Sobande explores emo’s nostalgic resurgence, raising questions about authenticity, youth culture, mythologization, and the role of industrial and commercial activities in shaping the genre.
Read moreReaching young audiences in a multi-platform era: What to do?!
Eva Novrup Redvall, University of Copenhagen
Eva Novrup Redvall examines current challenges of creating media for youth audiences, while reflecting on the 2023 international conference Reaching Young Audiences: Investigating media content for children and young people in a multi-platform era, held at the University of Copenhagen.
Read moreBoys Love (BL) Evolving into Gay Love?: Exploring the Popularity and Transformations of BL in Contemporary Korean Media
Jungmin Kwon / Portland State University
Jungmin Kwon explores audiences for Boys Love media in South Korea, uncovering a shift from mostly heterosexual women to more diverse queer audiences.
Read moreThe Rise of Data Analysis in the Indian OTT market: The Case of Ormax Media
Ishita Tiwary / Concordia University
Ishita Tiwari examines Ormax Media, India’s leading media consulting firm, and its rising influence on the OTT market.
Read moreLove Me, Love Me Not: Spectacularizing ‘Love Migration’ In Scandinavian Reality TV
Georgia Aitaki / Karlstad University
Georgia Aitaki explores discourses of migration and culture on Sweden’s Älskar, Älskar Inte (Love Me, Love Me Not.)
Read more“Life in Plastic, It’s Fantastic”: Barbie, Gendered Expectations, and the Female-Driven Blockbuster
Courtney Brannon Donoghue / University of North Texas
Courtney Brannon Donoghue explores Barbie’s successful release amidst Hollywood’s short-sighted tendency towards plastic representation.
Read moreDistributing Streaming Content to India’s “Neomobile” Audiences
Rahul Mukherjee / University of Pennsylvania
Rahul Mukherjee analyzes India’s VoD growth, focusing on localization, distribution practices, telecom bundling, local CDNs, and audience data dynamics in streaming.
Read moreAir and the Managerial Sports Film
Branden Buehler / Seton Hall University
Branden Buehler discusses Air, the latest entry to the managerial sports film subgenre.
Read moreBuilding Cages Around the Imaginary
Brianna Dym / The Roux Institute at Northeastern University
Brianna Dym argues that the world of computer science and design need more diverse participation in order to shatter the unconscious biases that put “cages around our imagination.”
Read moreI’m a Barbie Girl: Becoming the Barbie Spectator On and Offline
Margaret Rossman / Bellarmine University
Dr. Margaret Rossman examines feminist discourse surrounding Barbie (2023) and discusses the role of digital media in constructing a feminine viewing experience.
Read moreAccident: The True Dangers of Stunt Work on Set
Lauren Steimer / University of South Carolina
Lauren Steimer elaborates on the dangers of on-set stunt work.
Read moreProtected: Over*Flow: “Birth is Violent”: Television’s Response to Post-Roe Reproductive Politics
Reut Odinak / Boston University
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