Archive for December, 2006
Borat In (Next To!) The Balkans
by: Daniel Marcus / Goucher College
For those in the former Yugoslavia, Borat offers a rich field of representations to express and explore their self-definitions as emerging participants in Western culture and social practices.
The Simultaneous Dawning and Twilight of Broadcast Network Narrative
by: Craig Jacobsen / Mesa Community College
It isn’t hard to imagine a future in which broadcasting serves the role of advertising and secondary revenue stream for the primary medium: complete seasons of episodes packed for sale on DVD or for download.
Below Average
by: Alan McKee / Queensland University of Technology
Why it’s best to stick to shows with singing, dancing, or, preferably, both.
Television Sets Grow Up
by: Ray Cha / Independent Scholar
Part two of three in a series describes a control or possibly “on demand” nature more important than a effeciently planned experience and delivery of “television.”
On Our Best Behaviour
by: Gareth Palmer / University of Salford
Television’s engagement with surveillance of all kinds is fashioning a productive shame, reproducing models of ever more restricted “outer-focused” identities.
Is There a Detective in the House?
by: Chandler Harriss / Alfred University
An examination of the use and usefulness of genre in television studies.
Micro-Ethnographies of the Screen: Sign-Off
by: Dan Leopard / St. Mary’s College of California
For his final column, Dan Leopard examines the television sign off.
Rooting for Betty
by: Mary Beltrán / University of Wisconsin-Madison
Ugly Betty: Are beauty and worthiness equated with whiteness?
Post CSI-TV: The Ecstasies of Dexter
by: Michele Byers / Saint Mary’s University
How does Dexter compare with network-series CSI? The programs have similar themes and topics, but different in tones and humor, perhaps associated with network/non-network programming.
Civilized Viewing and its Discontents
by: Lynne Joyrich / Brown University
Is watching television (whether alone or with others) good for you? Lynne Joyrich examines the constructions of the self and the familial, and their implications for TV viewers, in shows from Dexter to Ugly Betty.
Mixing Mythology, Science and Fiction: The Sci-fi Genre in Indian Film and Television
by: Shanti Kumar / University of Texas-Austin
With a limited but growing pool of experienced talent that is increasingly becoming adept in the use of animation and special-effects technologies, the Indian animation industry is looking both inward and outward for business and creative opportunities.
ESPN’s “Full Circle” and Media Convergence
by: Harper Cossar / Georgia State University
As ESPN continues to experiment with its broad-reaching network of media outlets, we can be certain that more unique ways to cover sporting events will follow, and for sports fans, that is a good thing.
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