A journal of television and new media

Archive for July, 2008

<strong>TVS 101: Teaching an Online Intro to Television Course </strong><br /><em> Shelley Rodrigo / Mesa Community College </em>

TVS 101: Teaching an Online Intro to Television Course
Shelley Rodrigo / Mesa Community College

A discussion of the possibilities of an online introduction to television course.

<strong>iPhones come to Canada: High costs and long lines</strong><br /><em>Barbara Crow / York University</em>

iPhones come to Canada: High costs and long lines
Barbara Crow / York University

iPhone Canada, almost at your fingertips

On July 7, as a longtime consumer of Apple products (and on their mailing list), I received the following invitation. Upon opening the invitation, I was welcomed by an English-speaking white man explaining the simplicity of the iPhone—its “standard for design,” that it is a “revolutionary device,” its “advanced capabilities,” [...]

<strong>“Plum Crazy”</strong><br /><em> Jane Feuer / University of Pittsburgh </em>

“Plum Crazy”
Jane Feuer / University of Pittsburgh

<strong>“I Can Have It All”: Liz Lemon Negotiates Power, One Sandwich at a Time</strong><br /><em>A. Vesey and K. Lambert/FLOW Staff</em>

“I Can Have It All”: Liz Lemon Negotiates Power, One Sandwich at a Time
A. Vesey and K. Lambert/FLOW Staff

A consideration of the gender politics of 30 Rock and the feminist implications of Liz Lemon’s desire to “have it all.”

<strong>Keep on rockin’ in the free (virtual) worlds: Why user-generated content matters</strong><br /><em>Aaron Delwiche / Trinity University </em>

Keep on rockin’ in the free (virtual) worlds: Why user-generated content matters
Aaron Delwiche / Trinity University

An investigation of newer virtual spaces and the shift of creative freedom away from users and back to technologists and advertisers.

<strong>Interpreting <em>Exile in Guyville</em>’s Legacy…</strong><br /><em>Shayla Thiel-Stern / University of Minnesota</em>

Interpreting Exile in Guyville’s Legacy…
Shayla Thiel-Stern / University of Minnesota

A personal reflection on the legacy of Liz Phair’s Exile in Guyville in relation to the 15 year anniversary re-issue of the album.

<strong>Into the Maelstrom with <em>Flavor of Love</em> </strong><br /><em> Jennifer Fuller / University of Texas – Austin </em>

Into the Maelstrom with Flavor of Love
Jennifer Fuller / University of Texas – Austin

A critical look at the black, female representation on the reality television show Flavor of Love.

<strong>Gaming for the Gal on the Go: Advertising the Nintendo DS</strong><br /><em>Carly A. Kocurek/ FLOW Staff</em>

Gaming for the Gal on the Go: Advertising the Nintendo DS
Carly A. Kocurek/ FLOW Staff

The Nintendo DS is being sold to the Sex and the City generation.

<strong>George Carlin, the Last of the Trinity</strong> <br /><em>Bambi Haggins / University of Michigan</em>

George Carlin, the Last of the Trinity
Bambi Haggins / University of Michigan

Late-night musings on the last of the original kings of comedy.

<strong>Same As It Never Was: Nostalgia and Children’s TV</strong> <em><br /> Karen Lury / University of Glasgow </em>

Same As It Never Was: Nostalgia and Children’s TV
Karen Lury / University of Glasgow

Karen Lury / University of Glasgow

In recollection, children’s television emerges as somewhere between speech and writing; and there is something important about that intangibility.