Archive for September, 2008
Television. Archive.
Joshua Green / MIT
A look at the issues surrounding archiving television’s history.
Blogger News Network? TPMtv and Online Video Aesthetics
Ethan Thompson / Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
An examination of the lo-fi, satirical, and guerilla-inspired aesthetics of Talking Points Memo TV.
The Politics of Pluckiness
Kathleen Battles / Oakland University
On John McCain’s “plucky” vice presidential nominee.
Insert Clip Here: Supradiegetic Aesthetics of Medium and Flight of the Conchords
Kit Hughes / FLOW Staff
A look at the unusual similarities between two otherwise incredibly disparate shows.
CALL FOR PAPERS – Hockey Mom or Sarah Barracuda? Addressing the Media Coverage of Sarah Palin
The Flow editorial staff occasionally sends out a timely Call for Papers that addresses a particularly pertinent media issue.
More Dark Nights for DC Comics and Time Warner?
Alisa Perren / Georgia State University
An examination of the complex role Marvel and DC comics play in Hollywood.
Soft Selling Intergenerational Intimacy on the First Season of Mad Men
Leigh Goldstein / FLOW Staff
Mad Men and the unmasking of society’s discomfort with representations of childhood sexuality.
Bravo! Stars: An Ode to Jeff, Bethenny, and Tabatha
Jane Feuer / University of Pittsburgh
A look at the making of Bravo!’s reality TV stars.
Hey, hey, ho, ho – Video-game censorship has got to go
Aaron Delwiche / Trinity University
A discussion of the video game America’s Army and functional alternatives to censorship.
Silence is Golden: Erasing Gay Olympic Champion Matthew Mitcham
Alexander Cho / FLOW Staff
An Olympic upset leads to upset gay TV viewers.
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