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Archive for February, 2009

<strong>Strat-O-Matic and the Baseball Tarot: Sense and Synchronicity in Sports and Games </strong><br /><em> Ted Friedman / Georgia State University – Atlanta </em>

Strat-O-Matic and the Baseball Tarot: Sense and Synchronicity in Sports and Games
Ted Friedman / Georgia State University – Atlanta

A look at chance in Strat-O-Matic baseball, and what it has to tell us about gameplay in general.

<strong>On the Digital Music Wars: Where Are We Now?</strong><br /> <em>Patrick Burkart / Texas A&M University</em>

On the Digital Music Wars: Where Are We Now?
Patrick Burkart / Texas A&M University

This essay asks and attempts to answer the question, “In our waning economy, what is the future of the digital music industry?”

<strong>Facebook and the Return of the Repressed, or Watching Political Comedy on a Social Network</strong><br /><em> Ethan Thompson / Texas A&M – Corpus Christi </em>

Facebook and the Return of the Repressed, or Watching Political Comedy on a Social Network
Ethan Thompson / Texas A&M – Corpus Christi

An examination of the personalized nature of political videos on Facebook.

<strong>“Pain can be controlled: you just disconnect it”: Terminating Public Access Television </strong><br /><em> Jonathan Nichols-Pethick / DePauw University</em>

“Pain can be controlled: you just disconnect it”: Terminating Public Access Television
Jonathan Nichols-Pethick / DePauw University

A call to action to save public access television.

<strong>Rage Against the Machine: Does <em>The Sarah Connor Chronicles</em> Have a Future?</strong><br /><em> Heather Hendershot / Queens College/CUNY Graduate Center </em>

Rage Against the Machine: Does The Sarah Connor Chronicles Have a Future?
Heather Hendershot / Queens College/CUNY Graduate Center

Can a thoughtful, if depressing, sci-fi spinoff make it through its second season?

<strong>Minding the Gap: Barack Obama and the Demise of Representational Politics</strong>

Minding the Gap: Barack Obama and the Demise of Representational Politics

Ingrid Hoofd / National University of Singapore

<strong><em>10 Years Younger</em>: The Women Deemed ‘Too Old’ For TV </strong><br /><em> Lisa W. Kelly/ University of Glasgow </em>

10 Years Younger: The Women Deemed ‘Too Old’ For TV
Lisa W. Kelly/ University of Glasgow

An analysis of the replacement of host Nicky Hambleton-Jones with the younger Myleene Klass on British series 10 Years Younger.

<strong><em>The Dog Whisperer</em> as Leader of the Pack</strong><br /><em> Julia Lesage / University of Oregon </em>

The Dog Whisperer as Leader of the Pack
Julia Lesage / University of Oregon

Analyzing the televisual presence of Cesar on The Dog Whisperer.

<strong>Hip To Be Square: Nerds in Media Culture </strong><br /><em> Christine Quail / McMaster University </em>

Hip To Be Square: Nerds in Media Culture
Christine Quail / McMaster University

An exploration of the transformation of “the nerd” in popular media and its significance in our society.

<strong>Malia Obama, Girl Photographer </strong><br /><em> Mary Celeste Kearney / University of Texas – Austin </em>

Malia Obama, Girl Photographer
Mary Celeste Kearney / University of Texas – Austin

A look at how President Obama’s eldest daughter both upholds and challenges long-held notions about girls and technology.

<strong>Reality Television Is No Ground Breaking </strong><br /><em> Michela Ardizzoni / University of Colorado – Boulder </em>

Reality Television Is No Ground Breaking
Michela Ardizzoni / University of Colorado – Boulder

A critique of the representation of gender and relationships on Italian reality television programming.

<strong>Climate Change TV </strong><br /><em> Chris Russill / University of Minnesota – Twin Cities </em> 

Climate Change TV
 Chris Russill / University of Minnesota – Twin Cities  

An inquiry into the present and future state of climate change news on television.

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