A journal of television and new media

Archive for October, 2009

<strong>Tall, Dark, and America: Latino Authenticity and Appropriation in General Market Television</strong><br /><em>Esteban del Río / University of San Diego</em>

Tall, Dark, and America: Latino Authenticity and Appropriation in General Market Television
Esteban del Río / University of San Diego

A discussion of the tensions between authenticity and appropriation in contemporary representations of Latinos in U.S. television.

<strong>The Power of “Chitchat” : Global Talk Show, <em>Beauty Chatter</em></strong><br /><em>Jiwon Ahn / Keene State College</em>

The Power of “Chitchat” : Global Talk Show, Beauty Chatter
Jiwon Ahn / Keene State College

A look at global femininity in the South Korean talk show Beauty Chatter.

<strong>Ethnic Rock Stars and Asian American Stereotypes: Will the real Ajay Bhatt stand up?</strong><br /><em>Shilpa Davé / Brandeis University</em>

Ethnic Rock Stars and Asian American Stereotypes: Will the real Ajay Bhatt stand up?
Shilpa Davé / Brandeis University

A consideration of the implications of Intel’s “Rock Stars” ad campaign.

<strong>Learning with Lily Allen: Copyright Criminals or Complexity and Confusion? </strong><br /><em> Tama Leaver / Curtin University of Technology </em>

Learning with Lily Allen: Copyright Criminals or Complexity and Confusion?
Tama Leaver / Curtin University of Technology

A discussion of the confusion surrounding anti-piracy policy and a look at why even pop stars can’t seem to figure it out.

<strong>Regulation is Boring</strong><br /><em>Becky Lentz / McGill University</em>

Regulation is Boring
Becky Lentz / McGill University

Regulation may be boring, but it is imperative to understand policy and regulation and the manner in which they will be shaping the 21st century media landscape.

<strong>Threat or Treat: Film, Television, and the Ritual of Halloween</strong><br />

Threat or Treat: Film, Television, and the Ritual of Halloween

A critical look at the cult of Halloween and its appropriation by the horror industry.

Ernest Mathijs / The University of British Columbia

Hacking the Ivory Tower: A roundtable discussion

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What: Roundtable discussion titled “Hacking the Ivory Tower: The Intersections of New Media, Academic Scholarship, and Pedagogy”
Why: In the past 5 years, FlowTV.org, Radio-TV-Film’s online journal of new media and television, has published 800 columns from more than 300 scholars around the world. [...]

<strong> HBO, Sports Documentary, and Women’s and Girls’ Soccer</strong><br /><em>Heather McIntosh / Northern Illinois University</em>

HBO, Sports Documentary, and Women’s and Girls’ Soccer
Heather McIntosh / Northern Illinois University

A look at the narrative arcs of two HBO Sports’ documentaries about female soccer teams in the U.S.

<strong>Sportv: Beyond the Sport Event </strong><br /><em> Ben Goldsmith / University of Queensland</em>

Sportv: Beyond the Sport Event
Ben Goldsmith / University of Queensland

This article offers an analysis of sportstv, a new category of sports television previously unexamined within television studies scholarship.

<strong>Broadcasters Under Pressure</strong><br /><em>Brett Hutchins / Monash University and David Rowe / University of Western Sydney</em>

Broadcasters Under Pressure
Brett Hutchins / Monash University and David Rowe / University of Western Sydney

A consideration of the impact of digital media companies on sports broadcasting.

<strong>Foam Finger Cubicle: Selling ESPN360 as Workspace Media</strong><br /><em>Ethan Tussey / UCSB</em>

Foam Finger Cubicle: Selling ESPN360 as Workspace Media
Ethan Tussey / UCSB

A look at the ways ESPN has identified the office as a viable marketing space.

<strong>XFL @ MSNBC.COM:  Reflecting on a moment and looking to the future</strong><br />Fred Mason / University of New Brunswick</em>

XFL @ MSNBC.COM: Reflecting on a moment and looking to the future
Fred Mason / University of New Brunswick

A reading of the XFL message boards and users’ failure to question the dominant masculine structures of sport.