Archive for January, 2010
“Attack of Boss-zilla!” – Female Conflict and Generational Discord…
Hannah Hamad / Massey University
An examination of film and TV series’ treatment of postfeminist identities, especially the popularity of women as terrorizing forces, or “-zillas.”
A Married Couple: Reality TV’s progenitor turns 40
Zoë Druick / Simon Fraser University
A re-examination of A Married Couple in light of the current proliferation of reality-based TV.
The BBC Presenter Pay Scandal: The Political Economy of Television Fame
James Bennett / London Metropolitan University
A look at the recent pay scandal surrounding BBC’s Jonathan Ross — and what it tells us about the economics of fame today.
Irreconcilable Differences: Gender and Labor in the Video Game Workplace
Nina B. Huntemann / Suffolk University
A look at the labor politics of the game industry.
Avatar as Technological Tentpole
Charles R. Acland / Concordia University
Is James Cameron’s Avatar a “game-changer,” or business as usual?
Twitter Revolution
Vanessa Au / University of Washington
A consideration of the Iranian elections and the potentially revolutionary aspects of social media.
Window Dressing: Spectacular Costuming in MTV’s The City
Amanda Ann Klein / East Carolina University
An examination of how costume trumps narrative in MTV’s The City.
Remembering Latina/o Television
Esteban del Río / University of San Diego
A discussion of a few ways in which Latina/os have reclaimed and repositioned Latina/o representations on popular U.S. American television.
The Tedious Fun of Cosmopolitan Shopping: Man Shops Globe
Jiwon Ahn / Keene State College
Shopping for Anthropologie on The Sundance Channel’s global buying series Man Shops World
Privacy, Openness, and a New Persona: Why David Letterman’s Interoffice Escapades Took This Longtime Fan by Surprise
Kelli Marshall / University of Toledo
A meditation on the changing persona of David Letterman and the ramifications of his recent scandal
FlashForward or FlashBack: Television Distribution in 2010?
Tama Leaver / Curtin University of Technology
Tama Leaver discusses “digital distance” and its ironies and frustrations through an examination of the availability of the U.S. series FlashForward for TV viewers in Australia.
Does “Deep Packet Inspection” Turn You On?
Becky Lentz / McGill University
A humorous look at the pervasiveness of misleading and deceptive telecommunication policy discourse, and the need to democratize these naming practices.
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