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Archive for February, 2010

<strong>Justin Lin, Asian American Cinema & Social Media</strong><br /><em>Konrad Ng / University of Hawai’i at Mānoa </em>

Justin Lin, Asian American Cinema & Social Media
Konrad Ng / University of Hawai’i at Mānoa

Analysis of digital promotional campaigns for Better Luck Tomorrow and Finishing the Game are unique and instructive for their form of Asian American political and cultural engagement.

<strong>Coming to a Beach Near You! Examinations of Ethnic and State Identity in <em>Jersey Shore</em> </strong><br /><em> Jon Kraszewski / Seton Hall University</em>

Coming to a Beach Near You! Examinations of Ethnic and State Identity in Jersey Shore
Jon Kraszewski / Seton Hall University

A look at the represenation of Italian Americans on MTV’s Jersey Shore

<strong>Dark Techné in Sports Advertisements</strong><br /><em>Matthew Ferrari / University of Massachusetts</em>

Dark Techné in Sports Advertisements
Matthew Ferrari / University of Massachusetts


<strong>Dracu-fictions and Brand Romania</strong><br /><em>Anikó Imre and Alice Bardan / University of Southern California </em>

Dracu-fictions and Brand Romania
Anikó Imre and Alice Bardan / University of Southern California

A brief look at branding and stereotypes within the region of Romania through recent film and television creations.

<strong>“More drinkin’, less thinkin’, fewer teeth, and beer”</strong>

“More drinkin’, less thinkin’, fewer teeth, and beer”

Constructing the redneck identity in CMT’s My Big Redneck Wedding.

Melissa Click / University of Missouri

<strong>Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Camp But Were Afraid to Ask</strong><br /><em>Quinn Miller / Hampshire College</em>

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Camp But Were Afraid to Ask
Quinn Miller / Hampshire College

An exploration of camp sensibility as illustrated by Michael Buckley’s What the Buck?! YouTube show.

<strong>The Olympic Games and the Politicization of Everyday Life </strong><br /><em> David L. Andrews / University of Maryland </em>

The Olympic Games and the Politicization of Everyday Life
David L. Andrews / University of Maryland

A look at the often-brutal power dynamic undergirding the Olympics and its media history.

<strong>Face to Face with the E-Waste of Tomorrow at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show</strong><br /><em>Max Dawson / Northwestern University</em>

Face to Face with the E-Waste of Tomorrow at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show
Max Dawson / Northwestern University

One media scholar’s reportage of and reaction to the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show.

<strong>Phonography: Lessons Learned from Teaching Audio Technologies </strong><br /><em> Lucas Hilderbrand / University of California, Irvine </em>

Phonography: Lessons Learned from Teaching Audio Technologies
Lucas Hilderbrand / University of California, Irvine

Reflections on teaching cultural studies of sound technology and popular music.

<strong>Not So New</strong><br /><em>David Parry / University of Texas at Dallas</em>

Not So New
David Parry / University of Texas at Dallas

From card catalogs to status updates, the use of the term “new” in relation to media is less than rigorous and potentially dangerous.

<strong>“I See You?”: Gender and Disability in Avatar</strong><br /><em>Michael Peterson, Laurie Beth Clark, and Lisa Nakamura</em>

“I See You?”: Gender and Disability in Avatar
Michael Peterson, Laurie Beth Clark, and Lisa Nakamura

In addition to critiquing Avatar’s representations of gender and disability, the authors also consider the reasons for the film’s widespread popularity.

<strong>Thinking the Box </strong><br /><em> Meghan Sutherland / Oklahoma State University </em>

Thinking the Box
Meghan Sutherland / Oklahoma State University

Rethinking television aesthetics and industrial production through ABC’s Conveyor Belt of Love.

Meghan Sutherland / Oklahoma State University

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