Archive for August, 2010
My Co-Worker is on Big Brother
Ann Johnson / Cal State University, Long Beach
An academic reflects on her colleague’s participation on the reality show “Big Brother.”
Life: Oprah Gone Wild
Janani Subramanian / University of Southern California
Oprah’s flair for creating consumable emotions is situated as a domesticating force underscoring the anthropomorphic narrative in the Discovery Channel series, “Life.”
So Why Did Everybody Love Raymond?
Kelli Marshall / University of Toledo
A critical look at the similarities between Seinfeld and Everybody Loves Raymond and consideration of how the success of Everybody Loves Raymond is a nod to Seinfeldian conventions.
Meaningful Diversity: Exploring Questions of Equitable Representation on Diverse Ensemble Cast Shows
Mary Beltran / University of Wisconsin – Madison
A thoughtful analysis of television networks’ promotional emphasis on diversity and how it may contribute to the belief that television is an equal-opportunity playing field.
Hot in Cleveland: Everything Old is New Again?
Alexander Doty / Indiana University
Is the female-centered sitcom Hot in Cleveland empowering, or merely old-fashioned?
“The future, Mr. Gittes. The future.”: Next Wave Filmmaking and Beyond, Part 1 *
Robert Sickels / Whitman College
A discussion of the mumblecore film movement.
On Retrospective Reception: Watching LVN Pictures at the Cinemalaya Film Festival
Bliss Cua Lim / University of California, Irvine
A reconsideration of the films of LVN Pictures through the lens of a contemporary festival audience.
Fiercely Real? Tyra Banks’ Body Politics and Post-Feminist Branding
Jessalynn Keller / Flow Special Features Editor
Jessalynn Keller looks at the postfeminist branding of supermodel-turned-media-mogul, Tyra Banks.
“We Think INSIDE the Box”: CD Box Sets in the Download Era
Kyle Barnett / Bellarmine University
A look at how the DVD industry’s use of packaging mirrors and contrasts that of deluxe vinyl and CD sets.
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