Conference Program
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Flow Conference 2008 will resemble traditional academic meetings in name only: There will be no panels, no papers, and no plenary sessions. Instead, the event will feature a series of roundtables, each organized around a compelling question. To learn more about the structure of the conference, visit our FAQ page. All roundtables will take place in the Texas Union; visit the Conference Site & Local Info page for more information.
Registration Information
Registration will open at 12:00 pm on Thursday, October 9 in the Asian American Room located on the Fourth Level of the Texas Union.
Registration will open at 9:00 a.m. on Friday and Saturday and will be held in the Lone Star Room located on the Second Level of the Texas Union.
2008 Roundtable Schedule
Click on the day or session to be taken directly to those roundtables.
Thursday, October 9
12:45-2:45 - Session 1
3:00-5:00 - Session 2
Friday, October 10
9:45-11:45 - Session 3
12:45-2:45 - Session 4
3:00-5:00 - Session 5
Saturday, October 11
9:45-11:45 - Session 6
12:45-2:45 - Session 7
3:00-5:00 - Session 8
Conference Events
Thursday, October 9, 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Alamo Drafthouse Screening
Saturday, October 11, 5:30 p.m.
After-party at Dog & Duck Pub
Visit the Conference Events page for more information about the screening (including transportation) and the after-party.
Roundtable Questions, Participants, and Position Papers
- a) Online and Offline Fan Communities
- Flow conference staff - convener
- Kristina Busse, Independent Scholar
- Lucia Blanchet, Northwestern University
- Darlene Hampton, University of Oregon
- Kelly Kessler, DePaul University
- Angela Lee - University of Pennsylvania
- Lisa Schmeiser - Television Without Pity
- Stephanie Tuszynski, Bethany College
- Moderators: Anthony Fassi and Racquel Gonzales
- b) Television Post Network Promotional Strategies
- Joshua Green, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Cindy Conaway, Empire State College
- JP Kelly, University of Nottingham
- Erin Copple Smith, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Moderators: Evan Elkins and Kit Hughes
- c) Electronic Waste and Media Studies
- Caetlin Benson, UC-Santa Cruz
- Rick Cofer, Founder and Chair of Austin’s Bag the Bags Coalition
- Martin Roberts, The New School
- Robin Schneider, Director of the Texas Campaign for the Environment
- Jaspal Singh, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität
- Moderators: Katherine Haenschen and Donovan Gentry
- a) Failure
- Hector Amaya, University of Virginia
- Vicki Mayer, Tulane University
- Margo Miller, Northwestern University
- Robert Moses Peaslee, Texas Tech University
- Shawn Shimpach, University of Massachusetts
- Matt Thomas, University of Iowa
- Ethan Thompson, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
- Moderators: Donovan Gentry and Afsheen Nomai
- b) Producing Audiences Through Television Metrics
- Dan Chamberlain, University of Southern California
- Ryan Noelle Bowles, University of California-Santa Barbara
- Connie Johnson, University of Texas-Austin
- Caryn Murphy, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Elliot Panek, University of Michigan
- Moderators: Ellen Cunningham Kruppa and Anne Petersen
- c) Flow 2.0
- Sharon Strover, University of Texas-Austin
- Jennifer Gillan, Bentley College
- Madhavi Mallapragada, University of Texas-Austin
- Jennifer Porst, University of California-Los Angeles
- Moderator: Adrienne Harmon and R. Colin Tait
- a) Feminisms and Feminists in the Public Sphere
- Vicki Callahan, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
- Melissa Click, University of Missouri-Columbia
- Elizabeth Ellcessor, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Stella Marrs, University of Buffalo
- Diane Negra, University College Dublin (co-convener)
- Kimberly Springer, King’s College London (co-convener)
- Moderators: Leigh Goldstein and Mabel Rosenheck
- b) Talent-Based Reality Shows and the American Dream
- A’Keiba Burrell, University of Texas - Austin & Rock the Cradle
- Mobina Hashmi, Brooklyn College
- Kirsten Pullen, Texas A&M University
- Erica Rand, Bates College
- Jacquelyn Vinson, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Moderators: Tiffany Henning and Kit Hughes
- c) Narrative Franchises
- Drew Beard, University of Oregon
- Kathleen Fitzpatrick, Pomona College
- Sam Ford, MIT
- Stuart Kelban, University of Texas - Austin
- Avi Santo, Old Dominion University
- Thomas Schatz, University of Texas – Austin
- Moderators: Laura Dixon and Courtney Brannon Donoghue
- d) Media Policy, Media Reform, Media Criticism
- Joshua Heuman, Texas A&M University
- Jennifer Holt, University of California – Santa Barbara (convener)
- John McMurria, University of California – San Diego
- Allison Perlman, New Jersey Institute of Technology/Rutgers-Newark
- Victor Pickard, University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
- Jasmine Nadua Trice, Indiana University – Bloomington
- Moderators: Daniel Metz and Laura Simmons
- a) The Long Laugh: Asian-American Television and Comedy
- Madeline Hsu, Director, Center of Asian American Studies Department at University of Texas - Austin
- Francis Hsueh, filmmaker, Pretty to Think So *Cannes Festival Official Selection*
- Nhi Lieu, University of Texas - Austin
- Jodi Long, actress, All American Girl, Eli Stone and much more
- Madhavi Mallapragada, University of Texas - Austin
- Leng Wong, actress, Stop Kiss
- Moderators: Alexander Cho and Curran Nault
(This panel is in collaboration with the Austin Asian-American Film Festival)
- b) Televised Sports and its Contexts
- Peter Alilunas, University of Michigan
- Doug Battema, Western New England College
- Harper Cossar, Georgia State University (convener)
- Matthew P. Ferrari, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
- Isamu Horiuchi, Claremont Graduate University
- Laura Levitt Gamis, Columbia College Chicago
- Moderators: Ricky Hill and Jacqueline Vickery
- c) Music Fans and Copy Protection
- Patrick Burkart, Texas A&M University (convener)
- Danny Kimball, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Ali McMillan, University of Western Ontario
- Michael C. Sherrin, University of Chicago
- Moderators: Marnie Binfield and David Uskovich
- a) More Failure
- Hector Amaya, University of Virginia (convener)
- Jennifer Fuller, University of Texas – Austin
- Robin Gunther, Huntingdon College
- Heather Osborne – Thompson, California State University Fullerton
- Charles Ramirez-Berg, University of Texas – Austin
- Moderators: Alexander Cho and Curran Nault
- b) Televised Religion
- Heidi Campbell, Texas A&M University
- Matt Sienkiewicz, University of Wisconsin – Madison
- James Thompson, Duke University
- Jacqueline Allen Trimble, Huntingdon College
- Moderators: Eliot Chayt and Andrew Friedenthal
- c) Media Industries and Media Studies
- Kyle Barnett, Bellarmine University
- Derek Johnson, University of Wisconsin - Madison
- Derek Kompare, Southern Methodist University
- Brendan Kredell, Northwestern University
- Kimberly A. Owczarski, University of Arizona
- Alisa Perren, Georgia State University (convener)
- Moderators: Chris Lucas and Elissa Nelson
- d) Global Television Flow
- Michael Curtin, University of Wisconsin - Madison
- Shanti Kumar, University of Texas - Austin (co-convener)
- Biswarup Sen, University of Oregon
- Joseph Straubhaar, University of Texas - Austin (co-convener)
- Olivier J. Tchouaffe, Southwestern University
- Serra Tinic, University of Alberta
- Moderators: Vijay Parthasarathy and Sharon Shahaf
- a) Bitches Get Things Done
- Jonathan Gray, Fordham University
- Heather Hendershot, Queens College, City University of New York (convener)
- Shelley Jenkins, California State University, Fullerton
- Erica Lies, University of Texas - Austin
- Nick Marx, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Joanne Morreale, Northeastern University
- Moderators: Kristen Lambert and Alyx Vesey
- b) TV and the Question of the Mainstream
- Ron Becker, Miami University (convener)
- Victor Evans, Thiel College
- Michael Kackman, University of Texas - Austin
- Amanda D. Lotz, University of Michigan
- Karen Petruska, Georgia State University
- Laura Stein, University of Texas - Austin
- Moderators: Kevin Sanson and Kristen Warner
- c) Viral Videos and Political Participation
- James Carviou, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
- Joseph M. Faina, Arizona State University
- David Gurney, Northwestern University
- Elise Hu, Political Reporter; KVUE-TV
- Matthew B. Morris, University of Texas at Austin
- Christina M. Smith, Arizona State University
- Chuck Tryon, Fayetteville State University (convener)
- Moderators: Caitlin Collins and Katherine Haenschen
- d) Austin-Based TV Production
- Bob Hudgins, Texas Film Commission
- Sarah Luna, Rollergirls
- Beth Sepko, Casting agent and Third Coast Extras
- Moderator: Mabel Rosenheck
- a) New Formations of Stardom
- Mary Beltran, University of Wisconsin-Madison (convener)
- Brenda Cromb, University of British Columbia
- Hugh Curnutt, University of Pittsburgh
- Jeremy Groskopf, Georgia State University
- Shana Heinricy, Xavier University
- Derek Lackaff, State University of New York - Buffalo
- Linda Levitt, University of South Florida
- Moderators: Candice Haddad and Anne Petersen
- b) The State of Popular TV Criticism
- Belinda Acosta, Austin Chronicle
- Dave Walker, New Orleans Times-Picayune
- Alex Regnery, The Daily Texan
- Moderators: Stephanie Appell & Esme Ramirez
- c) Video Game Studies in the Academy
- Suzanne Freyjadis–Chuberka, Game Education Summit
- Ted Friedman, Georgia State University
- Ryan Martinez, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Ken McAllister, University of Arizona & Co-Director of the Learning Games Initiative (co-convener)
- Seth Perlow, Cornell University
- Judd Ruggill, Arizona State University & Co-Director of the Learning Games Initiative (co-convener)
- Gerald Voorhees, High Point University
- Moderators: Carly Korucek and Matt Payne
- d) DTV Conversion
- Bill Kirkpatrick, Denison University
- Oscar Rodriguez, Texas Association of Broadcasters
- Bryan Sebok, University of Texas - Austin
- Philip Sewell, Washington University in St. Louis
- Bill Stotesbery, GM/CEO of KLRU
- Mitchell Szczepanczyk, Chicago Media Action (convener)
- Moderators: Afsheen Nomai and Laura Simmons
- a) TV, Technology, and Everyday Life
- Jennifer Fogel, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
- Eric Freedman, Florida Atlantic University, convener
- Josh David Jackson, University of Wisconsin - Madison
- Mara Williams, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
- Bilge Yesil, College of Staten Island, City University of New York
- Moderators: Sean Cashbaugh and Andrew Friedenthal
- b) Editing to Make a Point
- Andrew Garrison, University of Texas - Austin
- Mary Beth Haralovich, University of Arizona
- Philip Scepanski, Northwestern University
- David Tetzlaff, Connecticut College
- Bernard Timberg, East Carolina University (convener)
- Moderators: Alexis Carreiro and Todd Thompson
- c) Talking Through The Wire
- Todd Fraley, East Carolina University
- Jennifer A. Fremlin, Huntingdon College
- Jeffrey Jones, Old Dominion University (co-convener)
- Daniel Marcus, Goucher College
- Jason Mittell, Middlebury College
- Horace Newcomb, University of Georgia (co-convener)
- Louisa Ellen Stein, San Diego State University
- Moderators: Evan Elkins and Colin Tait
- d) Mobile TV
- Max Dawson, Indiana University
- Elizabeth Gough-Gordon, Rutgers, State University of New Jersey
- Paul Torre, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
- Moderators: Maria Boyd and John Cline
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