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Tag archive for ‘Reframing’

<p></p><p>Queering Justin

Queering Justin

by: Hector Amaya / Southwestern University
How does the Justin character on Ugly Betty factor into and complicate debates about queer representations on television?

<p></p><p><em>Playboy</em> Feminism? Hugh Hefner and <em>The Girls Next Door</em>

Playboy Feminism? Hugh Hefner and The Girls Next Door

by: Moya Luckett / New York University
The Girls Next Door plays with significant ideological contradictions as it tries to address the prevailing popularity of the Playboy bunny image with a new generation of women while trying to remove any taint of sexual exploitation from its girls.

<p></p><p>Broadcasting Is Dead, Long Live Broadcasting

Broadcasting Is Dead, Long Live Broadcasting

by: John McMurria / DePaul University
As Internet companies move towards increasing video content they have begun to look to television as a model. What lessons can be learned from the history of broadcast as Internet/TV convergence gains momentum? In 4 case studies of Internet/TV convergence, the issues of access, fair use and public initiatives are explored and critiqued.

<p></p><p>We Are So Screwed: Invasion TV

We Are So Screwed: Invasion TV

by: Derek Kompare / Southern Methodist University
Making sense of the supernatural on prime-time.

<p></p><p>Editorial: Mommy, Where do Presidents Come From?

Editorial: Mommy, Where do Presidents Come From?

by: Kristen Grant / Flow Staff
Scrape off the generous slathering of Velveeta and Commander in Chief reveals itself to be less about who we want the president to be than what we want them to be.

Feeling Blue: Katrina, The South, and The Nation

by: Tara McPherson / University of Southern California
A consideration of regional politics in Katrina coverage.

<p></p><p>Reality TV

Reality TV

by: Derek Kompare / Southern Methodist University
How Hurricane Katrina can reshift how we define reality TV worth watching.

<p></p><p>New to You?: NBC’s <em>The Office</em> and the Remake of a Cult British Hit TV Series

New to You?: NBC’s The Office and the Remake of a Cult British Hit TV Series

by: Richard L. Edwards / St. Mary’s College
Is there a better way for American TV networks to remake British shows?

<p></p><p>The Problem of Morality in Media Policy

The Problem of Morality in Media Policy

by: Thomas Streeter / University of Vermont
Beyond Janet Jackson’s breast: an investigation of how to rethink the moral discourse of media reform.

<p></p><p>Television For Swing States

Television For Swing States

by: Henry Jenkins / Massachusetts Institute of Technology
How television can help to create common ground among citizens.