A Critical Forum on Media and Culture
A Critical Forum on Media and Culture
Finley Freibert intervenes with traditional interpolations of gay activism in the 1960s and 1970s to investigate media activism performed in the name of gay and democratic socialist liberation.
Read moreCoco Zhou examines the role of the Magical Girl and the male gaze in anime programming typically targeted to young female audiences, such as Sailor Moon and Cardcaptor Sakura, and explores the economic implications of these programs and their intended audiences in Japan as well as the ways in which these programs appeal to male audiences.
Read moreBeyond DRM
by: John McMurria / DePaul University
With the divide growing between consumer groups, global corporations, government agencies, and end users, there are increasing calls for genuine change in the way digital music is disseminated. Is the time right for compulsory licensing as a viable alternative?
Brand Loyalty vs. show loyalty, the strange case of Virgin vs. Sky
by: Nichola Dobson / Independent Scholar
Caught in between disputing media cable providers, audiences find alternative ways to circumvent the
media’s economically driven programming strategies.
Redefining Indecency
by: John McMurria / DePaul University
Television networks fearful of steep fines and consumer backlash rush to ensure decency standards are upheld. This article looks at indecency in myriad of ways, from the Superbowl pre-game and half-time shows to the funeral of Coretta Scott King.
Rating the Runway: Project Runway and New York Fashion Week
by: Moya Luckett / New York University
Project Runway is an example of how recent reality television shows rely on viewer responses to help construct the narrative. the show maintains a distinct textual presence while they advocate viewer participation, play with the idea of permeable and non-permeable textual boundaries and highlight the different ways in which we can access ‘the real world.’
Truth and Beauty
by: Christopher Anderson / Indiana University
Perhaps it’s time to focus a bit more of our attention on the technology, industry, and visualization strategies of medical imaging.
Merging With Diversity, or, Got MLK?
by: Jonathan Gray / Fordham University
Will the upcoming merger between the WB and UPN networks result in the whitewashing of what little African American programming network television has mustered thus far?
“Ad”ing by Subtraction
by: Chandler Harriss / Alfred University
How do you know you’re “too old” for advertisers (and therefore networks) to cater to you? Perhaps when you’re at home on Saturday night….
Why Accurate Audience Measurement is Worth the Trouble
by: Elliot Panek / Emerson College & former FLOW Staff
Perhaps we’ll never have totally accurate answers to our “who’s watching and why” questions, but that doesn’t make the search for these answers any less worthwhile.
Exchanges of Value
by: Jason Mittell / Middlebury College
In today’s digital media environment, what’s an episode of Veronica Mars really worth?
The “Popular Culture and Philosophy” Books and Philosophy: Philosophy, You’ve Officially Been Pimped
by: Brian L. Ott / Colorado State University
Brian Ott takes a tongue-in-cheek look at the faux-wit and wisdom of the Popular Culture and Philosophy books.