A Critical Forum on Media and Culture
A Critical Forum on Media and Culture
Kathy Cacace considers where and how women’s voices are used within Major League Baseball broadcasts.
Read morePaxton Haven examines the role of glitched vocal distortion in Dorian Electra’s new album. In doing so, Haven draws a trajectory of Electra’s contemporary work to transgressive artists of the past who use the affordances of their respective genres to articulate a queered masculinity through vocal performance.
Read moreTaylor Peterson discusses the recent “resurgence” of Keanu Reeves vis-à-vis his performance in the John Wick franchise.
Read moreNathan Rossi considers the promotion and artistry of Latina Pop Star Camila Cabello during her rise to solo fame.
Read moreBrett Siegel analyzes some of the more recent White House ceremonies that have been held to honor championship-winning sports teams, investigating the ways in which a mundane public relations ritual has been disrupted by Trump-era politics and a corresponding surge of athlete activism.
Read moreMaria Skouras analyzes the metaphor and invisibility of crucial technological infrastructures and the artists working to demystify these systems.
Read moreDaelena Tinnin examines the dearth of black female friendships on television, the paradox of visibility, and Insecure‘s liminal possibilities.
Read moreExamining the recent US Women’s Soccer team World Cup win, Elizabeth Nathanson draws attention to the tensions between the media’s emphasis on the team’s impact on future generations vs. the team’s embracing of past accomplishments.
Read moreLatina Vidolova traces major changes to Netflix’s browsing interface, which Netflix claims matches user preference and empowers them.
Read moreKira Deshler explores the fan labor, viewing habits, and community building practices that define international lesbian soap opera fandom, focusing specifically on the “Juliantina” fandom.
Read moreEric Forthun examines rideshare media production, the pervasiveness of the gig economy’s “side hustles,” and depictions of a diverse and precarious workforce through Uber Presents’ Da Republic of Brooklyn and Lyft Entertainment’s co-productions.
Read moreCasey Walker examines the Latin American roots of Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) and its evolution from a symbol of fear to a symbol of resistance against racial discrimination.
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