A Critical Forum on Media and Culture
A Critical Forum on Media and Culture
Often a conversation clouded by taboo, Becky Holt argues the contributions that pornographers have made in technological innovation and in disrupting e-commerce is a narrative overlooked. Learn about adult industry worker Danni Ashe and her online entrepreneurial forays circa the late 90s and early 00s.
Read moreDr. Morgan Bimm examines radio as a tool of nationalism and alienation.
Read moreDr. Elizabeth Ellcessor examines the emergency alert message in terms of its production and dissemination as constructed and negotiated texts. She considers the infrastructures and institutions of campus safety, emergency management, and policing.
Read moreDr. Jess King explores how standardized rules for screenplay formatting constrain the representation of intersectional identities that are historically underrepresented. They note how disrupting the standardized white space of screenplays can make room for new characters, such as Vida’s Emma.
Read moreZizi Li discusses Shudu and the practice of creating virtual 3-D Black models and influencers, exploring the post-racial politics and commodification of Black labor and femininity in fashion and social media.
Read moreDr. Emily West discusses the lacuna in scholarship about NCIS and argues for critical interrogation of popular and mainstream texts alongside “quality” and fan favorite content.
Read moreDr. Jabari Evans discusses misogynoir and Black women’s erotic and cultural capital in Hip-Hop culture through Issa Rae’s Rap Sh!t
Read moreDr. Germaine Halegoua explores how life has been changed by digital imaginaries and infrastructures.
Read moreDr. Cait McKinney explores e-mail as a window into the web’s early potential as a queer space for sexual expression.
Read moreDr. Michele White examines the metaphors and iconography of hands on digital devices along the axes of race, gender and accessibility.
Read moreBecky Holt examines mainstream rhetoric surrounding online pornography and calls for a more nuanced understanding of the industry.
Read moreKevin Driscoll explores the internet that might-have-been through the history of Juno’s ad-supported email service.
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