Time Wasted
Ernest Mathijs / The University of British Columbia
An investigation of the role of “Free Time” in the formation of cult viewing strategies.
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Time Wasted
Buffy Failed: True Blood and the Accommodation of Vampires
Jon Stratton / Curtin University of Technology
An examination of the notion of race in HBO’s True Blood.
Read moreThe Spelling Bee, Model Minorities, and American Citizenship
Shilpa Davé / Brandeis University
A consideration of media narratives of spelling bee winners.
Read more Gourmet Drama: A Tasty Case of Narrating the Nation
Jiwon Ahn / Keene State College
Why has the genre of gourmet drama not translated to American television that nonetheless relishes reality food-based drama?
Read more How Chatroulette Taught Me Everything I Need to Know About the Internet
Tama Leaver / Curtin University of Technology
A consideration of the social networking video chat site Chatroulette as a microcosm of today’s Internet.
Read moreLogorama’s Chaotic Critique of Corporate Rule
Esteban del Río / University of San Diego
Logorama: risky corporate trademark satire or straight product placement marketing via the doctrine of “fair use”?
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