Volume 03 – Page 4

Reflections on Katrina in Brazil

November 18, 2005 Vicki Mayer / Tulane University 2 comments

by: Vicki Mayer / Tulane University
Vicki Mayer watches New Orleans endure Hurricane Katrina while on sabbatical in the Amazon.

Editorial: Why The Amazing Race: Family Edition Doesn’t Suck

November 18, 2005 Joanna Slimmer / University of Texas at Austin 8 comments

by: Joanna Slimmer / FLOW Staff
Formal innovations and family drama…Who cares where they go next?

Comedy is a Woman in Trouble

November 18, 2005 Heather Hendershot / Queens College 8 comments

by: Heather Hendershot / Queens College
Questioning Comedy Central’s fixation on the male audience.

We Are So Screwed: Invasion TV

November 18, 2005 Derek Kompare / Southern Methodist University 3 comments

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

Irony Irony: The Mission (Accomplished) of The Daily Show

November 18, 2005 David Lavery / Brunel University 9 comments

by: David Lavery / Middle Tennessee State University
Sham or not, The Daily Show remains deeply committed to its mission: “truthiness.”

When I Grow Up I Want to Be a Boy: Transgeneration‘s Meditation on the “Real”

November 18, 2005 Shana Agid / Sarah Lawrence College 3 comments

by: Shana Agid / Sarah Lawrence College
Thoughts on Transgeneration and TV’s quest to create a viable “normal” transgender person.

War, “Incendiary Media,” and International Law (Part II)

November 18, 2005 John Nguyet Erni / City University of Hong Kong 2 comments

by: John Nguyet Erni / City University of Hong Kong
The second of a three part series on media and warfare from a human rights perspective, this column explores the human rights norms that justify the legality of media intervention.

The Cost of Not Selling Out

November 18, 2005 Tom McCourt / Fordham University 5 comments

by: Tom McCourt / Fordham University
In an age when TV ads are the new radio, what does it take to avoid selling out?

The Worst Happened

November 4, 2005 Cynthia Fuchs / George Mason University 7 comments

by: Cynthia Fuchs / George Mason University
While remaining largely unnoticed, Discovery Times’ Off to War provides a much needed perspective on the war in Iraq.

Editorial: Mommy, Where do Presidents Come From?

November 4, 2005 Kristen Grant / FLOW Staff 4 comments

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.