Ethnic Rock Stars and Asian American Stereotypes: Will the real Ajay Bhatt stand up?
Shilpa Davé / Brandeis University
A consideration of the implications of Intel’s “Rock Stars” ad campaign.
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Learning with Lily Allen: Copyright Criminals or Complexity and Confusion?
Tama Leaver / Curtin University of Technology
A discussion of the confusion surrounding anti-piracy policy and a look at why even pop stars can’t seem to figure it out.
Read moreRegulation is Boring
Becky Lentz / McGill University
Regulation may be boring, but it is imperative to understand policy and regulation and the manner in which they will be shaping the 21st century media landscape.
Read moreThreat or Treat: Film, Television, and the Ritual of Halloween
A critical look at the cult of Halloween and its appropriation by the horror industry.
Ernest Mathijs / The University of British Columbia
Read moreHacking the Ivory Tower: A roundtable discussion
Flow is turning 5—come celebrate! Downoad the Flyer and feel free to distribute. What: Roundtable discussion titled “Hacking the Ivory Tower: The Intersections of New Media, Academic Scholarship, and Pedagogy” Why: In the past 5 years, FlowTV.org, Radio-TV-Film’s online journal of new media and television, has published 800 columns from more than 300 scholars around the world. To celebrate we […]
Read more HBO, Sports Documentary, and Women’s and Girls’ Soccer
Heather McIntosh / Northern Illinois University
A look at the narrative arcs of two HBO Sports’ documentaries about female soccer teams in the U.S.
Read moreSportv: Beyond the Sport Event
Ben Goldsmith / University of Queensland
This article offers an analysis of sportstv, a new category of sports television previously unexamined within television studies scholarship.
Read moreBroadcasters Under Pressure
Brett Hutchins / Monash University and David Rowe / University of Western Sydney
A consideration of the impact of digital media companies on sports broadcasting.
Read moreFoam Finger Cubicle: Selling ESPN360 as Workspace Media
Ethan Tussey / UCSB
A look at the ways ESPN has identified the office as a viable marketing space.
Read moreXFL @ MSNBC.COM: Reflecting on a moment and looking to the future
Fred Mason / University of New Brunswick
A reading of the XFL message boards and users’ failure to question the dominant masculine structures of sport.
Read moreFootball’s new forms
Jacob Dittmer / University of Oregon
The Faces of Athletes
Markus Stauff / University of Amsterdam
A critical analysis of the relationship between television, sports, performance, and commentary.
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