The Lost World of Socialist Children’s TV
Anikó Imre / University of Southern California
A look back at popular 60’s Czech cartoon show, Krtek
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Primal Giggles: Thoughts on Reality Television’s Recent Pieties and Parodies of the “Masculine Primitive”
Matthew Ferrari / University of Massachusetts-Amherst
A look at the subgenre of reality televsion based on quasi-ethnographic adventuring and the male primitive.
Read moreNo Mean City to New Century City
Lisa W. Kelly / University of Glasgow
Discusses the future of television production in Glasgow, Scotland.
Read moreSpecial Issue CFP – Sports Media: Tensions and Transitions
Call for Papers for October’s Special Issue on Sports Media
Read moreEnough About the Stainless Steel: Confessions of a Cranky House Porn Addict
Adrienne L. McLean / University of Texas – Dallas
An exploration of the state of HGTV and DIY House Programming, post-recession.
Read moreFan Protests, Cultural Authenticity, and the Adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender
Patricia Nelson / FLOW Staff
A consideration of the fan backlash surrounding Paramount’s choice to cast white actors as Asian characters.
Read moreBig Media’s ‘TV Everywhere’ Approach: A Top-Down Vision of the World(WideWeb)
Denise Mann / University of California – Los Angeles
An examination of NBC’s “top-down” approach to programming and entertainment.
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Peter Lehman, Arizona State University and Susan Hunt, Santa Monica College
SXSW: Vote for FlowTV’s Panels
Flow Editorial Staff
Help Flow by voting for our panels in the 2010 SXSW interactive conference.
Read moreTelevision, participatory culture, and politics: the case of Indian Idol
Aswin Punathambekar / The University of Michigan
A Look Back at Michael Jackson
Konrad Ng / University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
An examination of Michael Jackson’s impact on the considerations of racial diversity, compared with Kip Fulbeck’s contemporary project, “Part Asian, 100% Hapa.”
Read moreMuseum TV and Hollywood Films: How the Smithsonian Became Big Media’s “Pile of Loot”
Miranda J. Brady / Carleton University
The success of “Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian” casts new light on a federal investigation of the museum’s secret contracts with big media outlets, and reveals a potentially troubling conflict of interest.
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